California Highways and Public Works, November-December 1964

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~...... STATE OF CALIFORNIA EDMUND G. BROWN, Governor HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AGENCY ROBERT B. BRADFORD Administrator DEPAitTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS JOHN ERRECA, Director FRANK A. CHAMBERS . Chief Deputy Director RUSSELL J. GOONEY . Deputy Director (Management) T. F. BAGSHAW Assistant Director JUSTIN DuCRAY Departmental Management Analyst HARRY D. FREEMAN Deputy Director (Planning) C. RAY VARLEY Assistant Director S. ALAN WHITE Departmental Personnel Officer

DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS 1. C. WOMACK State Highway Engineer, Chief of Division CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION J. P. MURPHY Depuly State Highway Engineer Right of way J. A. LE6ARRA Deputy State Highway Engineer RUDOLF HESS Chief Right of Way Agent ROBERT B. BRADFORD Chairman and L. KAGAN Assistant Chief GEO. LANGSNER Deputy State Highway Engineer HARRY Administrator, Highway DEXTER D. MacBRiDE Assistant Chief Agency LYMAN R. GILLIS Assistant State Highway Engineer Transportation R. S. 1. PIANEZZI Assistant Chief J. E. McMAHON Assistant State Highway Engineer ABRAHAM KOFMAN Vice Chairman FRANK E. BAXTER Assistant 5tafe Highway Engineer DistricT 1, Eureka Alameda SAM HELWER District Engineer GEORGE A. HILL Assistant State Highway Engineer JAMES A. GUTHRIE San Bernardino 1. C. BURRILL fompfroller District 2, Redding ROGER S. WOOLLEY San Diego H. S. MILES District Engineer NEAL E. ANDERSEN . Equipment Engineer FRANKLIN S. PAYNE Los Angeles JOHN L. BEATON Materials and Research Engineer nisrricr 3, Marysville WILLIAM S. WHITEHURST . Fresno WARREN District Engineer C. G. BEER Urban Planner W• ~• JOSEPH C. HOUGHTELING Sunnyvale Engineer A. N. DUNNAM Computer Systems District 4, San Francisco Engineer of Design ALVORD C. ESTEP ALAN $. HART District Engineer JOHN ERRECA Administrative Officer Engineer J. F. JORGENSEN Construction R. A. HAYLER Deputy District Engineer and Director of Public Works Information SCOTT H. LATHROP Personnel and Public HAIG AYANIAN Qeputy District Engineer JACK COOPER, Secretary Sacramento C. T. LEDDEN City and County Projects Engineer C. F. GREENE Deputy District Engineer H. C. McCARTY Office Engineer JACK E. PEDDY Project Control Engineer Disfricf 5, son Buis Obispo District 8, San Bernardino DAWA G. PEN6ILLY Planning Engineer R. J. DATEL District Engineer C. V. KANE District Engineer E. J. L. PETERSON Program and Budget Engineer R. V. POTTER Systems Research Engineer nis~ricr 6, Fresno District 9, Bishop WELCH District Engineer E. L. TINNEY . Maintenance Engineer W ~• C. A. SHERVINGTON District Engineer DONALD P. VAN RIPER Principal Landscape Architect District ~, cos Angeles J. E. WILSON Traffic Engineer E. T. TELFORD District Engineer District 10, SfockTOn A. L. ELLIOTT Bridge Engineer—Planning A. L. HIMELHOCH Deputy District Engineer JOHN G. MEYER District Engineer R. J. IVY Bridge Engineer—Administration A. C. BIRNIE Deputy District Engineer I. 0. JAHLSTROM . Bridge Engineer—Operetions A. W. HOY Deputy District Engineer District 11, San Qiego DALE DOWNING Bridge Engineer—Southern Area R. E. DEFFEBACH Deputy District Engineer JACOB DEKEMA District Engineer

DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY HARRY S. FENTON Chief Counsel EMERSON RHYNER Deputy Chief (Sacramento) HOLLOWAY JONES Deputy Chief (San Francisco) REGINALD B. PEGRAM Deputy Chief (Los Angeles)

DOVISION OF BAY TOLL CROSSINGS E. R. FOLEY . Chief Engineer BEN BALALA Planning and Construction CHARLES L. SWEET Operations

DIVISION OF AEROfVAl171CS CLYDE P. BARNETT Director, Chief of Division

p33765-500 it-6~ 66N[ rY%tt~CQ I)1 CALIFORNIA OrfICE Of STATE PRINTING California Hi~ hwa Y sand Public Works Official Journal of the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, State of California

Vol. 4~ November-December Nos. 1 1-12

CONTENTS

Poge Departmental Organization Chart ______2 California Highway Commission ______3 California Highways-1964 ______5 Division Organization Chart ______21

