So far SPECS has been able to continue with business as usual during the shutdown due to Covid 19 and is grateful for the opportunity to give back in a small way to farmers and food banks that have been… Read More
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Karen Doll Leads Caltrans Spec Training for ACEC
On February 3, 2020, SPECS Vice President of Engineering Karen Doll presented a Caltrans Specifications training class to a group of American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) attendees held at LA County Department of Public Works. Karen worked with long-time… Read More
SPECS Welcomes Eileen Egan, PE
SPECS is excited to welcome Eileen Egan, PE. She comes to us with a wide variety of experience ranging from Geotechnical Engineering, construction estimating, and design. Eileen has a BS in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an… Read More
Astor Blvd Wildlife Corridor Improvements A Small Connection in a Larger Plan
As part of an ongoing effort to improve the Wildlife corridor connecting the Santa Ana Mountains to the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, a wildlife undercrossing beneath Astor Blvd. was recently completed. As described in the link below, this culvert is… Read More
‘Trailblazer Tunnel’ opens, providing new east-west connection for Dixie State students, residents
SPECS was proud to partner with Geneva Pipe to supply this pedestrian tunnel under Interstate 15 in St. George, Utah, that connects students with their campus at Dixie State University. The team at UDOT and ACC made this part-width construction… Read More
Project Spotlight: Crown Valley Community Park Entrance Improvements
SPECS is proud to share the following article written by Joel Hahm, published by NCSPA at https://ncspa.org/news/project-spotlight-crown-valley-community-park-entrance-improvements. NCSPA » News » Project Spotlight: Crown Valley Community Park Entrance Improvements The Crown Valley Community Park Entrance Improvement project is part of… Read More
2018 PCA Concrete Bridge Awards Competition
SPECS is honored to receive the 2018 Precast Concrete Association (PCA) Bridge Design Award of Excellence for the Temescal Hills Drive Bridge in Riverside County, CA. According to the PCA jury, the program attracted a large number of exceptional entries… Read More
Mountain Lion Uses New Soft-Bottomed Arch Culverts near Griffith Park
After several years of planning, construction of the extension to the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Hollywood Hills is underway. Habitat conveyance was central to the project design, and two soft-bottomed arch culverts were built using precast concrete arch structures… Read More
The Trees of Great Park are Almost Home
As part of the renovation of the El Toro Air Base into Irvine’s Great Park, over 8,000 trees were uprooted and temporarily boxed until they could be planted as mature vegetation in the new community. Then the recession hit, and… Read More