{"id":16484,"date":"2022-11-01T20:28:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T03:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=16484"},"modified":"2022-11-01T20:28:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T03:28:32","slug":"%f0%9f%9b%a3-headlines-about-california-highways-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=16484","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f6e3; Headlines About California Highways \u2013 October 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5026\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px; border: 1px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/userpicroadgeeking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"98\" \/>October was another busy month. This time, it was more theatre, combined with finishing and posting Episode 1.04 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caroutebyroute.org\/\">the California Highways &#8211; Route by Route podcast<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/caroutebyroute\">Anchor.FM Home<\/a>, with links to most major podcatching services), getting ready for Episode 1.05 (we start recording as I post this), and getting out my detailed ballot post. Oh, and I&#8217;ve been working on the next round of highway page updates (which has resulted in some delayed theatre reviews).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve come to learn that one of the hardest parts of podcasts is scaring up interviews. I finally got someone for Episode 1.05, and now for the upcoming episodes, I&#8217;m looking for someone who is willing to talk for 30 minutes or so on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For 1.06: The impact of CEQA on road construction in California &#8212; including the process both before and after CEQA &#8212; as well as the impact of the growing importance of regional transportation agencies on the State Highway System.<\/li>\n<li>For 1.07: The California Post-Mile System: Its origin, its use, and why California sticks with it.<\/li>\n<li>For 1.08: We return to the US highway system, so I&#8217;m looking for someone to discuss some of the history of the numbers of US highways in the state; or, alternatively, someone from AASHTO on the process for getting highway numbers approved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you or someone you know would be interested in helping this project, <a href=\"mailto:daniel@caroutebyroute.org\">please contact me<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With respect to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cahighways.org\/\">the main highway pages<\/a>: I&#8217;ve processed the August and September headlines, as well as all the legislative actions (there were lots of naming resolutions). Once this is posted I&#8217;ll get to work on the October headlines and AARoads, and then it is on to the CTC minutes. The goal is still to have those updates done in November. Podcast scripts are written through 1.10; all that remains is the naming and transportation organizations episode.<\/p>\n<p>Enough of this shameless self-promotion. Here are the headlines that I found about California&#8217;s highways for October:<\/p>\n<h3>Key<\/h3>\n<p>[<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\u0126<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Historical information |\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\uff04<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Paywalls,\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\uff04\uff04<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>really obnoxious paywalls, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\u2205<\/strong><\/span> other annoying restrictions. I\u2019m no longer going to list the paper names, as I\u2019m including them in the headlines now. Note: For <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>\uff04<\/strong><\/span> paywalls, sometimes the only way is incognito mode, grabbing the text before the paywall shows, and pasting into an editor.]<\/p>\n<h3>California Highways: Route by Route Podcast<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16415\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px; border: 1px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/logo.jpg\" alt=\"California Highways: Route by Route logo\" width=\"118\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/logo.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/caroutebyroute.org\/2022\/10\/14\/carxr-ep-1-04-expanding-the-state-highway-system-after-wwii\/\"><strong>CARxR Ep. 1.04: Expanding the State Highway System after WWII<\/strong><\/a>. In this episode, we\u2019re continuing to explore the history of the State Highway System, focusing on the period as WWII was ending, the Interstate system was emerging, and the construction boom was starting. This is part of our first season of California Highways: Route by Route, where we are exploring the background needed for our route by route journey. In this episode, we see the birth of the Freeway System in California, starting with the Collier-Burns act increasing state funding for highways, and State and Federal recommendations for higher-capacity systems. We see the growth in cities and urban areas pushing demand for the same, leading to the definition of the Freeway and Expressway System. We cover the passage of the 1956 Interstate Highway Act, and the subsequent freeway conversion and construction boom. Our guest interview is with Dr. Jonathan L. Gifford of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He is also the director of the Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy. His doctoral dissertation examined the history and development of the interstate highway system from its origins in the 1930s through its design and deployment in the 1960s and beyond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Back episodes are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/caroutebyroute.org\/\">the Podcast&#8217;s forever home<\/a>, as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/caroutebyroute\">its anchor.fm home<\/a>. The anchor.fm also has links to the podcast&#8217;s page on most major podcasting services.