CALTRANS CHP LITTER ENFORCEMENT DAY AND CLEAN-UP WEEK Thursday, June 19, 2014 through Thursday, June 26, 2014

Date: June 18, 2014              

District:  4-Oakland                               CHP: Golden Gate Division

Contact: Bob Haus                              Contact: Officer Daniel Hill                                                   Phone: (510) 286-5576                         Cell Phone: (707) 373-7732                                                                     

           

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CALTRANS CHP LITTER ENFORCEMENT DAY AND CLEAN-UP WEEK

Thursday, June 19, 2014 through Thursday, June 26, 2014

Caltrans Partners with CHP and local cities throughout the Bay Area

  

Oakland - Caltrans and the CHP will work together in a major effort against highway litter this Thursday, June 19th, 2014. Caltrans maintenance crews in the nine Bay Area counties will focus their efforts throughout the day cleaning litter alongside the highways. The California Highway Patrol Commercial Mobile Road Enforcement units will also focus on litter enforcement, and educating drivers to cover their loads.

Caltrans employees will be work at various locations around the Bay Area including the following:

Alameda County

Highway 580 Hollis St/Mandela Pkwy to Wood Street

Contra Costa County

Highway 4 from Highway 680 to Willow Pass Road

Marin County

Highway 101- Highway 1 to Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Santa Clara County

Highway 101 from Highway 880 to Great America Pkwy

Caltrans is partnering with several cities around the Bay Area, including Livermore, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, Vallejo, San Jose, Cupertino and more.

We are encouraging individuals, organizations and businesses to join us in litter abatement and recycling activities in your local community from Thursday, June 19, 2014 through Thursday, June 26, 2014.

For information on activities you can do, contact your local city government or, email us

http://adopt-a-highway.dot.ca.gov/

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/maintenance/adopthwy.htm

Contact Chris Mayfield at (510) 286-4421 for more information.

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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