Today's
Date: December
05, 2012
District: 4 - Oakland
Contact: Adam Priest
Phone: (510) 286-5543
Contact: Lieutentant Commander Kelly
Pilon
Phone (925) 862-2223
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CALTRANS LITTER
CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY
Thursday,December
06, 2012 Caltrans Partners
With CHP
District 4
(Oakland) – Caltrans and the
CHP will join forces in a maximum effort against highway litter this Thursday,
December 06, 2012.
Caltrans maintenance crews
throughout the nine Bay Area counties will focus their efforts throughout the
day on cleaning up litter left alongside the highways. Caltrans employees will
be at various locations around the region.
This fiscal year, Caltrans
District 4 spent almost $22 million in District 4 to pick up litter and debris,
clean-up homeless camps, and sweep freeways.
The California Highway Patrol
will also focus on litter law enforcement on Thursday. The focus will be the
greatest in the Inspection Facilities. Patrolling units will also look closely
at vehicle cargo containment and littering violations.
Litter is not only unpleasant to
look at, is also a threat to the safety of motorists. In addition, litter often
plugs storm drains during heavy rains, causing flooded roads and traffic
delays.
Contact Adam Priest at (510)
286-5543 or Bob Haus at (510) 286-5576 for interviews.
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