Date: September 16, 2013
Caltrans: District 4 CHP: Golden
Gate Division
Contact: Vince Jacala
Contact:
Sgt. Diana McDermott Phone:
(510) 286-5206 Cell Phone: (707)373-7892
Cell Phone: (510)715-7212
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LITTER CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
“Don’t Trash California”
Caltrans and CHP increase awareness
(OAKLAND)-
Caltrans
and the CHP are teaming up to increase awareness of litter clean-up and
enforcement efforts on Tuesday, September 17th, 2013. The day-long joint-agency
effort starts in the morning with highway message signs throughout the Bay Area
reminding everyone: “Don’t Trash
California”.
Orange litter bags will be piled-up at
various locations along our highways with media ride-along opportunities
available with CHP and Caltrans crews.
Caltrans maintenance crews throughout the
nine Bay Area counties will focus their efforts throughout the day on
cleaning-up litter left alongside the highways. CHP will focus on vehicle enforcement
and reminds drivers that law enforcement throughout the Bay Area will be on the
lookout for litterers.
“The CHP and Caltrans have worked together in
committing resources and personnel towards targeting commercial and private
vehicles which violate litter laws,” said CHP Lieutenant, Tim Westcott. “Our
role is to provide enforcement efforts focused on uncovered loads, improperly
maintained equipment, and material being spilled or thrown onto the roadway.”
“Caltrans and the CHP hope this Tuesday’s
event will raise awareness among all drivers that litter is not only unsightly,
it’s not safe and it costs taxpayers a lot of money,” said Caltrans District 4
Director Bijan Sartipi. “Last year, Caltrans spent about $50 million statewide
cleaning up litter. Crews also collected enough trash to fill more than 8,000
garbage trucks.”
Caltrans and CHP will be at some of these and
other locations throughout the Bay Area:
San
Francisco/Daly City (8:30 a.m. until 11a.m.)
Northbound
and Southbound Highway 101 Sierra Point to Candlestick
Eastbound
and Southbound Highway 380 between Millbrae and Daly City
**Castro Valley/East
Bay (starting at around 12 p.m.)
Northbound Highway 238 under the I-580 Overcrossing
Photo-Opportunities-large stockpile of orange
trash bags picked up during the event
San
Leandro/East Bay (9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.)
Northbound and Southbound I-880 between
Washington and Davis
Benicia
(10 a.m. until 1 p.m.)
I-680
at Lake Herman to I-780 at South Hampton both directions
San Jose (9 a.m.
until 2 p.m.)
Highway 87 Northbound and Southbound between
Curtner Road and Julian
For more information on adopting a highway,
call 1-866-ADOPT-A-HWY. Or contact Adopt A Highway Coordinators, Chris Mayfield
and Jose Montoya at 510-286-4421.
This is the 10th anniversary year
of the Litter Clean-Up event which began as a conversation about Litter
Abatement among Caltrans District 4, the CHP, truck associations and various
Bay Area cities.
Contact Vince Jacala at Caltrans, or Sgt. Diana McDermott at CHP for
interviews, photo opportunities, and media ride-along opportunities.
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