<\/p>\n<h3>Highway Headlines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionequipmentguide.com\/fisher-sand-and-gravel-co-reconstructs-highway-in-mojave-desert\/58158\">Fisher Sand &amp; Gravel Co. Reconstructs Highway in Mojave Desert<\/a>\u00a0(Construction Eqpt. Guide).<\/strong>\u00a0U.S. Highway 395 is a priority interregional highway in the Caltrans Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan, part of the National Network of truck routes, and included in the Caltrans Highway Freight Network.\u00a0&#8220;The highway is vital to the economy of the Eastern Sierra region and is one of five major recreational corridors identified for Southern California,&#8221; states the project web page.\u00a0Crews from Fisher Sand &amp; Gravel Co. began construction on the last stretch (12.5-mi., postmile 29.2 to postmile 41.8) of U.S. Highway 395 last January, to update this section to two lanes in each direction with a 10-ft. shoulder on each side.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/ramona-sentinel\/news\/story\/2022-10-04\/ramona-planning-group-members-urge-caltrans-to-repair-mussey-grade-and-sr-67-intersection\">Ramona officials urge Caltrans to repair intersection after two fatal collisions<\/a>\u00a0(Ramona Sentinel).<\/strong>\u00a0The death of a 68-year-old Ramona woman in a Sept. 19 rollover crash has renewed calls for road improvements at the Mussey Grade Road and state Route 67 intersection.\u00a0The intersection has been the site of two other serious accidents in recent months, including one in which a 90-year-old man died in a head-on collision that pushed his vehicle backward and into the path of another vehicle, and another that left a woman with serious injuries.\u00a0The Sept. 19 collision occurred about 3:40 p.m. as the woman stopped her 2005 Dodge Ram on westbound Mussey Grade Road, then turned left onto south SR-67. When she made the turn, she drove into the path of a northbound 2004 Toyota Prius, which broadsided the pickup, said California Highway Patrol Officer Matthew Baranowski. The truck overturned and landed on its roof.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.times-standard.com\/2022\/10\/03\/caltrans-to-make-safety-improvements-on-stretch-of-state-route-36\/\">Caltrans to make safety improvements on stretch of State Route 36<\/a>\u00a0(Times-Standard).<\/strong>\u00a0Caltrans is planning safety improvements to reduce the frequency and severity of collisions on a two-mile stretch of State Route 36 between Hydesville and Carlotta. A public meeting to talk about the project\u2019s environmental document and gather input from the community was held on Sept. 28 at Cuddeback Elementary School, and more than 50 people attended.\u00a0\u201cOur project team was encouraged by the community\u2019s interest as they provided needed insight and information that we will incorporate into our design,\u201d said Caltrans District 1 Project Manager Marie Brady. \u201cThe community also brought up other areas of interest, near and within the project limits, for further investigation, which is exactly what we look for when engaging with folks.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourfuture101.org\/\">Our Future 101 \u2013 Ventura County&#8217;s Highway 101 HOV Project<\/a> (VCTC).<\/strong>\u00a0Commuters? Travelers? No, it\u2019s us, Ventura County drivers. We tend to use the 101 like a main street. We jump on the freeway to cross town to take our kids to school, go to the farmer\u2019s market, and commute to and from work daily, within the county.\u00a0There are few alternatives for the 101 and the improvements over the years have not kept up with the demands we place on the 101. Congestion is projected to more than double in the next 20 years. Fortunately, help is on the way. The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC), working in partnership with Caltrans and the local cities and the County of Ventura, has taken the lead to identify improvements along this important connection to all we do.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/caltrans-completes-dry-creek-bridge-132000456.html\">Caltrans completes Dry Creek Bridge project<\/a> (Yahoo!News).<\/strong>\u00a0After more than two years of construction, the Dry Creek Bridge renovation project in Yuba County has been completed, offering drivers more space on a previously narrow road and bridge.\u00a0Officials with Caltrans held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday to commemorate the completion of the project on Highway 20 in Browns Valley, along with other road projects that concurrently developed.\u00a0The Browns Valley project is the last of five major projects to be completed along Highway 20, said Caltrans Project Manager Johnny Tan. The five-mile section between Marysville Road and Timbuctoo Place was renovated and rehabilitated in order to provide wider lanes and shoulders to give commercial and recreational drivers more space to travel and pull off from the road.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noozhawk.com\/article\/caltrans_breaks_ground_on_chumasth_museum_highway_beautification_project\">Caltrans Breaks Ground on Chumash Museum Highway Beautification Project<\/a>\u00a0(Noozhawk).<\/strong>\u00a0Caltrans broke ground this week on the Chumash Museum Highway Beautification project along a stretch of State Route 246 near Santa Ynez.\u00a0The project is made possible through Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s Clean California initiative, a sweeping, $1.2 billion, multiyear clean-up effort led by Caltrans to remove trash, create thousands of jobs and join with communities throughout the state to reclaim, transform and beautify public spaces.