California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

Caltrans, based in Fresno, manages more than 45,000 miles of California's highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports and works with local agencies.

GreenStop Competition, Route 99 in the Central Valley

The California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, is responsible for 88 Safety Roadside Rest Areas throughout California. These facilities enhance driver safety by providing an opportunity for travelers to stop and rest before continuing in their travels. Caltrans Landscape Architecture Program provides guidance for planning and designing new rest areas and rehabilitating existing rest areas.

Interstate 215 Freeway Reconstruction, Riverside County

Commuters will soon see a unifying theme of textured wall treatments incorporating historic and cultural design elements along the corridor of State Routes 60/91 and Interstate 215 through the cities of Corona, Riverside, and Moreno Valley. Retaining walls and sound walls don?EUR??,,????'???t just buffer freeway noise anymore. They may provide motorists with a glimpse of a city?EUR??,,????'???s personality.

Paso Robles Gateways, Paso Robles

The Paso Robles Gateways Project located in State Route 101 in Paso Robles represents a successful collaboration between The City of Paso Robles and Caltrans. Completion of the project has provided a context sensitive community gateway for the local commuters and long distance travelers in San Luis Obispo County. Linda Baker acted as Landscape Architect for this project.

Soil Stabilization Project, Route 267, Placer County

Stabilizing steep slopes (1-1/2:1) using state of the art technologies. The work to incorporate compost into disturbed roadside soils on Caltrans construction projects is often permit driven. Both the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and Lahontan Water Resources Control Board require that all disturbed slopes on construction projects be protected from erosion. The preferred method to control erosion is to establish vegetation.