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/10pr03.htm Department Kicks-Off Highway Safety Awareness Campaign SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received a $3 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to continue its award-winning highway safety awareness campaign that is aimed at preventing collisions, injuries, and deaths involving highway workers and motorists in California highway work zones... February 4, 2010 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr28.htm Sacramento – Caltrans has reached an agreement on the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by Californians for Disability Rights (CDR) and California Council for the Blind (CCB) to improve access to pedestrian facilities such as curbs and sidewalks for persons with disabilities... December 22, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr27.htm Sacramento – Today, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $125 million to 36 transportation projects to improve the state’s transportation infrastructure and bolster the economy. The allocations include $37 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and $31 million from Proposition 1B, the $19.9 billion transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining $57 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars... December 10, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr26.htm Sacramento – The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has recognized the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for its Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), which is a plan to reduce highway fatalities by 20 percent. The SHSP proactively identifies and establishes priorities for the state’s highest transportation safety issues. To develop the SHSP, Caltrans partnered with safety stakeholders from federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private groups and individual citizens... November 10, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr25.htm Irvine – The first shovels went into the ground today on a $59.5 million project - the largest Recovery Act transportation project in Orange County - that will relieve congestion and ease a chronic traffic bottleneck along State Route 91 (SR-91), a major transportation artery connecting Orange County with the Inland Empire... November 3, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr24.htm First two buses purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act rural transit funding in State of California. Trinity County – After receiving a $250,000 rural transit grant funded by President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), the Trinity County Department of Transportation today accepted delivery of two brand new 21-passenger buses. The buses are the first in the state to be purchased with Recovery Act rural transit funding... October 29, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr23.htm Sacramento – Caltrans wants the public to know about a new law signed by the governor that requires motorists to move over or slow down when they see a Caltrans vehicle flashing warning lights. ... October 19, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr22.htm Sacramento – Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the release of more than $8.7 million allocated for transportation planning grants with 68 agencies, including local governments, planning groups, community-based organizations, and tribal governments. California provided $5.4 million of the funding from its State Highway Account. The remaining $3.3 million came from the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration... September 23, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr21.htm Allocations include $2 million from federal stimulus funds. Sacramento - Today, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $139 million to improve the state’s transportation system and provide further support for the state’s economy. The allocations include $2 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The remaining $137 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars... September 10, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr20.htm Sacramento - Today, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $85 million for 53 transportation projects statewide, including $5 million in federal economic stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The remaining $80 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars... August 13, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr19.htm Sacramento - Public transit and air quality projects across California are receiving bond funds to upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations, build new park and ride facilities and for other transit-related purposes that will reduce emissions... August 12, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr18.htm Sacramento - Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) awarded $48.5 million for 106 Safe Routes to School projects to help reduce injuries and fatalities among children in grades K-12 who walk and bicycle to school... August 10, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr17.htm Sacramento - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed AB 1361 by Assembly Member Anthony Portantino (D--La Cañada Flintridge), banning vehicles with three or more axles or a gross weight of 9,000 pounds or more on a segment of the Angeles Crest Highway (State Route 2) between the city of La Canada Flintridge and County Route N4 in Los Angeles County. This bill was introduced after an incident in April 2009 between a commercial truck and passenger vehicle that resulted in two fatalities... August 6, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr16.htm Sacramento - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received two national awards from the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO.) Both honors were for key construction projects completed this past year in California. Each year, AASHTO names high-profile winners in a number of categories. These awards went to Caltrans in the "On Time Project Delivery" and "Innovative Management" categories... August 6, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr15.htm The Bay Area and Sacramento were the biggest beneficiaries as $238 million was allocated statewide by the California Transportation Commission for a dozen highway and transit projects to boost the state's economy... July 9, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr14.htm Department Named Among Top Companies Sacramento – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has been acknowledged by Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology magazine for being among the state's top performing companies who have successfully instituted key elements of diversity in the workplace... July 7, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr13.htm $36 million targeted to stimulus projects Sacramento – The California Transportation Commission today allocated $128 million to 75 transportation projects statewide, including $36 million in economic stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)... June 11, 2009 http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/news/pressrel/09pr12.htm Sacramento – Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced it plans to install $20 million in new solar energy systems at 70 of its facilities throughout the state, providing California taxpayers an estimated $52.5 million in avoided energy costs over 25 years... June 11, 2009