\u00a0The $1.3 million Chumash Museum Highway Beautification project \u2014 the first of 12 Clean California-funded Central Coast beautification projects to break ground \u2014 will improve a half-mile section of the highway by installing artistic fencing, native plant landscaping, upgraded irrigation using recycled water, decorative crosswalks for pedestrians and bicyclists, and better directional signage.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smdp.com\/2022\/10\/08\/pch-projects-will-protect-vulnerable-highway\/\">PCH projects will protect vulnerable highway &#8211; Santa Monica Daily Press<\/a> (Santa Monica Daily Press).<\/strong>\u00a0Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) could be getting some much needed attention just north of Santa Monica with two Caltrans projects on the way that could shore up the delicate coastal thoroughfare.\u00a0One of the projects dates back to 2016, when high surf swept away a portion of the highway\u2019s shoulder, exposing a high pressure gas pipeline in the Tuna Canyon area not far from Malibu\u2019s southern border.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noozhawk.com\/article\/highway_101_corridor_project_funding_gets_assist_from_75m_federal_loan\">Highway 101 Corridor Project Funding Gets Assist From $75 Million Federal Infrastructure Loan<\/a> (Noozhawk).<\/strong>\u00a0A $75 million federal loan will help cash-flow needs for the massive Highway 101 corridor project, adding a third lane from Santa Barbara to Carpinteria.\u00a0Construction is underway on the highway section between Carpinteria and Summerland, with the Montecito-to-Santa Barbara segment up next. The project is managed by Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments.\u00a0The U.S. Department of Transportation has closed more than $38 billion in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans, and the recent federal infrastructure bill provided more capital for the program.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesheraldonline.com\/2022\/10\/10\/caltrans-to-begin-road-repairs-on-highway-12\/\">Caltrans to begin road repairs on Highway 12<\/a>\u00a0(Times-Herald).<\/strong>\u00a0Caltrans is reporting possible delays on Highway 12 from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday, through October 28 for a variety of road repairs. Traffic will be reduced to one-way on the project.\u00a0Delays are expected over a stretch of the road every night and motorists are encouraged by Caltrans to plan alternate routes.\u00a0The full stretch of Highway 12 to be repaired runs from Currie Road, a few miles west of Rio Vista to the Western Railway Museum entrance near Suisun City, about eight miles.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/13\/improvements-coming-to-highway-99-but-it-wont-become-an-interstate-roadshow\/\">Highway 99 getting upgrades, but it won&#8217;t become interstate: Roadshow<\/a> (Mercury News).<\/strong>\u00a0Q: Will Highway 99 ever be converted to an interstate?\u00a0A: There are no plans to convert Highway 99 into an interstate. However, many improvements are planned over the next three decades for this important road. Changes include widening Highway 99 to six lanes in some sections and removing some of the left turns that can now be made across traffic.\u00a0In the San Joaquin Valley, in particular, Highway 99 is an important corridor of commerce. It supports 1.3 million daily truck trips in an area where 90 percent of the freight moves by truck.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.com\/2022\/10\/10\/state-route-150-culvert-improvement-project-near-carpinteria-to-get-underway-today\/\">State Route 150 Culvert Improvement Project Near Carpinteria to Get Underway Today<\/a>\u00a0(The Santa Barbara Independent).<\/strong>\u00a0A project to replace a failed culvert on State Route 150 near Carpinteria, a quarter mile west of Gobernador Canyon Road will begin Monday, October 10 continuing weekly until Friday, October 28.\u00a0Travelers will encounter one-way reversing traffic control on State Route 150 Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm and on Fridays from 8:30 am until 2 pm. Delays should not exceed 15 minutes. Most of this road work is expected to be completed under a shoulder closure.\u00a0The contractor for this $60,000 project is John Madonna Construction of San Luis Obispo, CA.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepress.net\/news\/oakley\/oakley-prepares-to-vote-on-long-delayed-road-extension\/article_d90f7d34-4b1c-11ed-9ffa-5395de5b24eb.html\">Oakley prepares to vote on long-delayed road extension<\/a>\u00a0(The Press).<\/strong>\u00a0Another Laurel Road construction project is on the horizon in Oakley.\u00a0Months after the long-awaited completion of a crucial near-half mile gap on Laurel Road linking Antioch and Oakley and providing a connection to Highway 4, Laurel Road is planned to have another extension farther east in Oakley to Sellers Avenue. The project, which has been on Oakley\u2019s drawing board since 2002, still remains at a standstill, with no dates for construction or completion.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\uff04\uff04<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanluisobispo.com\/news\/local\/article267224427.html\">Highway 101 corridor project gets federal loan<\/a>\u00a0(San Luis Obispo Tribune).<\/strong>\u00a0A $75 million federal loan will help cash-flow needs for the massive Highway 101 corridor project, adding a third lane from Santa Barbara to Carpinteria. Construction is underway on the highway section between Carpinteria and Summerland, with the Montecito-to-Santa Barbara segment up next. The project is managed by Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. The U.S. Department of Transportation has closed more than $38 billion in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans, and the recent federal infrastructure bill provided more capital for the program.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwcpulse.com\/blogs\/portal-to-our-past\/blog-for-whom-the-el-camino-real-bell-signs-toll-5912072\">Blog: For Whom the El Camino Real Bell Signs Toll<\/a>\u00a0(Redwood City Pulse).