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Tioga Pass is a vital mountain pass for the Eastern Sierra, cutting an important east-to-west path through Yosemite National Park from Mono County to the Central Valley and a popular destination for tourists seeking outdoor advent ...

On Aug. 25, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) awarded Caltrans with a gold medal – first place –for its virtual-reality project “A Day in the Life of Caltrans worker.” Consequently, the de ...

Corey Casey’s first thought as he looked up at the jumbled pile of rubble where the foundation for a rock shed was supposed to be was, “That’s the end of that project.” His second thought was, “OK, we need to call the team togethe ...

The Ferguson Slide is decidedly atop State Route 140, not alongside it. Thanks to rock slides in 2006 and 2015, more than 70,000 cubic yards of crumbled mountainside must still be removed from the roadway before it can be repaired ...

I was born and raised in Paradise and spent most of my life in the small town in the mountains. The day of the Camp Fire was only my eighth day as a Public Information Officer for Caltrans District 3. I was already at work, checki ...

Bats! The small mammals like to roost in small colonies under highway bridges near water. One of their favorite spots is the State Route 33 Tule Creek Bridge north of Ojai in the Los Padres National Forest. A Caltrans project adde ...

At the request of the Burbank Historical Society, a section of the railing from the 60-year-old Interstate 5 Burbank Boulevard Bridge was preserved by Caltrans during the bridge demolition on April 25-26. Caltrans delivered the ra ...

Each year, Caltrans holds its annual Highway Safety poster contest. The contest is open to children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of Caltrans employees, and it gives the children an opportunity to express their messages about ...

Caltrans honored the 189 fallen highway workers who have died on the job since 1921 at its 30th annual Workers Memorial in late April. . This year’s tribute did not include a public event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each distric ...

Diamond Point, Wash., neighbors — and friends — John Johnson and retired Caltrans worker Dave Richardson are going on what they call a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride on a naval aircraft ship and fly with other historic Wor ...