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  • Caltrans shuts down I-5 Tejon Pass rest areas until 2027
  • Commentary: The ‘Super Bus’ is just More Evidence Caltrans is Irredeemable
  • Caltrans studies eliminating big rig ban on I-580

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cdllife.com /2 weeks ago

Caltrans shuts down I-5 Tejon Pass rest areas until 2027

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the closure of a pair of Tejon Pass rest areas. Effective Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Caltrans shut down both the nort...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Commentary: The ‘Super Bus’ is just More Evidence Caltrans is Irredeemable

Is Caltrans trolling us with this nonsense?

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thetruckersreport.com /1 week ago

Caltrans studies eliminating big rig ban on I-580

Residents up in arms as Caltrans studies eliminating big rig ban on I-580 | Watch

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kyma.com /1 month ago

Honoring those who lost their lives while working on California highways

Caltrans workers, families, community members, and local officials gathered Tuesday to honor those who lost their lives while working on California highways. The post Honoring thos...

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kyma.com /1 month ago

Honoring those who lost their lives while working on California highways

Caltrans workers, families, community members, and local officials gathered Tuesday to honor those who lost their lives while working on California highways. The post Honoring thos...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Caltrans and Alameda Officials Celebrate Launch of Nimitz Freeway Widening Project Through Oakland’s Chinatown

To move forward, first we have to stop moving backwards The post Caltrans and Alameda Officials Celebrate Launch of Nimitz Freeway Widening Project Through Oakland’s Chinatown appe...

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cdllife.com /1 week ago

Caltrans advances study on lifting semi truck ban on I-580

California transportation officials are moving ahead with a study to determine the impacts of lifting the ban on commercial trucks on I-580 in the Bay Area. This month, Caltrans is...

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legal-planet.org /1 week ago

Hate the Gas Tax? Get to Know the Road Usage Charge

We Californians glide on a network of more than 394,000 miles of roadway, which includes 51,000 miles of state highways, and 25,737 bridges. Our state highway system is one of the...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Caltrans and MTC Hold Greenwashing Panel for North Bay Freeway Widening

SR 37 is going to be under water. But the Metropolitan Transportation Commission just agreed to flush another $11.6 Million into the state transportation agency's $500 million pro...

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planetizen.com /2 weeks ago

Caltrans investigates 140-mph ‘Bullet Buses’ between LA and San Francisco

Caltrans investigates 140-mph ‘Bullet Buses’ between LA and San Francisco Christine McLaren Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image P...

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cal.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Streetsblog Reviews Last Weeks California Bike Summit, Part 1: Advice on Living with Caltrans

When a back injury sidelined Streetsblog California editor Damien Newton, we knew just who to call for this review.

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la.streetsblog.org /1 month ago

Metro Still Planning 405 Freeway Widening Mega-Project, Additional $46.9M Slated to be Approved This Week

Metro and Caltrans are planning a $4B+ highway expansion mega-project that would widen 15 miles of the 605 Freeway, plus several adjacent stretches of the 5, 10, 60, and 105 Freewa...

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sf.streetsblog.org /1 week ago

Headlines, May 20

More on Caltrans’s Magic Bus (SFChron) More on Victims of East Oakland Carnage (KTVU, EastBayTimes) Caltrain Goes to K-Pop (KRON4) Now Food Delivery Robots in Bike Lanes?...

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cal.streetsblog.org /3 days ago

An Update on Contactless Fare Payment across Agencies in California

Once Tap Plus launches later this year, it will be available on the agencies that operate roughly 95% of public transit trips in California, but there are some notable laggards...

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railway-news.com /4 days ago

California High-Speed Rail Completes 60th Major Structure in Central Valley

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has completed the Road 26 grade separation in Madera County, marking the 60th major structure finished along the first 119 miles of active...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

California Middle-Mile Project Advances as Network Operator Selected

About 46 percent of fiber installation complete, state officials say.

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rtands.com /1 month ago

California High-Speed Rail Authority Completes Underpass Project

FRESNO, Calif. - The California High-Speed Rail Authority completed the Cesar Chavez Boulevard underpass grade separation project located close to the future Fresno Station. The po...

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cdllife.com /1 month ago

Chain controls in effect in Northern California Sierras

Chain controls are in effect in the Northern California Sierras as rain and snow fall in the region through Thursday.  The wet weather began on Tuesday, April 21st in many parts of...

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cdllife.com /1 month ago

NorCal lowers speed limit to 55 mph on State Route 44

The California Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit on State Route 44 to 55 mph in hope of reducing collisions along the stretch of roadway.  The California Dep...

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constructiondive.com /1 month ago

Granite scoops up $114M job segment on California’s Highway 101

The contractor won the last of seven mainline projects along an 11-mile stretch of the thoroughfare along the Pacific coast in Santa Barbara. 

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ksnt.com /1 month ago

California Ave. bridge replacement work starts Monday in Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Workers will begin the process of replacing a bridge over I-70 in Topeka next week. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced in a pr...

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ttnews.com /1 month ago

California Clears Way for Heavy-Duty Autonomous Trucks

Autonomous truck developers gained a new regulatory pathway in California as the state adopted updated rules governing self-driving vehicles.

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railway-news.com /1 week ago

California High-Speed Rail CEO Provides Project Update at USHSR Conference

At last week’s USHSR Conference, Ian Choudri, CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, provided a project update focused on construction delivery, procurement reform, and p...

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sf.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Headlines, May 11

SFMTA App Makes it Easier to Find Private Car Storage (SFChron) Ferry Ridership Surge (SFStandard) More on Speed Cameras (Planetizen) Profile on SFMTA’s Julie Kirschbaum (...

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