<\/strong>\u00a0El Camino Real (The Kings Highway) stretches for roughly 800 miles through the Golden State. It&#8217;s also known as the Mission Trail, referring to the many missions founded initially by Father Junipero Serra.\u00a0No doubt you have seen signs along this historic route in the shape of bells with the words &#8220;El Camino Real&#8221; on them. Have you ever wondered how they came to dot California&#8217;s north\/south artery?<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/local-news\/1-5-billion-centennial-corridor-enters-the-homestretch-freeway-connector-8-months-to-finish-line\/\">$1.5 billion Centennial Corridor enters the homestretch, on track to open in 2023<\/a> (KGET).<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019ve no doubt noticed that monolithic freeway overpass at 99 and Stockdale Highway \u2013 an overpass to nowhere, at the moment, but not for long. The Centennial Corridor project is entering the home stretch: Literally, the last 800 feet of the home stretch. That doesn\u2019t mean this is going to be done anytime soon. It\u2019ll take another eight months to cover that 800 feet.\u00a0But the Centennial Corridor \u2013 with its team of city engineers, private contractors and subcontractors, along with direction and input from Thomas Roads Improvement Project managers and Caltrans \u2014 has never been more visible. In fact the six-story high connector bridge looming over Freeway 99 is impossible to miss.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/politics\/2022\/10\/16\/state-funds-150m-in-san-diego-imperial-county-highway-bridge-projects\/\">State Funds $150M in San Diego, Imperial County Highway, Bridge Projects<\/a>\u00a0(Times of San Diego).<\/strong>\u00a0The state has allocated nearly $3 billion for projects to improve transportation infrastructure throughout California, including more than $150 million for San Diego and Imperial counties.\u00a0The allocation, by the California Transportation Commission, includes more than $452 million in funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and more than $123 million from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.\u00a0\u201cThis allocation \u2013 which includes a significant federal investment \u2013 allows Caltrans and our local partners to continue building the equitable, sustainable and safe transportation system on which future generations will depend,\u201d said Caltrans Director Tony Tavares.\u00a0Projects approved this week for the San Diego and border region include:<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plumasnews.com\/california-transportation-commission-allocates-nearly-3-billion-for-projects-3-in-plumas-county\/\">California Transportation Commission allocates nearly $3 billion for projects; 3 in Plumas County<\/a> (Plumas News).<\/strong>\u00a0The California Transportation Commission (CTC) this week allocated nearly $3 billion for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state, including three here in Plumas County.\u00a0[&#8230;] Projects approved this week [in Plumas County] include:<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cal.streetsblog.org\/2022\/10\/14\/recap-of-california-transportation-commission-meeting-equity-climate-are-major-topics\/\">Recap of California Transportation Commission Meeting: Equity, Climate Are Major Topics<\/a>\u00a0(Streetsblog California).<\/strong>\u00a0The California Transportation Commission is tasked with allocating major parts of the state\u2019s transportation funding streams. Their monthly meetings take two days to get through, and are usually endless updates about state transportation agency work, allocation decisions, and sometimes a bit of controversy.\u00a0This week\u2019s meeting was no exception. Nevertheless, a shift in the Commission\u2019s focus from previous years is notable. Instead of discussions centered on highway expansions and where to get the money for them, the Commission is engaging with climate, environmental, and equity concerns arising out of the state\u2019s transportation system.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/news\/transportation\/story\/2022-10-14\/san-diego-inks-deal-with-mexico-over-tolling-at-new-otay-mesa-border-crossing\">San Diego inks deal with Mexico over tolling at new Otay Mesa border crossing<\/a>\u00a0(San Diego Union-Tribune).<\/strong>\u00a0Officials from across the San Diego-Baja California region on Friday celebrated a painstakingly negotiated binational agreement for collecting tolls at the envisioned new Otay Mesa border crossing.\u00a0The deal \u2014 unanimously approved by the San Diego Association of Governments board of directors \u2014 calls for one tolling facility located north of the border. The revenue would be split evenly with Mexico, pulling in an estimated $3.4 billion for each country over the next four decades.\u00a0\u201cThe financial strategy that\u2019s being presented here is the result of months of nonstop meetings and bilateral negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico,\u201d Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez Guti\u00e9rrez, consul general of Mexico in San Diego, said at SANDAG\u2019s board meeting on Friday. \u201cThis is U.S. and Mexico cooperation at its finest.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petaluma360.com\/article\/news\/council-again-eyes-crosstown-connector-options\/\">Council again eyes crosstown connector options<\/a> (Argus Courier).<\/strong>\u00a0Petaluma City Council members on Monday further explored plans for future roadways that would connect the east and west sides of the city in hopes that the connectors would ease traffic congestion and timing for crosstown travel, a concept that has been explored for more than 50 years in Petaluma.