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Construction on the highway began in 1928, which involved the boring of three tunnels. Previously, the road was signed as U.S. Route 40 Alternate, crossing the Sierra Nevada at a lower elevation than Donner Pass on US 40, now Interstate 80 (I-80). The road was renumbered SR 70 in the 1964 state highway renumbering. Today, portions of SR 70 have ...
The closure will impact southbound Highway 70 between Woodruff Lane and Laurellen Road starting from 8 p.m. Friday (April 9) until 5 a.m. Monday (April 12). Highway 70 will remain open only to ...
The state highway system of the U.S. state of California is a network of highways that are owned and maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Each highway is assigned a Route (officially State Highway Route [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) number in the Streets and Highways Code (Sections 300–635) .
Highway 99 at Pixley still closed. 12:40 p.m. Sunday: A portion of Highway 99 in Pixley near Avenue 96 remained closed, according to Caltrans’ road conditions map. The stretch was closed ...
The enactment of the Collier–Burns Highway Act of 1947 after "a lengthy and bitter legislative battle" was a watershed moment in Caltrans history. [12] The act "placed California highway's program on a sound financial basis" by doubling vehicle registration fees and raising gasoline and diesel fuel taxes from 3 cents to 4.5 cents per gallon.
The state was long aware of conditions under Interstate 10 where a massive fire Saturday severely damaged the freeway south of downtown Los Angeles — with Caltrans inspectors on site as recently ...
California's vast terrain is connected by an extensive system of freeways, expressways, and highways, all maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and patrolled by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), except for the numbered expressways in Santa Clara County which were built and maintained by the county itself.
“Especially with the rain, we hope drivers will be even more careful” on Highway 1 and other routes, a Caltrans spokesperson said. Caltrans gears up for rough SLO County road conditions ahead ...