Operations . ------_ ------_ - ---_ ------22 Construction ------_ __ 22 Maintenance------_ - - 24 Materials and Research ------27 Equipment------_ 30 Administration ------_ 33 Office Engineer ______. _ ------_ City and County Projects ----- _ -----_------__------36 Service and Supply ___..------___ --_ ----_ ---- 39 Management Analysis ------__ ------40 Systems Research ------40 Planning ------_ 41 Advance Planning ------41 Photogrammetric Mapping and Aerial Photography ______42 FRONT COVER: In fhis aerial photo taken above Donner down the eastern slope Programs and Budgets ------_------_------_----- Pass, old US 40 winds ------43 toward Donner Lake in fhe distance. The new Inter Design ------44 state 80 Freeway, opened fo froffic on November 20, Traffic------r------46 can be seen on the slopes to the left of the lake and beyond. (Photo by William R. Chaney). Urban Planning ------=------49

Bridges ------51 BACK COVER: This nighttime view of the Antelope B ri dg e P I a n ni ng ------51 Road interchange on Interstate 80 near Sacramento displays the Division of Highways' latest devices aimed BridgeOperations ------— ------52 SpecialStudies 56 at keeping wrong-way drivers ofi freeways. the whi~e------on-red signs which read WRONG WAY will be Bridge Office Engineering ------57 similarly placed on all ofi` ramps in the Stafe Highway Special Projects ______57 system. The red pavement arrow (which is invisible to a driver clearing the ramp) and the sign, GO BACK— Personnel and Information ______.__.______5$ You Are Going—WRONG WAY, are still in the experi- Personnel------58 menta( stage and are now installed at a limited number of locations. (Photo by Bill Ruland.) Training ______------______59 EmployeeSafeYY ------60 Audio-visual ------61 Public Information ------61 Rightof WaY ------63 Legal ------66 Fiscal Management ------68 1965-66 Highway Budget ------____--_- 71

LESTER S. KORITZ, Editor STEWART MITCHELL, Associate Editor MARCIA J. MICKELSEN, Assistant Editor WILLIAM R. CHANEY, Chief Photographer

~difors are invited to use information contained herein and }o request prints of any black and white photographs. Address communications to: EDITOR, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS P.O. Box 1499 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95807 Stateof California Departmentof PublicWorks — OrganizationChart

GOVERNOR `

Edmnnd G. Blown I

ADMINISFRaTORQF HIGHWAYTRANSPORTATION~1~ Robert E Bradford

CALIFORNIRHIGHWAY DIRECTOROF PUBLICWORKS CALfFORNIATOLL STATEAERONAUTICS BOARD COMMISSION — Ez~ — BRIDGEAUTHORITY 7 Members John Erreca 5 Members 5 Members

SECRETARYC.H.C. CHIEFDEPUTY DfRECTOR

A. J. Cooper Frank A. Chambers

DEPUTYDIRECTOR DEPUTYDIRECTOR (Planning) (Management) Harry D. Freeman Russell J Cooney

DIRECTOR`SOFFICE STAFF

QtVISfONOF CONTRACTS DIVISIONOF HIGHWAYS DIVISIONOF BAY TOLL DIVISIONOF AERONAUTICS AND RIGHTSOF WAY ~Legac CROSSINGS

DivisionChief StateHighway Engineer DivisionChief Director

Harry S. Fenton J. C. Womack E. R..Foley Clyde P Barnett

(1) Administrator is Ex- officioChairman and Member of the California Highway Commission and a Member o[ the California Toll Bridge Authority

(2) Director is Ex- officio Administrative Officer of the California Highway Commission and Administrative Officer of the California Toll Bridge Authority

NOVEMF3ER, 1964 STATE OF CALIFORNIA-DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION ROBERT B. BRADFORD, Chairman, Ex Ofricio Dttte of original Member Residence appoi~atncent Terytz expires Jn~tES A. GUTHRIF,~ San Bernardino ______September 14, 1943 January 1 S, 1965 ROGF,R S. WOOI;LEY~ Rancho Santa Fe ______March 1 S, 1959 January 15, 1467 Asxnxn~-i KOFi~iAN~ Alameda ------September 14, 1961 January 15, 1964 FRANKLIN S. PAYNE~ Los Angeles ______.______.February 3, 1962 January 15, 1966 WILLIAM S. WHITE,HURST, Fresno ______April 25, 1963 January 1 S, 1965 JosErx C. HoucxTFLirc, Sunnyvale ______November 28, 1964 January 15, 1967 Administrative Officer: Joxx ExxECn Secretary: A. J. CoonEx Assistant Secretary: RoBFxT T. MnxTir