\u00a0In a \u201ccrosstown connector workshop\u201d meeting on Monday, Oct. 10, a mix of support and disapproval was heard from both the public and the City Council for two major crosstown connector projects still seeking final approval. One, the controversial Rainier Crosstown Connector, would connect McDowell Boulevard at Rainier Avenue to Petaluma Boulevard North. The other, the Caulfield Crosstown Connector, would construct a movable bridge similar to the D Street Bridge over the Petaluma River, extending Caulfield Lane to Petaluma Boulevard South.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/news\/transportation\/story\/2022-10-17\/work-will-start-in-april-on-long-awaited-widening-of-state-route-56\">Work will start in April on long-awaited widening of state Route 56<\/a>(San Diego Union-Tribune).<\/strong>\u00a0Caltrans and San Diego say they\u2019ll break ground in April on widening the western portion of state Route 56 from four lanes to six lanes, alleviating traffic congestion near some of the region\u2019s largest job centers.\u00a0The long-awaited $39 million project, first announced in 2014, will include two new lanes in the existing median that will be reserved for buses and high-occupancy vehicles with at least two passengers.\u00a0The 2.2-mile widening project, which is slated for completion in October 2025, will also include a new bicycle bridge over the east side ramps of the freeway\u2019s interchange with Interstate 15.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/nv5-awarded-8-million-california-120000567.html\">NV5 Awarded $8 Million in California Transportation Infrastructure Contracts<\/a> (Yahoo!Finance).<\/strong>\u00a0NV5 Global, Inc. (the \u201cCompany\u201d or \u201cNV5\u201d) (Nasdaq: NVEE), a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions, announced today that it has been awarded contracts by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Stanislaus County, and Calaveras County valued at approximately $8 million to support critical California transportation infrastructure. Under the scope of these contracts, NV5 will provide engineering design, construction inspection, and not-at-risk construction management services for critical roadway construction and improvement projects.\u00a0\u201cThe economic development of the communities where we live and work depends on reliable and efficient transportation infrastructure,\u201d said Dickerson Wright, PE, Chairman and CEO of NV5. \u201cNV5 has provided engineering, surveying, and inspection services to Caltrans and California municipalities for two decades, and we are pleased to support future transportation improvements through these new contract awards.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goldrushcam.com\/sierrasuntimes\/index.php\/news\/local-news\/41455-caltrans-provides-update-on-highway-140-roadway-repair-project-in-mariposa-county-construction-will-continue-during-daytime-and-nighttime-hours\">Caltrans Provides Update on Highway 140 Roadway Repair Project in Mariposa County &#8211; Construction Will Continue During Daytime and Nighttime Hours<\/a> (Sierra Sun Times).<\/strong>\u00a0The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is conducting a pavement rehabilitation project on State Route 140 from the Mariposa\/Merced County Line to approximately 1 mile east of Trower Road in Mariposa County.\u00a0To complete this project as expeditiously as possible, crews will work daytime and nighttime hours and employ one-way traffic control between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday until winter 2022.\u00a0Motorists should expect delays at times lasting 10 minutes or longer and are advised to take alternate routes whenever possible. Caltrans is monitoring traffic conditions to mitigate delays as much as possible and thanks the traveling public for its patience.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/malibutimes.com\/decker-road-to-be-closed-until-friday-oct-28-while-caltrans-work-to-prevent-future-rockslides\">Decker Road to be closed until Friday, Oct. 28 while Caltrans work to prevent future rockslides<\/a>\u00a0(Malibu Times).<\/strong>\u00a0The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced Thursday morning that northbound and southbound State Route 23 (Decker Road) will remain closed from State Route 1 to Lechusa Road\/Encinal Canyon Road (just north of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 72) at least through Friday evening, October 28.\u00a0Workers are drilling holes to insert anchor rods that will secure mesh to a slope. The mesh will prevent future rock slides.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesheraldonline.com\/2022\/10\/20\/caltrans-solano-county-celebrate-new-interchange\/\">Caltrans, Solano County celebrate new interchange<\/a>\u00a0(Times-Herald).<\/strong> A much-anticipated three-way freeway interchange in Solano County officially opened on Thursday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring local dignitaries alongside the completed construction in Cordelia. Funding for the two-year, $93.7 million project \u2014 reconfiguring ramps at Interstate-80, I-680 and State Route 12 \u2014 includes $53.2 million in funding from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and $9 million in federal funding. The project is a multi-year, multi-phase effort near Fairfield\u2019s Green Valley and Cordelia neighborhoods that includes Package 1 through Package 7. Package 1 was completed in 2017 with a new Green Valley Road Interchange and westbound SR-12 connector from westbound I-80 to westbound SR-12. The just-completed phase of the project, known as \u201cPackage 2A,\u201d aims to improve the flow of traffic at the roadways\u2019 interchange. It replaces the existing single-lane eastbound SR-12 to eastbound I-80 connector with a new two-lane connector and bridge structure, constructs a new off-ramp from eastbound SR-12 to Green Valley Road, and creates a new off-ramp from eastbound I-80 to Green Valley Road and southbound I-680. Officials say motorists using this new interchange will enjoy improved travel times and enhanced safety while residents will benefit from reduced cut-through traffic on local streets.