http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/index.htm Recent Press Releases from the California Department of Transportation en-us http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr17.htm Governor Reaffirms the Need to Protect Proposition 42 Funding. Sacramento –The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that $190 million in transportation funding from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, has been allocated for 16 projects by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). These allocations are contingent upon passage of the 2008-09 state budget. Depending on the budget's handling of transportation funds, some of the allocation actions could be withdrawn.... August 28, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr18.htm More Than $1 Billion in Improvements Highlighted on Heavily Traveled Freeway - SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Director Will Kempton took a road trip on Interstate 80 to highlight projects in construction or planned in the next four years that will improve the heavily traveled roadway from the Bay Area to the Nevada state line. More than $1 billion is being invested in corridor mobility, safety improvements, traveler information, and pavement rehabilitation in the nearly 170 miles of Interstate 80... August 28, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr16.htm Sacramento – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has won five prestigious awards from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Caltrans received accolades for its public awareness campaigns on two major transportation projects in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area, for hosting a prominent national highway safety campaign and for creating the safety campaign’s striking logo.... August 18, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr15.htm HOLLYWOOD – Today at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference, a joint declaration was reached among the 10 U.S. and Mexican Border States that fosters a renewed commitment to reducing border wait times and improving the secure movement of people, goods and services across the United States-Mexico border. Ten border states are participating in the conference, including California , Arizona , New Mexico and Texas from the United States and the Mexican states of Baja California Chihuahua Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora and Tamaulipas... August 15, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr14.htm Sacramento – Caltrans has named 14 transportation projects for its “Excellence in Transportation” awards. The awards are given annually by Caltrans to recognize excellence in design, construction, traffic operations, maintenance, planning, and improvements throughout California. "The projects are among the best anywhere," said Caltrans Director Will Kempton. "We continue to lead the nation in innovation and technology."... August 5, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr13.htm Sacramento – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that $36.6 million in transportation funding from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, has been allocated by the California Transportation Commission. "This Administration is investing billions to improve California’s transportation infrastructure across the state," said Caltrans Director Will Kempton... July 25, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr12.htm Sacramento –Funding allocations from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter approved bond to improve California’s transportation infrastructure, have surged close to $4 billion near the end of the 2007-08 fiscal year, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today. "Proposition 1B is paying for vital transportation projects that relieve traffic congestion, which helps greatly when Californians are spending more than $4 per gallon on gasoline," said Caltrans Director Will Kempton... June 26, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr11.htm Sacramento – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received a 2008 Tranny Award for Environmental Enhancement in the field of stormwater quality management. The California Transportation Foundation presented this award to the Caltrans Stormwater Management Program at the 19th Annual Tranny Awards Ceremony earlier this month... June 11, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr10.htm Sacramento – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that Chief Deputy Director Randell Iwasaki, one of the nation’s leading authorities on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), has been elected by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America as chairman of its board of directors. He is the first official from any state department of transportation to achieve this. Iwasaki has served as vice chair of the board since June 2007... June 3, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr9.htm Sacramento – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has approved $382 million in transportation funding from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. "Every investment in infrastructure is an investment in California’s future," said Business, Transportation, and Housing Secretary Dale E. Bonner. "Today's action will support the state's economy and improve the quality of life for all Californians." The Proposition 1B projects that received funding allocations today are: Los Angeles - $39 million was allocated to the city of Los Angeles to repair Interstate 710 from the Imperial Highway to Firestone Boulevard... May 29, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr8.htm Atwater - The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today the groundbreaking for a $43 million Proposition 1B funded project that will convert approximately two miles of State Route 99 from a four-lane expressway to a six-lane freeway on an alignment that will allow for future growth. Proposition 1B is the $19.9 billion transportation bond that was championed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and approved by voters in November 2006. It is part of the Governor’s overall $42 billion infrastructure-improvement program for transportation, education, housing, levee repair, flood control, and parks plays an important role in creating jobs, preserving our quality of life and growing the state's economy... May 9, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr7.htm Anaheim, CA – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California Office of Traffic Safety, California Highway Patrol, and California State Association of Counties today announced a bold set of 152 actions designed to reduce serious injuries and fatalities 10 percent on California’s roadways by 2010. Actions were created with goals geared toward reducing head-on collisions and run-off-the-road crashes, improving safety at intersections and interchanges, and enhancing safety for pedestrians and bicycles. The actions stem from California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) that identifies the state’s highest priority traffic safety needs and prioritizes investment decisions to achieve the 10 percent reduction in fatalities and disabling injuries versus 2004 levels... May 1, 2008 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/08pr6.htm Sacramento – Sacramento - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will observe its Annual Workers Memorial in conjunction with the National Work Zone Awareness Week kick-off at 11 a.m., April 8, 2008, on the west steps of the State Capitol. The ceremony, themed after Caltrans' "Slow for the Cone Zone" slogan and highway safety public awareness campaign, will honor the 170 Caltrans employees who have died... April 8, 2008