CALENDAR Of MEETINGS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION July 1, 1963, to June 30, 1964 July 18, 19 and Z0, 19¢3 ______Crescent City January 24, 1964 ______.Sacramento Inspection of state highways and dedication ceremonies for the (Joint session with the State Park Commission) Randolph Collier Tunnel February 24, 1964 ______.______Santa Monica July 22 and 23, 1963 ______Sacramento Inspection of alternatives for the freeway in Malibu area August 20 and 21, 1963 ______Sacramento February 25, 1964 ______Santa Monica August 22, 1963 ______San Francisco (Public hearing, Road VII-L.A., Ven-60-A,A, between Malibu Canyon Road and Calleguas Creek) August 23, 1963 ______.Antelope Valley February 26, 1964 ______.San Bernardino Inspection of state highways and dedication ceremonies for the Antelope Valley Freeway ' February 27, 1964 _ Palm Springs September 10, 1963 Coronado Inspection of state highways and review highway problems in the central Rivyrside-San Bernardino County area September 11, 1963 ______San Diego March 12, 1964 ------.------Hopland September 24, 1963 Chico ((Public hearing, Road I-Men-1-L,B, between 0.6 mile south Inspection of state highways and dedication ceremonies of the of the Hopland Overhead and Crawford Ranch and Road freeway through Chico I-Men-16-A, bzt~veen Route 1 (ne~v) and 0.1 mile east of September 25 and 26, 1963 Sacramento Dooley Creek)) September 28, 1963 ______.San Pedro March 19, 1964 Sacramento Inspection of state highways and dedication ceremonies of the March 20, 1964 Fresno Vincent Thomas Bridge (Public hearings Road VI-Fre-125-Fre,C, between ``M" Street October 10, 1963 ------_--__--_---_--____-_-----___----_Hayward in the City of Fresno and 1.0 mile south of the A~adera county ((Public hearing, Road IV-Ala-105-Hay, between Route 69 and line) Route 5 (freeway) near Hillary Street and Road IV-Ala-259- April 15, 1964 __-_-_---__------_-_----__------_-__ ---_-Sacramento Hay,A, between Route 5 (freeway) near Hillary Street and Route S, OJ mile east of Crow Canyon Road)) April 16, 1964 ------Folsom October 30, 1963 Sacramento (Public hearing, Road III-Sac,Pla-249-C,D;A,Rsv,A, between one-half mile south of Grant Line Road and Rocky Ridge October 31 and November 1, 1963 ______Road) Inspection of state highways in Sierra, Plumas, Lassen and 1~lodoc Counties May 20, 1964 ______Sacramento November 20, 1963 ------_____-_--_------__--_---_-----Lompoc May 21, 1964 ______San Francisco Inspection of state highways in the vicinity of Santa Maria, (Public hearing, Road IV-SF-223-SF, between Route 2 near Lompoc and Vandenberg Air Force Base Haight and Octavia Streets and Route 56 near Golden Gate Park; November 21, 1963 Road IV-SF-56-SF, Uetween Route 223 near Golden ______Los Angeles Gate Park and Route 2 on the Golden Gate Bridge approach; December 11, 1963 ______San Francisco and Road IV-SF-2-SF, between Route 2 near McAllister and (Public hearing, Road IV-SM, SF-253-Bsbn,SF between Route Franklin Streets and Route 2 on the Golden Gate Bridge 68, 0.6 mile south of the San Francisco-San Mateo county line Approach) and Route 253 near Evans Avenue in San Francisco) June 24, 1964 ------Oakland December 18, 1963 ______...Sacramento June 25, 1964 ______Willows January 23, 1964 ______.Sacramento Inspection of the Mendocino Pass .Highway

November-December 1964 3 PAST MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Date Termination of of Name Residence appointment membership

