Transportation

Roads & Highways

From small maintenance overlays to reconstruction and widening of some of the busiest freeways in the country to construction of new freeways and interchanges, DeSilva Gates has the capability of performing road and highway construction work of all sizes and complexities. Our road and highway clients include city, county, State and Federal transportation agencies. Our project sizes range from less than $100,000 to over $100M and can range in duration from a few weeks to many years. Recent examples of our successful road and highway work include the $174M Caltrans Willits Bypass, $82M Caltrans Route 70 Widening Project in Sutter & Yuba Counties, the $43M State Route 4 Bypass in Contra Costa County and the $67M Caltrans Route 50 Widening in Rancho Cordova.

Caltrans Route 101 Willits Bypass

On the Willits Route 101 Bypass project we took advantage of our development expertise to procure a new borrow site that was seven miles closer to the project and allowed us to accelerate the schedule and make up time that had been lost from earlier delays. In order to get this new borrow site permitted we had to work closely with the County and various Federal and State agencies to get a permit approved in less than one year to excavate nearly one million cubic yards of soil.

Caltrans Route 70 Widening Project

On the Route 70 Widening Project we took advantage of our extensive development experience and our relationships with State and Federal Regulatory Agencies to develop three borrow sites that provided 1.2 million cubic yards of import borrow material for construction of the new highway that was moved using heavy off-highway earth moving equipment rather than highway dump trucks. This not only reduced the impact to the environment and the traveling public by eliminating 100,000 highway truck loads of dirt, it also provided adjacent landowners with commercial catfish ponds as well as new wetland habitat for local wildlife.

State Route 4 Bypass Project – Segment 3

On the SR4 Bypass Segment 3 Project we used our large fleet of earth moving equipment, our dedicated and skilled project management staff and our long standing relationships with regional subcontractors and material vendors to successfully complete this four and one half mile segment of new highway. This project included construction of two bridges, five signalized intersections and three detention
basins.

Route 50 Widening Project – Watt Ave. to Sunrise

On the Route 50 Widening Project we took advantage of our dedicated and highly skilled project management staff, our extensive and skilled paving resources and our exceptional relationships with our subcontractors, vendors and the California Department of Transportation to successfully complete this complex seven mile highway reconstruction project on one of the heaviest traveled highway corridors in California.

Ports & Marine

DeSilva Gates and our associated company Gallagher and Burk, Inc. have performed numerous successful projects at the Port of Oakland. A key component to performing Port work is to construct it in a manner that minimizes disruption to the cargo handling facilities. DeSilva Gates has the expertise and resources to perform the Port work in this manner. We are proud to say that these Port of Oakland projects were all constructed using construction labor, materials and truckers primarily from the Oakland and surrounding areas.

Recent examples of our successful port and marine work include $4.2M Former Oakland Army Base Ancillary Use Phase 2, the $17M Berths 30-33 Yard and Gate Redevelopment project, the $13M Berth 32 Yard Reconstruction and the $52M Berth 57-59 Container Yard & Gate .

Aviation

DeSilva Gates has proven experience and expertise performing construction at major airports across the Northern California region. Our experience includes completing significant airport expansion improvements, landside and airside; construction and rehabilitation of roadways serving major airports; concourse and apron improvements and taxiway and runway rehabilitation. DeSilva Gates successfully completed these challenging projects under strict airport security standards while managing active air traffic and passenger flow at all times.

Recent examples of our successful aviation work include $47.5M Runway 12-30 Rehabilitation South Field Oakland International Airport, $86.8M Phase II Runway Safety Area (RSA) Project San Francisco International Airport, $34.6M Sacramento International Airport East Taxiways, $27.5M Sacramento International Airport Terminal B Landside Project and the $42.5M Runway 10R-28L Overlay & Reconstruction & Taxiway F2 & S Project at San Francisco International Airport.

San Francisco International Airport Contract #8671C – Runway 1-19’s RSA Improvements

On the SFO Runway 1-19’s RSA Improvement Project we utilized our vast and skilled paving resources, our industry relationships, our asphalt producing and trucking expertise and our extensive knowledge of airfield construction to complete more than $1 million of runway safety area improvements per day over a three month period.

This $95 million project was the largest airfield construction project undertaken at SFO in the last 50 years. The Team completed the work one month ahead of schedule, with no lost time accidents, under budget, meeting or exceeding the stringent FAA contract quality requirements, and achieved substantial completion with no unresolved issues or claims.

Sacramento International Airport Landside Terminal B

Rail and Mass Transit

Whether it’s heavy or light rail, Freight or Passenger Rail, Stations or Intermodal Facilities; DeSilva Gates has extensive rail construction experience. We have worked on light rail projects in some of the busiest transportation corridors as well as intermodal yards in one of the busiest ports on the West Coast. We have the expertise, resources and subcontracting partners to tackle the most complex rail projects in the Northern California area.

Recent examples of our successful rail and transit work include $42M Design-Build of OHIT Railyard, Phase I – Port of Oakland, $22.7M Joint Intermodal Terminal – Port of Oakland, $11.2M Rail Infrastructure at Maritime Support Center (MSC) – Port of Oakland and the $6.8M Harder Road Underpass – City of Hayward.