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrepublic.com\/all-dr-news\/solano-news\/fairfield\/officials-mark-completion-of-portion-of-massive-i-80-i-680-highway-12-project\/\">Officials mark completion of portion of massive I-80\/I-680\/Highway 12 project<\/a> (Daily Republic).<\/strong>\u00a0Officials this week marked the completion of the latest portion of a massive project to revamp the convergence in Fairfield of Interstate 80, Interstate 680 and Highway 12.\u00a0California Department of Transportation and Solano County Transportation Authority officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of what\u2019s described in a press release as \u201ca critical phase in the project to improve the Interstate 80 (I-80), Interstate 680 (I-680), and State Route 12 (SR-12) freeway interchange in Solano County.\u201d\u00a0Funding for the two-year, $93.7 million project includes $53.2 million in funding from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and $9 million in federal funding.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ridgecrestca.com\/news\/california-invests-nearly-3-billion-for-transportation-improvements\/article_8016bcf2-4f0d-11ed-ac8b-f71fe61906d1.html\">California Invests Nearly $3 Billion for Transportation Improvements<\/a>\u00a0(Ridgecrest Daily Independent).<\/strong>\u00a0The California Transportation Commission (CTC) this week allocated nearly $3 billion for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state. The allocation includes more than $452 million in funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) and more than $123 million in funding from Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.\u00a0[&#8230;] \u00a0Projects approved this week [in Kern, Inyo, and Mono Counties] include:<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\uff04<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereporter.com\/2022\/10\/20\/caltrans-solano-county-celebrate-new-interchange\/\">Caltrans, Solano County celebrate new interchange<\/a>\u00a0(Vacaville Reporter\/Times Herald Online).<\/strong>\u00a0A much-anticipated three-way freeway interchange in Solano County officially opened on Thursday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring local dignitaries alongside the completed construction in Cordelia.\u00a0Funding for the two-year, $93.7 million project \u2014 reconfiguring ramps at Interstate-80, I-680 and State Route 12 \u2014 includes $53.2 million in funding from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and $9 million in federal funding.\u00a0The project is a multi-year, multi-phase effort near Fairfield\u2019s Green Valley and Cordelia neighborhoods that includes Package 1 through Package 7. Package 1 was completed in 2017 with a new Green Valley Road Interchange and westbound SR-12 connector from westbound I-80 to westbound SR-12<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=488218223345032&amp;set=a.240822248084632\">Route 49 Roundabouts<\/a> (Caltrans District 3 on FB).<\/strong> Caltrans is announcing the start of construction on a new safety improvement project on State Route 49 (SR-49) in Auburn.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/transportation\/central-freeway-31-million-paint-job\/\">Central Freeway Gets $31 Million \u2018Coronado Blue\u2019 Paint Job<\/a> (San Francisco Standard).<\/strong>\u00a0The steel girders for the city\u2019s Central Freeway won\u2019t be pale green much longer.\u00a0Work crews are coating the undergirding of the elevated roadway that connects Market Street to Highway 101 in a new eye-catching Coronado Blue, Caltrans spokesperson David Hafner said.\u00a0Started in June 2021, the project is expected to be done in May 2024. It\u2019s on budget and will cost a total $30.9 million, according to Hafner.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrepublic.com\/all-dr-news\/solano-news\/fairfield\/work-continues-on-eastbound-i-80-exit-at-red-top-road\/\">Work continues on eastbound I-80 exit at Red Top Road<\/a> (Daily Republic).<\/strong>\u00a0Motorists are advised to expect traffic delays Wednesday as crews continue work on the Interstate 80\/Interstate 680\/Highway 12 Interchange Project near Fairfield.\u00a0Crews are constructing a concrete island at eastbound Highway 12 at Red Top Road. The work will require the closure of the right-hand turn to ensure the safety of workers, the California Department of Transportation reports.\u00a0The closure began at 5 a.m. Tuesday and will remain in place until 3 p.m. Wednesday, Caltrans reports.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/business\/2022\/10\/25\/california-mexico-sign-historic-toll-sharing-pact-for-otay-mesa-east-port\/\">California, Mexico Sign Historic Toll- Sharing Pact for Otay Mesa East Port<\/a> (Times of San Diego).<\/strong>\u00a0The United States and Mexico signed a historic agreement Monday to share toll revenue at the new Otay Mesa East port of entry.\u00a0Representatives of SANDAG and Caltrans joined U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar, California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Supervisor Nora Vargas at the signing ceremony in Mexico City.\u00a0The agreement calls for a single toll collection point on the U.S. side of Route 11, a toll rate set by SANDAG, and designates the North American Development Bank as custodian and distributor of the toll funds.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2022\/10\/24\/governor-newsom-announces-binational-partnership-with-mexico-to-advance-new-port-of-entry-at-san-diego-tijuana-border\/\">Governor Newsom Announces Binational Partnership with Mexico to Advance New Port of Entry at San Diego-Tijuana Border<\/a>\u00a0(Governor&#8217;s Office).