Burton A. Towne______Lodi______Aug. 2, 1911 Resigned Jan. 14, 1914 Charles D. Blaney______Saratoga ______Aug. 2, 1911 Resigned Mar. 1, 1917 N. D. Darlington ______Los Angeles______Aug. 2, 1911 Resigned Jan. 8, 1923 Charles F. Stern ______Eureka______Jan. 15, 1914 Resigned Dec. 21, 1918 Henry J. Widenmann ______Vallejo______Mar. 1, 1917 Died Oct. 6, 1918 Charles A. Whitmore______Visalia ______Nov. 29, 1918 Resigned Jan. 8, 1923 Emmett Phillips______Sacramento______Dec. 21 1918 Died June 18 1919 George C. Mansfield ______Oroville______June 24~ 1919 Resigned Jan. 9, 1923 Harvey M. Toy______San Francisco______Jan. 9, 1923 Resigned Jan. 3, 1927 Louis Everding______Arcata______Jan. 9,1923 Resigned Jan. 17, 1927 Nelson T. Edwards______Orange______Jan. 10, 1923 Resigned Jan. 3, 1927 Ralph W. Bull______Eureka______Jan. 6, 1927 Resigned Jan. 6, 1931 J. P. Baumgartner______Santa Ana______Jan. 6, 1927 Resigned Jan. 6, 1931 M. B. Harris______Fresno______Apri118, 1927 Resigned Jan. 6, 1931 Joseph N. Schenck______Los Angeles______Aug. 19, 1927 Resigned Jan. 6, 1931 Fred S. Moody______San Francisco______Aug. 19, 1927 Resigned Jan. 6, 1931 Earl Lee Kelly______Redding______Jan. 6, 1931 Died Nov. 1, 1962 Frank A. Tetley______Riverside______Jan. 6, 1931 Resigned July 31, 1935 Timothy A. Reardon______San Francisco______Jan. 6, 1931 Resigned May 7, 1936 Harry A. Hopkins______Taft______Jan. 6, 1931 Resigned Oct. 14, 1937 Philip A. Stanton ______Anaheim ______Jan. 6, 1931 Resigned Mar. 3, 1939 Dr. W. W. Barham ______Yreka______Dec. 20, 1932 Resigned May 21, 1935 Ray Ingels______Ukiah______May 21, 1935 Resigned Oct. 4, 1935 C. D. Hamilton______Banning______Aug. 1, 1935 Died April 24, 1936 H. R. Judah______Santa Cruz______May 7, 1936 Resigned Oct. 5, 1937 Paul G. Jasper______Fortuna___.______May 7, 1936 Resigned Mar. 3, 1939 William T. Hart______Carlsbad______July 7, 1936 Resigned Mar. 3, 1939 Robert S. Redington ______Los Angeles______Oct. 5, 1937 Resigned Jan. 27, 1939 Frank W. Clark ______Los Angeles______`_ _ _ _ _ Jan. 27, 1939 Resigned Mar. 10, 1939 Lawrence Barrett______San Francisco______Mar. 3, 1939 Resigned Jan. 11, 1943 Iener W. Nielsen______Fresno______Mar. 3, 1939 Resigned Jan. 11, 1943 Amerigo Bozzani ______Los Angeles ______Mar. 3, 1939 Resigned Jan. 11, 1943 Bert L. Vaughn ______Jacumba______Mar. 3, 1939 Resigned Jan. 11, 1943 L. G. Hitchcock______Santa Rosa______Mar. 10, 1939 Resigned Jan. 11, 1943 Gordon H. Garland ______Sacramento______Jan. 11, 1943 Resigned Sept. 14, 1943 Mrs. Dora Shaw Heffner______Sacramento______Jan. 11, 1943 Resigned Sept. 14, 1943 Miss Helen MacGregor______Sacramento______Jan. 11, 1943 Resigned Sept. 14, 1943 Verne Scoggins______Sacramento___- ______Jan. 11, 1943 Resigned Sept. 14, 1943 William Sweigert______Sacramento______Jan. 11, 1943 Resigned Sept. 14, 1943 C. Arnholt Smith ______San Diego______Sept. 14, 1943 Resigned Jan. 1, 1949 C. H. Purcell______Sacramento______Sept. 14, 1943 Resigned July 31, 1951 Homer P. Brown______Placerville______Sept. 14, 1943 Resigned Oct. 26, 1951 Harrison R. Baker______Pasadena______Sept. 14, 1943 Jan. 15, 1954 Charles T. Leigh______San Diego______May 11, 1949 Jan. 15, 1955 F. Walter Sandelin______Ukiah______Sept. 14, 1943 Jan. 15, 1956 Frank B. Durkee ______Sacramento______Aug. 4, 1951 Resigned Dec. 31, 1957 H. Stephen Chase______San Francisco______Oct. 30, 1951 Resigned Feb. 25, 1958 Fred W.Speers______Escondido______Jan. 21,1955 Jan. 15, 1959 C. M. Gilliss______Sacramento______Jan. 1, 1958 Resigned Nov. 10, 1958 John O. Bronson______Sacramento______Feb. 26, 1958 Jan. 15, 1959 T. Fred ~agshaw ______Mill Valley______Nov. 10, 1958 Resigned Jan. 4, 1959 Robert L. Bishop ______Santa Rosa______Jan. 15,1956 Jan. 15, 1960 Chester H. Warlow ______Fresno______Sept. 14, 1943 Jan. 15, 1961 John J. Purchio ______Hayward______Jan. 15, 1960 Resigned Sept. 9, 1961 Robert E. McClure ______Santa Monica______Jan. 18, 1954 Jan. 15, 1962 John Erreca______Los Banos______Jan. 16, 1951 Sept. 20, 1963 Arthur T. Luddy ______Sacramento______Feb. 16, 1959 t'Zesigned' July 31, 1964 Alfred E. Heller ______Grass Valley July 17, 1964 Resigned Nov. 26, 1964

California Highways and Public Works PHOTO RIGHT: Shown is an interchange near completion in West Los Angeles, connecting the Inter- state 10 (Santa Monica) Freeway, crossing from left to right, and. the Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeway. Interstate 10 is completed or under con- s+ruc}ion between fhe East Los Angeles Interchange and the Pacific Coasi Highway (Route 1) in Santa Monica. d e ornid i V~~ s...

