State Route 13 Night Closures to Begin for Roadway Rehabilitation Project

Date:              August 14, 2014

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Allyn Amsk

Phone:          (510) 286-5445

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

State Route 13

Night Closures to Begin for Roadway Rehabilitation Project

Berkeley, Alameda County – On Monday night, August 18, Caltrans will begin a roadway rehabilitation project on State Route 13/Ashby Avenue, between Interstate 80 and San Pablo Avenue.  Work includes roadway repairs, removing railroad tracks east of 9^th Street, and paving and striping the roadway. Due to the traffic on Ashby Avenue, this work can only be completed at night.

Work Hours on State Route 13/Ashby Avenue

• Lane Closures: Monday night, August 18 through Friday night, August 22, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Caltrans will close one lane in each direction from I-80 to San Pablo Avenue.
• Full Closures: Monday night, August 18 and Tuesday night, August 19, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Caltrans will close Ashby Avenue between 9^th Street and San Pablo Avenue.
• Detour: motorists may take 7^th Street to Heinz Avenue or Folger Avenue and continue to San Pablo Avenue.

Please drive cautiously through the construction zones, leave a safe traveling distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you, and “Slow for the Cone Zone.”

For information about Caltrans projects in Alameda County, visit the website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4.

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LITTER CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 “Don’t Trash California”

Date: March 18, 2014              

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) 385-7069

           

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LITTER CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

“Don’t Trash California”

Caltrans and CHP increase awareness on eve of spring cleaning season

(OAKLAND)- Caltrans and the CHP are working to increase awareness of litter clean-up and enforcement efforts on Wednesday, March 19th, 2014, the eve of this year’s official start of springtime.  

And with the spring equinox and Earth Day events fast approaching, highway message signs throughout the Bay Area will remind everyone to: “Don’t Trash California”. 

As part of Wednesday’s joint agency effort, Caltrans maintenance crews throughout the Bay Area will focus on cleaning-up litter left alongside highways. CHP will focus on vehicle enforcement and reminds drivers that law enforcement will be watching for litter violations.

Litter affects everyone’s safety and costs taxpayers a lot of money. In 2012, Caltrans spent about $50 million statewide cleaning up litter and collecting enough trash to fill more than 8,000 garbage trucks.

During Wednesday’s event, media ride-along opportunities are available with CHP and Caltrans crews at these and other litter pick-up locations between 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.:

San Jose-Los Gatos 

Northbound and Southbound Highway 101 between McKee Road and Alum Rock, San Jose

Southbound I-280 between Lark Avenue and Main Street, Los Gatos 

San Francisco

Northbound and Southbound U.S. Highway 101 between Sierra Point and Candlestick

Oakland-Emeryville-Berkeley  

Eastbound I-80 between the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza and Powell Street, Oakland-Emeryville

Westbound I-80 between Gilman Street and Ashby Avenue, Berkeley

Fairfield-Benicia-San Rafael

Northbound and southbound I-680 between Lake Herman Road and I-80, Benicia-Fairfield

Northbound and southbound Highway 101-between N. San Pedro and Hwy 37, San Rafael 

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Community members can also “Adopt A Highway” through the Caltrans Adopt A Highway Program.

For information, call 1-866-ADOPT-A-HWY or click onto: http://adopt-a-highway.dot.ca.gov/ 

Litter Clean-Up and Enforcement Day started as a conversation more than 10 years ago between Caltrans, CHP and local cities to raise awareness and help keep our highways clean throughout the Bay Area. 

2013 marked the 10^th anniversary year of the Litter Clean-Up event.

Contact Vince Jacala at Caltrans, or Sgt. Diana McDermott at CHP for interviews, photo opportunities, and media ride-along opportunities.                                                                                                                                                                              

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