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Surprising Weather Conditions That Cause Severe Highway Accidents

Southern California sells itself on sunshine. Palm trees, endless summer, postcard skies — that's the brand. But ask anyone who drives the I-15 through Cajon Pass or cuts across the Antelope Valley toward the high desert, and a different story comes out. Local microclimates and sudden visibility drops turn familiar…

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California will spend $36.4 million repairing Ebbetts Pass, one of the last wild trans-Sierra routes, where the highway climbs above 8,000 feet and narrows to one lane

Caltrans will begin a $36.4 million project on August 3 to repair 31.7 miles of California's Highway 4, including the historic Ebbetts Pass in the Sierra Nevada. The four-year project will improve road surfaces, drainage and safety features while causing temporary lane closures and occasional full highway closures until 2030.

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Why California just returned 136 acres of protected coastline to Indigenous tribes, know what this historic decision means

California has returned 136 acres of Mendocino County coast to Indigenous nations. State officials approved the transfer of Blues Beach and surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma. This marks the first time land managed by Caltrans has been returned to Indigenous Tribes. Kai Poma plans cultural and environmental studies for resource…

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Mule deer already using incomplete $20m wildlife bridge in California

Within the last few days, a camera trap caught images of three mule deer using structure for the first time

The Guardian - US

SF to LA in 3 hours? California explores 140 MPH buses

Caltrans found that most U.S. freeways are built for about 85 mph, so much faster buses would require major road and infrastructure upgrades

The Independent UK

Six skiers found but 10 still missing after avalanche in California

Group was skiing in snow-hit Sierra Nevadas, while winter storm brings heavy rain and floods to other parts of state

The Guardian - US

California's scenic Highway 1 near Big Sur reopens 3 years after damaging landslides

A 90-mile section of California’s Highway 1 along the famous Big Sur coast has finally reopened after three years of closures following a series of landslides and a roadway collapse that hampered tourism on the scenic route

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California’s Highway 1 reopens after years-long closure due to landslides

Scenic coastal throughfare from Los Angeles to San Francisco had been cut in tourism-reliant Big Sur area

The Guardian - US

Hackers replaced Silicon Valley crosswalks messages with Elon Musk’s voice after exposing ‘weak password,’ report says

Investigations revealed that the Caltrans system was hacked because the company did not change the passwords on the crosswalk system, despite being advised to by the manufacturers

The Independent UK

12 California department of transport employees held rowdy retirement with stripper and booze during work hours, report

The alleged party resulted in 10 members being served termination notices and another two being given suspension notices

The Independent UK

Notorious stretch of California highway dubbed ‘Blood Alley’ where James Dean died is to close for safety work

Dozens of people have been killed and many more injured in accidents on the stretch of road

The Independent UK

‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles

A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animals

The Guardian - US

Gigantic rockslide closes major highway into Yosemite – see photos of the mammoth debris pile

The clear-up operation is so gargantuan that highway officials won't predict road reopening time

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LA fires: Is it safe to travel to California and is LAX closed?

Roads are closed but flight disruption has so far kept to a minimum as fires spread in southern California

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U.S. Ambassador Pushes for Completion of New Port of Entry Connecting San Diego and Tijuana Amid Delays

The long-awaited Otay Mesa East Port of Entry is mired in delays and is now projected to open in two more years.

The Guardian - US

This winding LA highway is notoriously treacherous. Extreme weather is making it worse

‘The Grapevine’, which connects the metropolis to the state’s agricultural hub, now serves as a window to the effects of climate crisis

The Guardian - US

‘Transformational’: how a California city launched America’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train

The new zero-emission train, known as Zemu, will run through an area that has long suffered from poor air quality. Will it be the start of a clean energy rail movement in the US?

The Independent UK

Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order

A day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments on state land, including lots under freeways, the homeless people living in these encampments are wondering where else they could go

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Gov. Newsom passed a new executive order on homeless encampments. Here's what it means

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order directing state agencies “to move urgently to address dangerous” homeless encampments and clear them from state land while giving local governments the authority to do the same

The Guardian - US

A beloved palm and pine tree mark California’s center. Now they’re being cut down

Local residents are mourning the planned removal of the trees, symbols of the state’s northern-southern divide

The Independent UK

Lax oversight by California agency put LA freeway at risk before 2023 blaze, audit finds

A state audit has found lax oversight by California’s transportation agency contributed to a destructive blaze that consumed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway used by hundreds of thousands of commuters

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Construction On World's Largest Wildlife Crossing Closes LA Freeway

Learn about the construction of the world's largest wildlife crossing on LA's 101 Freeway to aid mountain lions' safe passage.

Evening Standard

Chunk of California's scenic Highway 1 collapses in storm stranding motorists

The collapse occurred amid heavy rain near Rocky Creek Bridge about 17 miles south of Monterey

The Independent UK

Los Angeles freeway is fully reopened after arson fire, just in time for Monday morning's rush hour

An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed by a Nov. 11 arson fire has reopened ahead of Monday morning’s commute

The Independent UK

Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire

State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend

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