California's highway progress was and, authorized the Department of This legislation, the foundation on spotlighted in 1964 by a significant an- Public Worlcs to lay out, acquire and which California's rapidly growing niversary date—in September it was construct freeways; third, provided freeway net~~ork has taken shape, pro- just 25 years since the enactment of for purchase or condemnation of tected the state's investment in high- the state's first freeway law. access rights,. with compensation; and, «ray construction from the encroach- What the Legislature did in 1939 fourth, required agreements between ments of uncontrolled roadside devel- was to adopt a series of additions to the state and local governments for opments that sooner or later choke an}> the Streets and Highways Code which, street and road closures incidental to major traffic artery, multiply accidents first, defined a freeway as a highway freeway construction. and often defeat the very purpose for to which owners of abutting property which the facility was built. * Editor's note: The story of the 1939 legislation had no right or easement of access or is fully told in "The Free«~ay La~i~," by Frank Legislative concern for highway de- only limited or B. Durkee, in the September—October 1964 is- restricted access; sec- sue of California Highways and Public Worhs. velopment in California is based on the

A 5.9-mile section of the Redwood Parks Freeway (US 101) in Humboldt County south of Mirando was completed in October, which together with a 2.6•mile section under construction near Sylvandale and a 7.7-mile unit to be advertised for bids this winter north of Englewood, will complete 33 miles of ful! freeway on this route south of Scotia. ~~ .t ` ~' results of which were used in preparing the final free~~ay system proposal. Thy 1,~o0th Mole .. . The system as enacted by the Legis- lature in 1959 contained 10,722 miles already in the state highway system and 1,519 miles then under local jurisdiction. Routes subsequently added have brought the total to 12,~F14 miles. Freeway routings adopted by the Highway Commission now total more than 7,100 miles. This statewide system, the first in the nation, will connect all cities of 5,000 or more people, and will serve every major industrial, agricultural, commercial and recreational region. It ....~. ~ will be substantially completed by 1980. ~. ~~ The system will be reviewed by the Legislature early in 1965 and every four years thereafter to keep it in line. with possible changes in traffic conditions. As specified in the 1939 legislation, ~' .~ control of access is the hallmark of a freeway. Thus, the 1959 master plan ~iq encompasses a substantial mileage of ,,~~ . freeways which are only two lanes wide—at present—but which have built-in provision and sufficient right of way for additianal lanes when needed and feasible; and additional mileage of multilane expressways, which have a median divider between the roadways but on which there may he some cross traffic still at grade. Most of the recent and current construction on heavily traveled routes,

:y4 however, has been initially of the "full freeway" type. This is a multi-

This four-lane freeway section of Inierstaie I5, in the Mojave Desert about midway between Barstow lane divided highway with not only and the Nevada state line, is part of a recently completed 17-mile project which carries California's full control of access but also with all total of full freeways past the 1,SOOih-mile mark. An 18-mile project nor4heasterly of this section will cross traffic carried over or under the be finished in early 1965, completing fill freeway between the Nevada line and Barstow, and freeway and expressway to San Bernardino. freeway. At year's end, of the 2,940 miles of multilane divided highways opened to facts of the state's history and devel- 1959 law was based on a comprehen- traffic, 1,589 miles were constructed opment. California's era of greatest sive study which the Legislature had to full freeway and 7 3 3 miles to ex- growth came after the peak of railroad ordered in 1957. pressway standards. Anotrher 745 miles expansion had passed; half of the One of the most significant features of freeways and 61 miles of express- state's communities lack rail service of of the freeway system study was the ways are under construction or budg- any kind. Safe, high-capacity high- breadth of cooperation by state, eted. ways were essential if people and county and city officials—planners as Completed multilane expressway goods were to move freely through well as engineers. Not only did an ad- mileage is 28 less than that of last year, California's 825-mile length. visory committee of seven county and reflecting conversion of expressway Twenty years after the pioneering seven city officials assist the depart- sections to full freeway standards. freeway law, the Legislature looked ment, but a number of the counties Additionally, 918 miles of two-lane again to the state's future and adopted and cities, in cooperation with the Di- expressways, mostly in rural and a master plan far a statewide system vision of Highways, also drafted their mountain areas, are completed, under of freeways and expressways. This own comprehensive traffic plans, the construction or budgeted.

6 California Highways and Public Works Having more than one-ninth of the nation's registered motor vehicles, Californians today drive more than 82 billion miles a year. By 1980 this figure w-i11 increase to 200 billion. But, thanks to the freeway and expressway system, a network that will constitute only one-tenth of the state's total road mileage but will carry 60 percent of all traffic—leaving the remaining nine- tenths of the mileage composed of streets, county roads and conventional state highways to carry only 40 percent—highway officials are confident that there will be less traffic congestion in 1980 than exists today.

