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Contact: Edward Barrera SACRAMENTO – Caltrans is seeking applicants for sustainable transportation planning grant projects across California. These projects will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance multimodal transportation and help underserved communities become more resilient to natural disasters and extreme weather.

State of California graphic By the Division of Public Affairs As thousands of western monarch butterflies return this fall to their overwintering sites along the central coast and other coastal locations of California, Caltrans and partner agencies are working to protect their migration and habitats, which are increasingly stressed by urban growth and climate change.

The Whiskey Creek Bridge along State Route 299 is being replaced and will receive several modern upgrades. District 2 photo By Haleigh Pike District 2 public information officer For more than six decades, the Whiskey Creek Bridge corridor has played a vital role in connecting communities along State Route 299 in Shasta County.

The Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) is one of many species whose needs and habitats are considered as Caltrans goes about its maintenance of state roadways. District 1 photo By Paul Amato District 1 biologist Okay, confession time: one of the absolute BEST parts of my job? Culvert replacements. Yep, you heard that right. It’s basically like opening a box of chocolates – except instead of not knowing what you’re going to get, you might find a frog. Or … just a sad puddle.

Contact:Edward Barrera What you need to know: California is investing nearly $2.5 billion in transportation projects statewide that will enhance connectivity for people who walk and bike, rebuild vital routes damaged by extreme weather events and increase access for transit users. FOLSOM, Calif. — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently approved funding for more than 150 new projects that will improve safety on the state highway system and strengthen infrastructure resiliency.

Sign up for State Route 2 Multimodal Project notifications below. If you have already signed up and are receiving project emails, please do not sign up again. Sign Up: State Route 2 Multimodal Project Project The project will make multimodal upgrades along State Route 2 (SR-2) consisting of rehabilitating sections of pavement along three segments of in West Los Angeles, Hollywood and Echo Park to enhance safety and improve mobility at the following locations: A.

Contact:  Edward Barrera Sacramento – Caltrans announced today that it received approximately $1.4 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to help expand and improve traffic data collection that will help improve safety on the state highway system. Caltrans analyzes a wide variety of data sets to help evaluate road safety, including lane conditions, intersection and shoulder types, traffic controls, speed limits and traffic volumes.

District:Headquarters Contact:Edward Barrera Email: edward.barrera@dot.ca.gov Sacramento — California today recognized three Caltrans employees with the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor, the highest honor bestowed to public servants who perform extraordinary acts of heroism above and beyond the normal call of duty and at great risk to their own lives.

District:   Headquarters Contact:  Edward Barrera SACRAMENTO – Caltrans announced today it has awarded $23.6 million in planning grants to 58 local projects statewide that will enhance climate resiliency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and increase natural disaster preparedness throughout California. The projects selected focus on multimodal transportation and help improve mobility options for under-resourced communities.

District: District 3 - Marysville Sergio Aceves, District Director Contact: Dennis Keaton (916) 825-5252 Yolo County - Caltrans is advising motorists about overnight construction work for Interstate 80 (I-80) at various on- and off-ramps for nightly repaving and restriping including Enterprise, Reed, Jefferson, Harbor boulevards and connectors.in West Sacramento. The construction is part of the ongoing $280 million Yolo 80 Pavement Rehabilitation Project.