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JUNE 2009

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Director's Corner
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Award Honorees
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California Governer Banner Business Transportation Secretary Picture Banner Caltrans Director Picture Robin Witt, Editor, Katie Petersen and Freda Radich, Contributing Editors, Tamie McGowen, Division Chief, Public Affairs, Mark DeSio, Deputy Director, External Affairs

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Director's Corner

California’s fiscal situation continues to deteriorate daily, and the current budget crisis will have a tremendous impact on all state government agencies, including Caltrans. On May 19 voters overwhelmingly defeated all... More

News

20th Annual TRANNY Awards Winners
The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) has announced and congratulated the TRANNY Award winners for 2008. The CTF TRANNY Awards recognize excellence in California transportation. This includes ... More

Patrice Carroll:
An Advocate for Disadvantaged Businesses

Patrice Carroll, a Civil Rights Coordinator with the Division of Local Assistance, has done an exemplary job leading the implementation of a new federal race-conscious Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) ... More

Increasing Public Awareness
Caltrans received two honors from the State Information Officer’s Council at the annual awards luncheon on May 14, 2009. The "Don’t Trash California" Cover Up Litter Bugs poster received a gold award, the ... More

The ‘Human Bookends’ of the Big Sur Coast
The Caltrans Willow Springs and Big Sur maintenance stations are located along one of the most scenic and rugged highways in California, attracting visitors from all over the world. Highway 1 was constructed ... More

Highway 46/East Widening Moving Full Steam Ahead
Caltrans District 5 is moving forward on the first significant widening of a major east-west route in central California in 20 years: the Highway 46/East project. There have been numerous collisions on this corridor during... More

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Caltrans Chief Biologist Gregg Erickson
Wins EPA Award for Biodiversity Work

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Caltrans Chief Biologist Gregg Erickson for his model to protect biodiversity while accelerating project completion and lowering costs for ... More

Hats Off

On behalf of the Orange County Office of Protocol, please accept our appreciation to (the District 12 Office of Environmental Planning, and the Public Affairs Office) and your staff’s generosity to arrange a .... More

Award Honorees

The Employee Recognition Program staff compiled the following lists of employees who have recently retired or received Caltrans service awards. If you achieved a 25- or 40-year milestone last month and were not ... More

Exams and Recruitment

Highway Equipment Superintendent I
Bulletin Release Date: 4/30/09
Final Filing Date: 5/22/09
Exam Date: TBD
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