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The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena was proclaimed the highest concrete bridge in the world when it was built in 1913.

Caltrans is tasked to provide a safe, sustainable, and efficient transportation system to meet current and future needs, but it must also maintain, rehabilitate, and preserve its past. Rehabilitating, reusing, and preserving histo ...

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The Cabrillo Bridge after crews removed the scaffolding.

The Cabrillo Bridge, located in San Diego’s Balboa Park, was built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. The city-owned bridge is a reinforced concrete arched cantilever structure containing six piers with two hollow columns ...

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Each year, Caltrans’ Excellence in Transportation Awards Program highlights the best work of Caltrans and its partners. This year, Caltrans received nearly 100 entries from Caltrans staff, local and public agencies, private contra ...

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Pictured from left to right, California Transportation Foundation (CTF) Treasurer Andre Boutros, CTF Executive Director Sarah West and Caltrans Our Promise Campaign Chair Carla Samas were at this year’s “Our Promise: State Employees Giving at Work” kick-off event in Sacramento on September 21.

The California Transportation Foundation (CTF) was established to help those working in the field of transportation. CTF establishes scholarships in memory of loved ones, gives service recognition pins for long-term employees in t ...

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Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This photo was taken as part of Caltrans Move Over safety campaign to show how close workers are to moving traffic. The Move Over Law requires drivers to move over a lane, if safe to do so, or slow down, when passing vehicles with flashing amber lights.

Suppose for a moment that every day when you arrive at your job, you have a brief meeting and then prepare for the physical labor that lies ahead. You may be heading to a wreck where someone lost their life. Other times you are do ...

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Caltrans employees from across the state held fundraisers to educate coworkers about their option to donate to their non-profit of choice through the “Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work” campaign.

Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work” is the single largest effort among California's 300,000-plus state employees to support charitable programs. In 2015, Caltrans employees and retirees contributed more than $5 ...

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The Colviva Dance Group performed to Colombian music at the Caltrans Diversity and Disability Awareness Day event at Headquarters TransLab on Oct. 25.

Flags from every nation stood in orange traffic cones circling a stage that featured entertainers as they sang, demonstrated Tai Chi, or performed native dances from Pakistan, India, Korea, Columbia, Scotland and more at a Caltran ...

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