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词条 California Department of Transportation
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  1. History

  2. Administration

  3. Districts

  4. See also

  5. Notes

  6. References

  7. External links

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the US state of California. The department is part of the cabinet-level California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). Caltrans is headquartered in Sacramento.[4]

Caltrans manages the state's highway system, which includes the California Freeway and Expressway System, and is involved with public transportation systems throughout the state. It supports Amtrak California and Amtrak's Capitol Corridor.

In 2015, Caltrans released a new mission statement: "Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability."[5]

History

The earliest predecessor of Caltrans was the Bureau of Highways, which was created by the California Legislature and signed into law by Governor James Budd in 1895.[6] This agency consisted of three commissioners who were charged with analyzing the state road system and making recommendations. At the time, there was no state highway system, since roads were purely a local responsibility. California's roads consisted of crude dirt roads maintained by county governments, as well as some paved roads within city boundaries, and this ad hoc system was no longer adequate for the needs of the state's rapidly growing population. After the commissioners submitted their report to the governor on November 25, 1896, the legislature replaced the Bureau with the Department of Highways.[7]

Due to the state's weak fiscal condition and corrupt politics, little progress was made until 1907, when the legislature replaced the Department of Highways with the Department of Engineering, within which there was a Division of Highways.[6] California voters approved an US$18 million bond issue for the construction of a state highway system in 1910, and the first California Highway Commission was convened in 1911.[6] On August 7, 1912, the department broke ground on its first construction project, the section of El Camino Real between South San Francisco and Burlingame, which later became part of California State Route 82.[8] The year 1912 also saw the founding of the Transportation Laboratory and the creation of seven administrative divisions, which are the predecessors of the 12 district offices in use {{Asof|2018|lc=y}}.[6] The original seven division headquarters were located in:[9]

  • Willits[10] Mercantile Building for Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties
  • Redding C.R.Briggs Building for Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties
  • Sacramento Forum Building for Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba counties
  • San Francisco Rialto Building for Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Sonoma counties
  • San Luis Obispo Union National Bank Building for Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties
  • Fresno Forsythe Building[11] for Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, and Tulare counties
  • Los Angeles Union Oil Building for Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties

In 1913, the California State Legislature began requiring vehicle registration and allocated the resulting funds to support regular highway maintenance.[6]

In 1921, the state legislature turned the Department of Engineering into the Department of Public Works.[12]

The history of Caltrans and its predecessor agencies during the 20th century was marked by many firsts. It was one of the first agencies in the United States to paint centerlines on highways statewide; the first to build a freeway west of the Mississippi River; the first to build a four-level stack interchange; the first to develop and deploy non-reflective raised pavement markers, better known as Botts' dots; and one of the first to implement dedicated freeway-to-freeway connector ramps for high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

In late 1972, the legislature approved a reorganization, suggested by a study initiated by then-Governor Ronald Reagan, in which the Department of Public Works was merged with the Department of Aeronautics to become the modern California Department of Transportation.[13]

Administration

For administrative purposes, Caltrans divides the State of California into 12 districts, supervised by district offices. Most districts cover multiple counties; District 12 (Orange County) is the only district with one county. The largest districts by population are District 4 (San Francisco Bay Area) and District 7 (Los Angeles and Ventura counties). Like most state agencies, Caltrans maintains its headquarters in Sacramento, which is covered by District 3.

Districts

District[14] Area (Counties) Headquarters
1 Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino Eureka
2 Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity; portions of Butte and Sierra Redding
3 Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo,Yuba Marysville
4 Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Oakland
5 Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz San Luis Obispo
6 Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern Fresno
7Los Angeles, Ventura Los Angeles
8 Riverside, San Bernardino San Bernardino
9 Inyo, Mono Bishop
10 Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne Stockton
11 Imperial, San Diego San Diego
12 Orange Santa Ana[15]

See also

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  • Transportation in California
  • State highways in California
  • United States Department of Transportation
  • List of roads and highways
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Notes

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/data_library/CFB_EFB/2016_CFB.pdf|title=Caltrans Executive Fact Book|last=|first=|date=May 2016|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Mac|title=The 2016–17 Budget Transportation Proposals|url=http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3366/transportation-proposals-022316.pdf|website=Legislative Analyst's Office|publisher=Legislative Analyst's Office of California|accessdate=21 September 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=State of California Department of Transportation February 2018 Organization Chart|url=http://dot.ca.gov/orgchart/departmentalorgchart.pdf|publisher=Caltrans|accessdate=24 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224124932/http://dot.ca.gov/orgchart/departmentalorgchart.pdf|archivedate=24 February 2018|date=February 2018}}
4. ^"Caltrans Mail Addresses." California Department of Transportation. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://dot.ca.gov/mission.html|title=Caltrans Mission, Vision, Goals & Values|publisher=Caltrans|access-date=26 September 2016}}
6. ^Raymond Forsyth and Joseph Hagwood, One Hundred Years of Progress (Sacramento: California Transportation Foundation, 1996): 11
7. ^Raymond Forsyth and Joseph Hagwood, One Hundred Years of Progress (Sacramento: California Transportation Foundation, 1996): 12.
8. ^Raymond Forsyth and Joseph Hagwood, One Hundred Years of Progress (Sacramento: California Transportation Foundation, 1996): 13.
9. ^{{cite journal |last=Ellis |first=W.R. |year=1913 |title=Division Engineers – Office Addresses |journal=California Highway Bulletin |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=2&3 |publisher=California Highway Commission }}
10. ^Willits was the northernmost California Coast Range city connected to the national rail network when the headquarters were established there.
11. ^The Forsythe Building was shared with the original Gottschalks department store.
12. ^Raymond Forsyth and Joseph Hagwood, One Hundred Years of Progress (Sacramento: California Transportation Foundation, 1996): 32.
13. ^Raymond Forsyth and Joseph Hagwood, One Hundred Years of Progress (Sacramento: California Transportation Foundation, 1996): 128.
14. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.buildcalifornia.org/html/caltrans_district_offices.html |title = Caltrans District Offices |accessdate = 2010-02-13 |publisher = California Department of Transportation |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100211193159/http://www.buildcalifornia.org/html/caltrans_district_offices.html# |archive-date = 2010-02-11 |dead-url = yes |df = }}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/d12/news/News%20Release%20D12%20Move%20to%20Santa%20Ana%20October%202016.pdf|title=News Release D12 Move to Santa Ana October 2016 (PDF)}}

References

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External links

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  • {{official|http://dot.ca.gov/}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629070931/http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways.pdf Named Highways, Freeways, Structures, and Other Appurtenances in California] (PDF)
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