The Infersfate System The 41,000-mile national system of interstate and defense highways, the largest construction project in history, will link the principal metropolitan areas and industrial centers of all the states but Hawaii and Alaska by high- capacity ultrasafe freeways. California's portion of this network, a system within An and totaling approxi- eight-lane freeway section near the summit of the Ridge Rouie (Interstate 5) between Kern and Los mately 17.5 percent of the state's Angeles Counties was completed this fall, extending the Grapevine Grade Freeway (compfeled in 1960) freeway and expressway system, is 4.7 miles southerly. 2,178 miles, of which routings have been adopted for all but 18 miles. 200,000 injured in traffic accidents in to studies of roadway design. But the A total of 701 miles are now com- Califdrnia. Property damage was esti- most important single thing being pleted and another 527 miles are under mated at $750,000,000. done to combat the appalling construction or budgeted. An addi- accident Highway safety research programs rate tional 169 miles are in operation as ex- is the replacement of conventional range from investigations pressways but will be upgraded to full into all high~~ays with controlled access free- freeway standards by 1972. causative factors for negligent driving ways. The percentage of completed mileage might be misleading in the light of A newly budgeted Interstate 680 Freeway project will extend this completed the 1972 freeway south of Scotts deadline. However, the Corner in Alameda County }o one mite north of the Contra Costa county line. Projects under construe/ion Highway Commission and Division of or budge►ed will provide full freeway between Fremont in Alameda County and Vallejo in Solano County Highways have emphasized early on this bay area circumferential route. completion of the most expensive mileage in densely populated metropolitan areas, plus difficult stretches in the mountains and deserts, where the greatest traffic relief could be afforded, before tackling some of the less complicated sections through rural areas. This state leads the nation in the amount of interstate system funds expended, obligated or budgeted—$2,- 275,000,000 counting projects in the 1965-66 budget—and is among the leaders in the amount of rights-of- way purchased. Traffic Safety Many traffic safety programs are underway. They are needed. In 1963, 4,318 people were killed and another

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relieved segments segments which which freeway freeway of of

completion the the to to ascribed ascribed vas vas time time

in in decrease decrease travel significant significant This This was forced farther and farther away to outlying shopping centers or even neighboring towns by the pressure of nonstopping vehicles. Community residents discover that the opening of a paralleling freeway removes most of the exhaust fumes and bothersome noise associated with the older highway through town. The older route, superseded as a state highway by the freeway and relinquished to the community, no longer acts as a barrier, fearsome and time-consuming to cross. Since freeways reduce time-distance factors and transportation costs, they make communities more attractive to industries seeking sites for relocation or expansion. Equally important, they offer the area's working force greater areas in which to market its skills. National studies of the sale prices of homes by the U.S. Department of Commerce have been confirmed by similar studies by the Research and Development Section of the Division of Highways Right of Way Depart- Shown is a section of two-lane expressway on Route 299 northeast of Adin in Modoc County completed in midyear. ment. Both show that the sale prices of homes adjacent to modern landscaped freeways generally are com- tion proceedings, and approving the who are responsible for all aspects of parable to homes a few blocks away. terms and conditions of deeds and the highway program in their areas. right-off-way relinquishments and Experience The California Highway Commission has shown that this de- abandonments. centralization makes the program The Legislature established the The commission adopts an annual more responsive to local conditions California Highway Commission in its budget each October for the coming and needs. present form in 1943 to insure not fiscal year. For fiscal year 1965-66, it only continuity of highway policy, Information on local highway mat- budgeted $612,432,000 for state high- ters may best be obtained from the but also its removal from sectional or way construction purposes, including political following, their areas delineated by the considerations. rights-of-way and engineering. How- Its membership comprises six busi- ever, to insure that all savings from accompanying map: ness and professional men, appointed individual projects can be made avail- District 1—Sam Helwer, District Engineer, by the Governor and confirmed by able quickly for other work, it adjusts 430 West Wabash Avenue, Eureka the Senate, plus, as its chairman, the budgeted amounts at its regular Administrator of the Highway Trans- monthly meetings. District 2—H. S. Miles, District Engineer, portation Agency. The State Director 1657 Riverside Drive, Redding of Public Works serves as its admin- The Division of Highways District 3—W. L. Warren, District Engi- neer, Street, istrative officer. The Division of Highways, a unit 703 B Marysville The six members serve without pay of the Department District 4—Alan S. Hart, District Engineer, of Public Works, 150 Oak Street, San Francisco for four-year staggered terms. They is an organization of career employees required District S—R. J. Datel, District Engineer, are by law to represent the chosen and promoted on the basis of 50 Higuera Street, San Luis entire state rather than a particular competitive examinations. It is respon- Obispo area. sible for the actual operation of the District 6—W. L. Welch, District Engineer, The commission's duties include the highway program including planning, 1352 West Olive Avenue, budgeting and allocating of state design, right-of-way acquisition, con- Fresno highway funds, the determining of struction and maintenance. District 7—E. T. Telford, District Engineer, routings for freeways and other high- Its chief, the State Highway Engi- 120 South Spring Street, Los Angeles ways, and the approval of select neer, is assisted by a headquarters systems of county roads and city staff in Sacramento District S—C. V. Kane, District Engineer, and by 11 high- 247 Third Street, San Bernar- streets, the authorizing of condemna- way district engineers and their staffs dino

