3 Year Accomplishments

• We established Caltrans' three Foundational Principles of Safety, Equity, and Climate Action;

   

• And our five Priorities of Safety, Modality, Innovation, Efficiency, and Partnerships.

   

• We kept the state's roads safe as we battled historic snow, rain, landslides, wildfires, and earthquakes.

   

• We marked the four-year anniversary of SB1 - a landmark investment to fix the state's aging infrastructure. Since its passage, Caltrans has:

   

• Paved 2,100 lane miles, fixed 211 bridges, and repaired 180,000 feet of culverts on average each year;

   

• Updated or added more than 3,000 traffic management technologies;

   

• And exceeded efficiency goals every year!

   

• Implemented a new Complete Streets policy requiring all transportation projects to incorporate safe and accessible options for people who walk, bike, or take transit;

   

• Worked with the CTC to reserve $100 million for more equitable Active Transportation projects across the state;

   

• We heightened safety as a priority and have gone three years without losing a Caltrans employee on the job - our longest stretch in a century.

   

• We hired our first ever Chief Safety Officer and adopted a new Safe System policy.

   

• We restored the iconic Highway 1 just 88 days after a 150-foot section fell into the Pacific Ocean.

   

• Created and implemented Governor Newsom's $1.1 billion Clean California Program;

   

• In just six months we've aggressively hit the ground running by:

   

• Hiring more than 450 people;

   

• Collected enough trash to fill 85 Olympic-size swimming pools;

   

• Held 26 free dump day events where we collected 2,600 tires and 860 mattresses;

   

• Issued $300 million dollars in Local Grants call for projects;

   

• Kicked off the 127 State Beautification and safety project proposals.

   

• We are preparing to launch the largest environmental public education campaign in Caltrans history.

   

• We received a national award for our Strategic Highway Safety Plan - an effort led by CalSTA, our partner agencies, and other stakeholders throughout California, that aims to make zero deaths and serious injuries on the State Highway System a reality.

   

• We established the first Caltrans Equity Statement to acknowledge the negative impacts the transportation system has had on underserved communities and to make a commitment to eliminate barriers and advance equity.

   

• Launched a new implicit bias training program;

   

• Increased our DBE Goal from 17.6% to 22.2% and held the first ever SBE and DBE Summit.

   

• Created a new office called CORE that provides leadership and guidance to Caltrans' divisions, districts, and programs on our equity efforts;

   

• We joined the Governor's Office in the critical statewide effort to prevent and end homelessness.

   

• Partnered with multiple state agencies - including CALPIA - to increase job opportunities for people reentering society after incarceration;

   

• Under the Governor's leadership, in response to COVID-19, we relied on innovation and partnerships to tackle the very challenging circumstances and:

   

• Transitioned more than 10,000 employees to telework in a matter of weeks;

   

• Worked with CalSTA and the Governor's Office to authorize overweight trucks to transport emergency supplies and allow food trucks to operate at roadside rest stops;

   

• Adapted our park and ride facilities into COVID testing sites;

   

• Issued permits for restaurants to expand outdoor seating;

   

• And installed hands-free pedestrian buttons at crosswalks.

   

• We took action with CalSTA and the Governor's Office to alleviate supply chain disruption at California's ports by allowing more goods to be carried by each truck.

   

• Amplified our concentration on Climate Action and created innovative tools to help address climate change impacts on the transportation network, enabling people to drive less;

   

• Used drones and other technology to assess and respond to wildfire damage to the State Highway System;

   

• Created an ambitious book of projects for the next decade that will leave the State Highway System in better shape for all Californians;

   

• We successfully piloted new safety counter-measures to stop dangerous wrong- way drivers on major highways.

   

• We expanded pilot programs on road user charge as a gas tax alternative.

   

• We launched a new anti-litter Stormwater Public Education campaign called "Let's Change This to That" urging Californians to do the right thing to keep our highways and waterways clean.

   

• For the first time ever, we partnered with another state agency - the Office of Traffic Safety - to undertake a public education campaign urging Californians to Go Safely by not driving while impaired.

   

• Worked with the Department of Technology to begin construction of a middle-mile broadband network to help bridge the digital divide and make high-speed internet accessible to all Californians;

   

• We held two Director's Town Halls to engage with the Department's 22,000-plus employees.

   

• We worked with local transit agencies to successfully launch the state's first ever contactless payment system, Cal-ITP.

   

• We installed more than 130 electric vehicle chargers across the state.

   

• We opened California's first Diverging Diamond Interchange in the Central Valley.

   

• Explored innovative measures by using 100% recycled material to pave a portion of the State Highway System;

   

• We strengthened partnerships with tribal governments through Caltrans' Native American Liaison Branch with the goal of safer travel in tribal communities.

   

• With the California Transportation Commission, we've allocated more than $11 billion in capital funding for State and Local transportation projects throughout California over the past two fiscal years.

   

• We launched the Active Transportation Program: a competitive statewide program created to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation such as biking and walking.

   

• We released the Caltrans 2020-24 Strategic Plan: a declaration of our vision, mission, core values, and goals to deliver a world-class transportation system.

   

• The 2021 Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan, a highway and rail improvement plan to connect different regions throughout California;

   

• The California Transportation Plan 2050, the state's long-term roadmap for the future of our transportation system.