CALTRANS NEWS

Director's Corner

Thanks to all of you who supported your local Caltrans Diversity Day celebration. More than a dozen events were held last month throughout the state. The festivities were fun, musical, colorful, informative, and offered ... More

Calendar Highlight

In response to more than 2,200 employee comments received through the recent Caltrans News survey, editors have already made contacts from specific story suggestions. Public Affairs staff will also be ... More

News

Coast to Coast
Mike Pope took spin class to a whole new level this summer when he rode across the United States. Pope, a 46-year-old husband, father of three and a Caltrans’ senior bridge engineer, said he’s been riding for 15 years ... More

Caltrans Wins National Awards
Caltrans has won five prestigious awards from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The Department received ... More

Division of Procurement and Contracts Keeps California Moving
Here at the Division of Procurement and Contracts (DPAC), we help fulfill the Department’s mission to improve mobility across California by overseeing contracts to purchase materials and services. There are over 100 ... More

Caltrans Celebrates Diversity
Almost a thousand Caltrans employees enjoyed a variety of different ethnic foods, music, crafts, displays and entertainment at the headquarters Diversity and Disability Awareness Day on October 7, 2008. ... More

Golden Guardian 2008 Operation ShakeOut
November 13 through 18 Caltrans will participate in the nation’s largest state-sponsored emergency exercise under the leadership of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Office of Homeland Security. Golden Guardian ... More

Turner Wins Award
Loren Turner, Senior Transportation Engineer in the Division of Research & Innovation at Caltrans, received the 2008 John Wesley Powell Award at a September ceremony in Denver. Turner led a strong partnership ... More

California Transportation Foundation Updates
The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) would like to thank all those who participated in the recent California State Employee Charitable Campaign (CSECC), especially those who designated a donation to CTF. The ... More

Hats Off

Crews Impress Santa Rosa Commuter
Iris Reyes wrote to a Caltrans Public Information Officer in Santa Rosa as follows: I have traveled Highway 101 for 2-1/2 years (every day) and, although I get tired of the very slow traffic through the Santa Rosa corridor ... More

Health and Wellness

Three Habits for Highly Effective Weight Loss
With over two-thirds of American adults overweight or obese, many people are searching for ways to lose weight – and possibly decrease the risk of cancer at the same time. According to some recently published studies... More

Award Honorees

Congratulations to the following service award recipients and retirees, especially Donald Day from District 11, who has logged in 50 years of service! ... More

Photos on File

Four-legged Caltrans Assistants
Debbie Cismowski, our History Librarian, sent the following photos she culled from a 1971 State Public Works Bulletin article to give CTN readers some history about an unusual “alternative energy” source! ... More

CTN Extra!

Remember that Caltrans News (CTN) staff would be glad to use original items from you in CTN Extra!, so you’re welcome to send in original poems, photos, or other things you think employees would enjoy... More

Exams and Recruitment

Accounting Administrator I/II (Promotional)
Bulletin Release Date: 11/26/08
Final Filing Date: 12/10/08
Exam Date: 02/28/09

Who's New

Introducing Two New District Directors
District 2 has a new director – John Bulinski. Prior to this appointment, he was the Supervising Transportation Engineer over the North Region Project Development Design Office. Taking his new post on October 1 ... More

Obituaries

The California Transportation Foundation has set up a memorial fund for Muoi Tran’s family. Moui, 55, of North Region Construction, died as a result of an automobile accident on Thursday, October 16, 2008 ... More

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