November-December 1904 9 District 9—C. A. Shervington, District Engi- must pass. It remains for the High- The district engineer's staff develops neer, South Main Street, way Commission, however, to de- several feasible alternates, considering Bishop termine specific routings. the destination desires of motorists, District 10—J. G. Meyer, District Engineer, community plans for land use, the 1976 East Charter Way, Like the ald-time policeman on the Stockton beat, the. local district highway engi- controls imposed by terrain and other District 11—J. Dekema, District Engineer, neer knows the area for which he is factors, the effect of each alternate on 4075 Taylor Street, San Diego responsible. When he finds that free- individual properties and on commu- way location studies are indicated, he nity values, and the relative costs for Highway Financing obtains authority to make them from construction and right-of-way acqui- Based firmly on pay-as-you-go high- the Srate Highway Engineer. sition. way-user taxes which provide such Governing bodies of cities and All concerned—interested agencies fairly predictable sources of revenue counties are informed at the start of of federal, state and local governments, as gasoline and diesel fuel, drivers' li- such studies. Both are asked to co- water and school districts, and utility censes 'and registration fees, weight operate and to provide available in- and transportation companies, among fees on commercial vehicles, and taxes farmation on any master plan for others—are consulted during the de- on for-hire trucking, California's high- transportation and development of the velopment of the several alternates. way program can be planned many area concerned. All alternates under study are mapped years in advance. and fully discussed at public hearings The accompanying chart shows the at which area residents are urged to sources and expenditures of all reve- express their views. nues received. When the completed report of route California's Constitution requires studies is received by the State High- that revenues from highway-user ~. N. ~' S.S. ~ MAO. way Engineer, he reviews and ana- taxes be used for road construction lyzes it and recommends a routing to and maintenance, and the administra- ~~M. Z the Highway Commission. The com- tion of the Division of Highways, the TRi. SHA. ~ mission, however, never adopts a Department of Motor Vehicles and routing without informing the local I ORedding ~~s. the Highway Patrol. governing body of its intention to do 1 TEN. Federal monies stemming from the so and asking if a public hearing by U.S. government's taxes on the high- the commission itself is desired. On way user are returned to the state ac- occasion, it will set a hearing date MEN. without such a request when it de- cording to complicated formulae. NEV~ ~TMarysville 3~- termines that a hearing would be in More than 91 percent of the cost of PLA. constructing the state's portion of the ~. /^~ the public interest. interstate system is recompensed from federal funds, as is 58 percent of the amount spent on certain federal-aid -\.y / ~, •JIOCKLOR TUO. MNO. primary, secondary and urban high- San Francisco way projects. ALA. STA MPA. s" S District Office S. CL. M[R. MAD. 'The Highway Commission is re- B;shop quired by law to allocate 55 percent 5. C R. of construction funds to the 13 south- resno (~ FRE. /'~ ~ ern counties and 45 percent to the re- M ON. $. BT. ~ y~ TUL, INY. maining 45 counties each year. The v la~v further requires certain minimum KIN. expenditures in each highway district, 5 including a minimum of $4,000,000 in Sao Lui~~spo xER. each county over each four-year period, except in sparsely populated 8 5. 6D. Alpine. and Sierra Counties, where this 3. B. minimum is $1,000,OOi. VEN. \ L.A. an Bernardino Los Angeles Freeway Route Selection

The Legislature, not the Highway 7 RI V. Commission, designates routes as state ORA. highways, both freeway and conven- 1~ tional, and fixes their general termini. STATE HIGHWAY 5. D. 1 M P. It sometimes specifies certain general San Dieeo- control points through which they DISTRICTS

California Highways and Public Works The route finally chosen is that which the commission considers will best serve the general public, taking all factors into consideration. Cooperation continues between the state and local government following route selection. Representatives of both negotiate a freeway agreement covering local street and road adjustments necessitated by the new freeway facility.

Right-of-way Acquisition Agents of the Right of Way De- partment of the Division of Highways rightly regard themselves as working both for the state and for the affected property owner. To permit intelligent planning by those whose properties will be re- Shown is a portion of the 11.3-mile freeway section of US 101 between south of San Ardo and north of Bradley in Monterey County which was completed in August. This section connects on the south with quired by freeway construction, a 6.7-mile freeway project, which will be opened to traffic next fall. The fatter, in turn, connects with a agents visit affected residents to ex- recently completed 4.8-mile freeway section extending to north of San Miguel in San Luis Obispo County. plain acquisition procedures, as soon as design studies are sufficiently ad- ice does not tax income or capital and California Department of Vet- vanced to identify properties in the gains on the increase in the sale price erans' Affairs' loans may be transferred freeway's path. above original cost when properties to the new properties. Property appraisal is always based are sold to governmental agencies for nn "fair marleet value," defined by the public ,purposes, provided that the Route Renurnsbering courts as "the highest price in terms money .received is used to purchase Senate Bill 64, providing for the re- of money which the land (property) similar properties within specified time numbering of the state highway sys- will bring if exposed for sale in the limits. U.S. Veterans Administration tem, became effective July 1, 1964. open market with a reasonable time to find a purchaser, buying with full knowledge of all the uses and purposes to which it is adapted and for which it is capable of being used." In fairness to all, the appraisers con- MOTOR TRANS. DIESEL VEHICLE iAX MISC. sider only objective factors and are REVENUES TAX FEES #~6 ,13 completely uninfluenced by bargain- ,. ;, d STATE 6ASOlINE TAX $315 ing procedures. ~~~~ During the past fiscal year, the MRINiENANCE $ 48 Right of Way Department acquired ADAIINISTRRTION ; 15 HWY, 7,333 properties for highway construc- STAl'E N16H~NAY FUND RES. € DEY. 4 4 /TOLL BRID6E3 4 3 tion purposes. In these transactions, IAND E, BUIlDIk6S $ 5 ~ S4I /COUNTIES A 13 LANDSCAPE tflAIYL 0 6 /CITIFS X52 the owners of 96.1 percent of the COYTIN6EMLIES S 6 ~CITIE46,COUNTIES 8fll parcels involved accepted the state's MISCELLANEOUS 517 offer of settlement. Only 3.9 percent were acquired by court action in CONSTRUCTION ~ EWGINEERIN6 $ 449 R/W X159 eminent domain proceedings. fOF STATE HIGHWAYS $692 OTHEROId9 NOTf~ALLFI8URE41N MIlUONS Of DOLLARS In acquiring rights-of-way, not only EXPENDITURES 1965-1966 does the state pay cash but no real STATE HIGHWAY BUDGET estate commissions or title costs and document fees are involved. Addition- ally, the U.S. Internal Revenue Serv-

