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Search results for "Caltrans" ...
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Danger Zones: Hundreds have been hurt or killed on roads where the state was warned of trouble but moved slowly on fixes
"At least 375 people were injured and four killed on stretches of highway where the state was warned of danger but took as long as 11 years to make fixes, an Orange County Register investigation found. After the trouble spots first were flagged, 816 accidents happened along 16 zones Caltrans identified as its top safety priorities in Orange County - almost four times as many crashes as would be expected if the roads were fixed promptly." Includes multiple detailed infographics.
Tags: highways; accidents; traffic; traffic accidents; roads; transportation; travel; crashes; cars; safety; safety priorities; California Department of Transportation; California; danger; Caltrans
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The Bay Bridge: Where The Fault Lies
A three-day examination of how one of California's most visible and expensive public works projects foundered, and the cost to taxpayers as a result of the foul-ups.
Tags: public works projects; Bay Bridge; Loma Prieta earthquake; California Department of Transportation; Caltrans
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Road Risk: A Chronicle of Fatal Mistakes and Flawed Policies
A seven-month investigation leads to a series of reports that examine the dangers on California's roads. The series investigations hazards such as "pedestrians being struck in crosswalks and permit errors that led to dozens of truck accidents." The team of investigators used documents such as state accident reports, internal state and local documents and traffic engineering documents, to name a few.
Tags: vehicles roadway hazards National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Caltrans overpasses bridges
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Century Freeway: Caltrans 'Dirty Little Secret'
This story investigates the California Department of Transportation and exposed that Caltrans had put millions of dollars into "a secret rescue effort to keep a 3.5 mile section of the Century Freeway from collapsing because of underground erosion. ... Auditors now estimate that the repairs will ultimately cost $117 million and will require the construction of a treatment plant for the water that is pumped from beneath the freeway."
Tags: funding Governor Pete Wilson underground highway public works