The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has completed the agency’s Chavez Bus Stop Improvements Project that creates a new state-of-the-art transit pavilion as part of the near-term recommendations of Metro’s Union Station Master Plan. Read More »

California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, State Parks Director Armando Quintero and Department of Transportation Director Toks Omishakin today announced a series of actions to identify and redress discriminatory names of features attached to the State Parks and transportation systems. Read More »

Caltrans today announced it is receiving a $20 million federal grant to improve the busiest, most congested rail junction in California. Read More »

As Bay Area transit ridership slowly climbs back from the steep decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new Clipper START(link is external) program allows lower-income adults age 19-64 to receive big fare discounts on select transit services around the region. Read More »

Caltrans awarded more than $21 million today in state and federal funds to local agencies to improve transportation across the state. Read More »

Following yesterday’s Executive Order by Governor Gavin Newsom and a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule change, Caltrans is allowing temporary operation of food trucks in state rest areas during the COVID-19 public health emergency to help provide access to food for highway truck drivers and motorists, and provide opportunities to food truck operators. Read More »

In this Caltrans News Flash, see how the Caltrans Division of Aeronautics proactively worked with the Department of Defense and the Catalina Island Conservancy to renovate the Catalina Island Airport in the Sky, which serves as a major artery between the island and the mainland. Read More »

As part of an effort to identify how climate change will have on California's complex transportation system that millions rely on, Caltrans is conducting region-specific climate change vulnerability assessments for each of Caltrans' 12 districts. Read More »

In the event of a power outage, traffic signals may convert to a flashing red light or lose power and go dark, and street lights could turn off. Read More »

Caltrans today released its SB 1 Annual Efficiencies Report for fiscal year 2018-2019 to the California Transportation Commission, noting that its efficiency measures saved nearly $233 million – more than double the statutory goal of $100 million per year – which will be reinvested to maintain and rehabilitate state highways. Read More »

Winners were announced Thursday for the seventh annual Port of Long Beach PHOTO Program competition and will be on display throughout October along with photography from all the participants in the popular community arts project. Read More »

As part of an effort to identify how climate change might impact the State Highway System, Caltrans is releasing three Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments that focus on the risks posed to the transportation system by wildfires, extreme temperatures and precipitation, sea-level rise and coastal-bluff erosion in Southern California. Read More »

Caltrans will award more than $34 million in transportation planning grants for fiscal year 2020-2021 to successful applicant local agencies and their efforts to plan more sustainable communities, reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases and adapt to the effects of climate change. Read More »

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will host a workshop on Aug. 1 to solicit feedback and input on a rate structure that will incentivize modernizing the San Pedro Bay truck fleet to further reduce air pollution emissions. Read More »

Caltrans will improve and extend the service life of 18 bridges on Interstate 5 and State Route 152 in Merced County, due to the funds from Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Read More »

Five California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) employees who courageously helped save lives have been presented with the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Award. Read More »

Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority today issued the seventh in a weekly series of updates on the work underway to replace 31 joints on the westbound upper deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. Read More »

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has appointed geologist Kimberley Holtz to lead the Survey Division at the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Read More »

Caltrans is proactively replacing approximately 800 X-Lite guardrail end terminals on the state highway system based on the terminals not meeting field performance expectations. Read More »

Caltrans is committed to helping achieve California’s and Governor Brown’s goal of eliminating transportation-based carbon emissions by 2045. Read More »