Deadlines are quickly approaching! All 2017 Repurposed Earmark funds must be obligated on or before September 30, 2020. On that date, all unobligated repurposed balances will lapse. To assure processing of Requests for Authorization (RFA) and allow for review and issuance of E-76 approvals through Caltrans and FHWA, agencies are recommended to submit RFAs to … Read more Earmark Repurposing 2017 Funds are Expiring
View the flyer for this free informative event. Webinar Meeting Session #1: Wednesday June 3, 2020 1:30 to 3:00 PM Webinar Meeting Session #2: Thursday June 4, 2020 10:30 AM to noon Background: Caltrans is working with the local agency representatives of the Highway Bridge Program Advisory Committee (HBPAC) to reform Highway Bridge Program (HBP) … Read more Local Highway Bridge Program Reform Policies Webinar
You are invited to the FHWA’s Everyday Count (EDC-5) Value Capture Strategies Virtual Peer Exchange Series on May 14, 2020, from 1 to 3 PM (EST). To reserve a space at this unique forum to share challenges, solutions, and successes, click here! Learn and engage with nationally recognized experts and representatives from leading peer … Read more Everyday Count Value Capture Strategies Virtual Peer Exchange
An update from the Caltrans Division of Research Innovation System Information (DRISI) Caltrans and the Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) recently met to discuss their All Roads Linear Referencing System (LRS) needs, identifying the 1Spatial tool as a potential key component in sharing data. For more information, contact Keith Chervunkong at chingsou.chervunkong@dot.ca.gov. Caltrans participated in … Read more All Roads LRS Collaboration and Data Sharing Events
Effective March 27, 2020, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has made edits, referred to as Revision 5 (Rev 5), to the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), to provide uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices in California. This action was taken pursuant to the provisions of California … Read more Revision 5 of the CA MUTCD
To better understand the long-term effectiveness of in-place scour countermeasures designed using FHWA’s HEC 23 guidance, the FHWA partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to assess the condition of existing scour countermeasures at various bridge sites across the country which had experience significant flooding. From 2014 to 2018, the USGS reviewed countermeasure plans, flood … Read more Results of FHWA Study Assessing Bridge Scour Countermeasures