CALTRANS ANNOUNCES 2004 EXCELLENCE IN
TRANSPORTATION AWARDS

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION

BART-SFO Extension Project – BART San Francisco International Airport Extension Organization

Metrolink Tier II Station, North Main Corona – Caltrans District 8, Riverside County Transportation Commission, City of Corona Redevelopment Agency

RURAL HIGHWAY

Cuesta Grade – Caltrans District 5, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, Modern Continental/Roadway A Joint Venture, California Highway Patrol

Cushing Creek – Caltrans District 1, The Sierra Club, Redwood National and State Park, Save-the-Redwoods League

URBAN HIGHWAY

Bayfront Expressway Widening – Caltrans District 4

Route 101 Widening – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, County of Santa Clara, Caltrans District 4, RGW Construction, Inc.

MAJOR STRUCTURES

The Shaw/Marks Grade Separation – City of Fresno, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Agee Construction Company, Inc., Parsons

San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Trestle Widening Project – Caltrans District 4, Bay Area Authority

THE ENVIRONMENT

The New Benicia-Martinez Bridge Pile Driving Operations – Caltrans District 4

TRANSPORTATION RELATED FACILITIES

H. Dana Bowers Roadside Rest Area – Caltrans District 4, National Park Service Organization, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation Department, The Lone Sailor Memorial Committee

Berkeley’s Bay Trail – City of Berkeley, Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront, Caltrans District 4, Citizens for an East Shore State Park, Bauman Landscape

SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Bay Area Incident Response System (BAIRS) – Caltrans District 4, California Highway Patrol

SAFETY

SAC 160 Delta Guard Rail – Caltrans District 3, North Region

Life Sentence – Driver’s Education Video – Caltrans Videography, Federal Railroad Administration, Operation Lifesaver, Rothschild, Wishek & Sands

HISTORIC PRESERVATION CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT

H. Lee House – Caltrans District 11, Federal Highways Administration, City of Lemon Grove, SANDAG

MAINTENANCE

Recycled Glass Mulch – Caltrans District 4, California Department of Conservation, Strategic Materials, Inc., California Conservation Corps

CONTEXT SENSITIVE SOLUTIONS

Fairview Roundabout – Alameda County Public Works

Chicano Park – Seismic Retrofit of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge – Caltrans District 11, Chicano Park Steering Committee, Molly Lambert Architectural Conservation, PCL Constructors

INNOVATION

CRMCrete Weed Barrier – Caltrans District 2

PUBLIC AWARENESS

I-5/805 Widening, “The Merge” – Caltrans District 11 Public Affairs

JUDGES SPECIAL RECOGNITION for Excellence in Partnering

Recycling of Acacia Trees (Food for the Zoo) – Caltrans District 4, Oakland Oak Knoll Zoo

JUDGES SPECIAL RECOGNITION for Technology Solutions

Intermodal and Jurisdictional Integrated Network Environment (IMAJINE) Project – Caltrans District 7, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Access Services, Incorporated (ASI), City of South Gate