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4 unusual facts about California Department of Transportation


Encelia farinosa

It does well in cultivation and recently has spread dramatically in areas not natural to its distribution in large part because Caltrans has begun to use it in hydroseeding.

Evelyn, California

The California Department of Transportation uses this area to store paving materials and test equipment for work on California State Route 127 and other area roads.

Michael D. Duvall

During his time in the Assembly, he served as the vice chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, which monitored the operations of the California Department of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles, and California Highway Patrol.

Sidalcea stipularis

One of the two occurrences is next to a road where there is heavy CalTrans activity.


Institute of Transportation Studies

Research partners include the Division of Research and Innovation at the California Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Research and Innovative Technology Associaltion at the United States Department of Transportation.


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