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California Medal of Valor Recipients Jeremy Maraviov (left) and Scott Davidson (right)

In June, 11 Caltrans employees were given the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor, the highest honors California bestows on its public servants. The awards are given to state employees for acts of heroism that go beyond the n ...

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The "Fernbridge" near Ferndale along State Route 211 sustained quake damage in December 2022

It’s the eve of the new year of 2023. People are already popping champagne, making resolutions and ready to ring in the new year ahead of them. What better way to celebrate the new year than with mountains of snow and flash floods ...

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For the anniversary story

Fifty years ago this summer, the State of California established a new Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to unify a wide range of transportation functions under a single entity. Since July 1973, the department has managed on ...

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Jacqueline Pruitt

This story from the Caltrans Office of Civil Rights spotlights Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Marvella Steel Placers, and its CEO, Jacqueline Pruitt. Now a successful small business owner, Pruitt was in and out of jail for year ...

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