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ELKHORN SAFETY ROADSIDE REST AREA TO REOPEN

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to reopen the Elkhorn Safety Roadside Rest Area (SRRA) on Interstate 5, one mile north of the Sacramento International Airport on Monday, March 7^th at 9 a.m.

The rest area had been closed since September to upgrade security, signs and septic system.

Approximately 1.3 million motorists utilize the Elkhorn Rest Area annually. Currently there are 88 rest areas throughout the state of California.
Caltrans is a department within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency that operates and maintains California's transportation system under the direction of Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. For more information about the department, please visit its Web site at www.dot.ca.gov. Information about the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency is available on the Internet at www.bth.ca.gov.

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