<\/strong> Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a historic agreement that strengthens California\u2019s partnership with Mexico and advances key border projects and initiatives. In Mexico City, state representatives and a delegation of regional leaders joined the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to sign the new Toll Revenue Sharing Agreement with Mexico which supports the construction of the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry at the San Diego-Tijuana border. The new state-of-the-art border crossing facility will reduce wait times, curb greenhouse gas emissions, power economic growth and bolster binational trade along the busiest border region in the Western Hemisphere.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/globalassets\/lbds\/media-library\/documents\/orphans\/green-ti\/160310_final_green_ti_reduced_size-a\">Green T1: Terminal Island Transition Plan (2015)<\/a> (Caltrans).<\/strong> Poor health outcomes and conflicting land-uses around the Terminal Island Freeway prompted\u00a0the City of Long Beach to apply for an Environmental Justice Grant in 2013. Environmental\u00a0Justice is an effort to first recognize that communities of color, and those with a limited income\u00a0are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards; motivating cities to find innovative\u00a0solutions to improve the quality of life and health outcomes in such communities. The Green TI\u00a0project looks at the first\/last mile of the Terminal Island Freeway, and includes the community\u00a0vision, preliminary feasibility study and design concept aimed at transforming the segment of\u00a0State Route 103 to a local-serving road, while increasing open space and buffering the West\u00a0Long Beach neighborhood from air, noise, light and visual pollution. The design concept and\u00a0future implementation strategies described in this document serve as a road-map for the\u00a0project as it moves forward. Additionally, this document serves as a compilation of findings\u00a0from community and port-related engagement events that were held to identify alternative\u00a0and preferred design concepts for the reuse of the TI Freeway. The project is referred to as the\u00a0\u201cGreen TI Plan\u201d throughout this document.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dot.ca.gov\/programs\/financial-programming\/office-of-federal-programming-data-management-ofpdm\">Draft 2023 Federal Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (FSTIP)<\/a> (Caltrans).<\/strong>\u00a0The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) prepared the Draft 2023 Federal Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (FSTIP) in coordination with the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs) in California. The FSTIP is a federally mandated document required to be updated every two years. The Draft 2023 FSTIP includes phases of capital and non-capital transportation projects prioritized to receive federal funding under Titles 23 and 49 of the United States Code during federal fiscal years 2023 through 2026. The FSTIP also includes regionally significant projects regardless of the funding source.\u00a0Each of the State\u2019s eighteen MPOs prepares a Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP), which includes federal, state, local, and transit projects within its boundary. These FTIPs are included in the FSTIP by reference.\u00a0The Draft is available for public review and comment beginning October 10, 2022, through October 31, 2022.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong style=\"color: #800000;\">\u0126<\/strong> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ridgeroute.org\/november-december-2022-newsletter\/\">Ridge Route Preservation Organization &#8211; November \/ December 2022 Newsletter<\/a> (RRPO).<\/strong>\u00a0The Ridge Route Preservation Organization has accomplished quite a bit so far. We can\u2019t do it without your support. We have a lot more to do!\u00a0Here is a short list of some of those.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Gribblenation Blog (Tom Fearer)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2022\/08\/former-us-route-101-through-soledad.html\">Former US Route 101 through Soledad<\/a>.<\/strong> Soledad is a city located on the Salinas River of Monterey County which is presently bypassed by the freeway alignment of US Route 101. US Route 101 originally entered Soledad northbound over the Salinas River via Nestles Road and Front Street. US Route 101 was realigned onto an extension of Front Street via an underpass of the Southern Pacific Railroad during 1936. The freeway alignment of US Route 101 in Soledad opened in 1960 and much of the former surface alignment became part of the western segment of California State Route 146 in 1964. Pictured as the blog cover above is US Route 101 on Front Street as depicted in the July\/August 1958 California Highways &amp; Public Works. US Route 101 appears below on Nestles Road and Front Street on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Monterey County.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2022\/08\/former-us-route-99-in-brawley.html\">Former US Route 99 in Brawley<\/a>.<\/strong> Brawley is a city located in Imperial Valley of the Sonoran Desert of Imperial County, California. US Route 99 through its history in Brawley was largely aligned on Main Street and 1st Street until it was truncated to downtown Los Angeles in 1963. This blog will explore the history of US Route 99 in Brawley. Pictured as the blog covered is the dedication ceremony along US Route 99 on the then new New River Bridge in Brawly on July 17, 1953. Below US Route 99 can be observed on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Imperial County passing through Brawley.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2022\/10\/former-california-state-route-248-old.html\">Former California State Route 248 (Old US Routes 66-99 from Pasadena to Monrovia)<\/a>.