Caltrans (California Department of Transportation)

Sacramento, CA

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1120 North Street
Sacramento, CA
http://www.dot.ca.gov
916.654.5266

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Products and Press Releases

SamTrans
SamTrans hydrogen fuel cell bus.
Feb. 6, 2025
The funding will go towards installing electric charging infrastructure to power electric buses, to help build a new light-rail station and to help maintain a few fleet of fuel...
San Diego Association of Governments
SANDAG and Caltrans will begin construction on the Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track project to add nearly a mile of new double track between the cities of Encinitas and Carlsbad, Calif.
The $166 million project will begin with installments of steel pipes into the ground to provide the foundation needed to construct a temporary construction platform.
OCTA
OCTA zero-emission bus.
The funding brings the state’s total investment in transportation projects to more than $1 billion in the past decade.
SacRT
The Caltrans Sustainable Community grants support the agency’s efforts to improve safety, enhance transit connections and meet the community’s mobility needs.
Caltrans
March 7, 2024
All seven trainsets are ADA-accessible and are expected to be in operation on the San Joaquins line by the end of 2025.
Caltrans
Feb. 15, 2024
The new order for hydrogen-powered trainsets from Stadler will be delivered in 2027.
NCTD
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NCTD will use the funding to enhance the pedestrian tunnel to be more welcoming and aesthetically pleasing, improving safety and the customer experience.
CAL-ITP
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Sept. 27, 2022
California is one of the first states to integrate the federal government’s secure Login.gov sign-in service, enabling older adults to tap to pay a discounted bus fare at participating...
Caltrans
Calitp
June 7, 2022
The Operational Data Standard leverages the existing GTFS standard for transit service information and extends it to include data about personnel, scheduled maintenance and non...
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
A rendering of Market Street in San Francisco where a new design aims to create a comfortable, universally accessible, sustainable and enjoyable place.
Dec. 29, 2021
The policy is designed to ‘reduce dependence on driving without sacrificing mobility and accessibility.’

Articles & News

Caltrans
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Oct. 16, 2023
The vehicles will be based on Stadler’s successful Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train concept and will be funded through California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $10 billion, multiyear...
MBTA
Traffic congestion on Columbus Ave in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, with multiple MBTA buses stuck behind cars (2020). The authority has been working to install transit signal priority technology on strategic routes to speed bus movements.
May 26, 2023
The eight states to receive the grants will use the funds to implement technology-based solutions to improve safety, mobility, connectivity and performance of highway and transit...
Brightline
An artists representations of future Brightline West service.
The project will ensure wildlife, in particular big horn sheep, at three high-need locations in San Bernardino County can safety cross over highway lanes and future high-speed...
San joaquin Regional RAil Commission
One design option to separate Union Pacific's line from BNSF's rail line. The corridor is also used by Amtrak and ACE trains.
Sept. 15, 2020
The grant will help alleviate congestion between freight and passenger trains at California’s busiest rail junction.

Videos & Resources

Introducing The Charger Locomotive - Caltrans News Flash #128
April 26, 2017
In this Caltrans News Flash, Public Information Officer Mark Dinger takes you to historic Old Sacramento for the first look at the new, high speed Charger locomotive, which was...
Fix-It First - Caltrans News Flash #126
April 14, 2017
In this News Flash, Caltrans spokesperson Greg Lawson discusses District 10’s storm-related emergency projects, the effects of deferred maintenance on the state highway system...
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June 3, 2016
This week's update features videos from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), The Rapid, Metropolitan Tranist Authority of Harris County (Metro), Valley Metro and the California...

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SFMTA
SFMTA received $7.44 million for free bus and rail service for low-income seniors and people with disabilities.
Aug. 6, 2021
The projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation sustainability by providing new and expanded bus and rail service for disadvantaged and low-income...
San Diego MTS
San Diego MTS was among the California transit systems to be awarded funds from Caltrans Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. 26 of the 166 projects will use the awarded funds toward the purchase of zero-emissions vehicles.
July 31, 2020
Caltrans says nearly all the projects and $140 million will benefit disadvantaged communities throughout the state.
XpressWest
The proposed XpressWest project will construct a 170-mile long, electric high-speed passenger rail system that will run along I-15’s median protected by barriers.
July 6, 2020
The lease agreement is for high-speed passenger rail between Las Vegas and Southern California.
Dec. 4, 2019
Caltrans will complete vulnerability assessments in each of its 12 districts to help protect the future of the transportation system.
SacRT
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Aug. 1, 2019
The funds come from the LCTOP and will benefit 180 projects in the state.
Sept. 12, 2018
Caltrans has released the 2018 State Rail Plan – a bold vision for state rail that aims to boost the economy, help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve safety statewide...
Sept. 11, 2018
Caltrans will improve the safety, mobility, and efficiency of railways across the state thanks in part to an $11.3 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration’s CRISI...
July 11, 2018
Caltrans has announced that 152 local projects received nearly $97 million in funding from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.
Metro in partnership with Caltrans has prepared an updated Focused Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statemen.