<\/strong> Former California State Route 248 was a small post-1964 State Highway Renumbering designation of a segment of US Route 66 and early US Route 99 from Pasadena east to Monrovia. Specifically, California State Route 248 originated at California State Route 134 and terminated at Interstate 210 following the Colorado Street Bridge, Colorado Boulevard, Colorado Place, and Huntington Boulevard. Much of California State Route 248 was signed as US Route 66 until 1972 and was gradually relinquished between 1986-1992. Pictured above as the blog cover is the Colorado Street Bridge which was once part of US Route 66, US Route 66 Alternate, and California State Route 248 from 1964-1986.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2022\/10\/the-bizarre-history-of-western-terminus.html\">The bizarre history of the western terminus of US Route 66 in Santa Monica<\/a>.<\/strong> US Route 66 was formally approved by the American Association of State Highway officials to be extended from Los Angeles to Santa Monica in June 1935. At the time US Route 66 had an interim terminus at US Route 101 Alternate located at the end of Santa Monica Boulevard at Ocean Avenue. In 1936 the more recognizable terminus of US Route 66 in Santa Monica at Lincoln Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard was established upon the opening of the McClure Tunnel.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2022\/10\/abandoned-foresta-road-between-foresta.html\">Abandoned Foresta Road between Foresta and El Portal (Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest)<\/a>.<\/strong> Foresta Road is an approximately nine-mile roadway which connects the Old Coulterville Road in the community of Foresta in Yosemite National Park to California State Route 140 in El Portal on the Merced River. Foresta Road originally opened during 1913 as lumber haul road from Foresta to the eastern terminus of the Yosemite Valley Railroad in El Portal. From Foresta the alignment of Foresta Road is notable for the approximately 2,300-foot elevation drop it descends through over the course of six miles towards El Portal in the Merced River Canyon. Much of Foresta Road was abandoned after the 2009 Big Meadow Fire destroyed the wooden deck of the Lower Foresta Falls Bridge. Since 2009 Foresta Road has largely been abandoned and is beginning to erode into the Merced River Canyon. Pictured as the blog cover is the partially destroyed Lower Foresta Falls Bridge. Below Foresta Road can be seen as a major County Highway on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Mariposa County.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2019\/12\/the-old-coulterville-road-first-highway.html\">Coulterville Road, the first Highway to Yosemite Valley<\/a>.<\/strong> The Coulterville Road was the first highway to Yosemite Valley which had been completed during June 1874. The Coulterville Road began at it&#8217;s namesake town in Mariposa County traveling eastward through the Merced Grove and Big Meadow en route to Yosemite Valley. The Coulterville Road unlike the other highways to Yosemite has barely been modernized and remains a lightly traveled back road through Stanislaus National Forest. This blog will examine the history of the Coulterville Road and what can be visited while traveling on it.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2017\/10\/old-us-101-san-juan-grade.html\">Former US Route 101 on the San Juan Grade and through San Juan Bautista<\/a>.<\/strong> The San Juan Grade is a former segment of US Route 101 which once connected the community of Salinas north to San Juan Bautista over the Gabilan Range. The San Juan Grade was completed as a First State Highway Bond Act project during 1915 and was a replacement for Old Stage Road. The San Juan Grade was ultimately paved in Portland Cement which was common to the First through Third State Highway Bond Acts. US Route 101 was shifted west to the Prunedale Cutoff during 1932 which led to the San Juan Grade being retained as a spur of Legislative Route Number 2. The San Juan Grade was relinquished from the State Highway System during 1935 upon the completion of Legislative Route Number 22 west from San Juan Bautista to San Juan Bautista Y. The San Juan Grade today remains one of the best examples left in California of a First State Highway Bond Act road.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gribblenation.org\/2022\/11\/former-us-route-101-and-california.html\">Former US Route 101 and California State Route 198 in San Lucas<\/a>.<\/strong> San Lucas is a small community located in Salinas Valley of Monterey County along Union Pacific Railroad. Modern US Route 101 and California State Route 198 both bypass San Lucas along alignments opened during 1972. The original alignment of US Route 101 was carried on Legislative Route Number 2 via a western frontage of San Lucas now known as Cattlemen Road. California State Route 198 originally followed Mary Street via Legislative Route Number 10 into San Lucas and Main Street. From Main Street California State Route 198 crossed the then Southern Pacific Railroad where it terminated at US Route 101 at the intersection of Cattlemen Road and Lockwood-San Lucas Road. Depicted above as the blog cover is a view from Cattlemen Road and Lockwood-San Lucas Road looking east to where California State Route 198 once began. Below the junction of US Route 101 and California State Route 198 can be seen on the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Monterey County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October was another busy month. This time, it was more theatre, combined with finishing and posting Episode 1.04 of the California Highways &#8211; Route by Route podcast (Anchor.FM Home, with links to most major podcatching services), getting ready for Episode 1.05 (we start recording as I post this), and getting out my detailed ballot post. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=16484\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-roadgeeking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16484"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16487,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16484\/revisions\/16487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}