Nomember-December 19b4 11

12 12 Public Public California California Highways Highways and and Works

state state scenic scenic as as highways highways the the 1963 by by time, time, and and driving driving bridges bridges structures. normal normal and and ap- at at the the separation separation

highways highways construction construction highway highway 444 of of of of at at :zate :zate and and system system designated were were intervals intervals half -hour -hour approximate approximate of

1,519 1,519 improvement improvement involved involved miles of of roadside roadside approximately approximately miles miles highways, of of state state the along along 5,000 5,000 rests rests

contracted contracted

work highway highway The The state state ized ized an an 250 250 of of safety total total eventual eventual Highway Highway Aesthetics

ate ate Bill Bill which which agencies. 173 173 enacted enacted author- was was

for for and and emergency emergency other repair, repair, work work At At the the session, session, legislative legislative Sen- same same reaction.

maintenance maintenance

and for for $24,751,000 $24,751,000 ers ers and and met met favorable favorable public with with of of Planning.

system; system;

secondary secondary

the the aid aid and federal federal

out out cooperation cooperation ried ried in in with with and and mapmak- Office State State Recreation, Recreation, and and the the

including for for roads, roads, county county work work on on

The The renumbering renumbering lic lic program program Works, Works, was was Resources, Resources, car-

Parks

Water Water

highways; highways; on on

state state tion tion

$18,861,300

sentatives sentatives

of of Departments Departments

of of Pub- the the of of re- signing.

up up construc- $367,810,400 $367,810,400 of of

made made for for

staff staff committee committee repre- composed composed of of public, public, ling ling but but to to reduce reduce costs the the

tracts tracts during during

awarded awarded year, year,

was the the

Planning Planning of of and and to to interdepartmental only only an an confusing confusing minimize minimize the the travel-

The The total total in in con- $411,422,700 $411,422,700 of of

numbers numbers

this this on on sisted sisted

existing existing in in sign sign study study routes, routes,

not by by Office State State the the

approximately approximately $165,943,700. to to

within within Every Every

was was sight sight effort effort of of to to made made the the retain It It motorist. motorist. is is as-

quisitionsfor quisitionsfor amounted agencies, agencies, other other

the the outside outside

highway highway right -way -way but -of numbered numbered routes, routes, and and state state sign sign routes.

and and clearance, clearance, overhead, overhead, of of land land ac-

tion tion

of of values values

in in the the corridors scenic scenic lowing lowing order: order: routes, routes, interstate interstate U.S.

and and relocation, relocation, utility utility tion tion exclusive

standards standards studying studying

for for the the preserva- present present sign sign route route numbers numbers in in the the fol-

right cost cost -of of of The The acquisi- -way -way

Meeting Meeting monthly, monthly, the the committee committee is

precedence precedence was was given given to to retention retention of

year.

In In establishing establishing the the new new numbering, highways, highways, land land planning planning parks. and and

received received previous previous the the during during

fiscal

servation, servation, and and others others interested interested the the in interstate interstate system.

which which

had had $8,442,300, $8,442,300,

been on on bids bids

architecture architecture relates relates as as it it to to scenic scenic con- and, and, more more recently, recently, by by numbers numbers on

year year valued valued projects, projects, for for the the nine nine at

competence competence in in the the field field of of landscape state state sign sign route, route, U.S. U.S. sign sign route,

Contracts Contracts were were during awarded awarded also also

and and persons persons counties, counties, having having special

several several

different different numbers numbers

— legislative,

close close of of year. the the the the fiscal fiscal after after

1964 1964 ary ary among among from from officials officials of of cities

merly, merly, routes routes many many were were known known by

S S contracts contracts remaining remaining

awarded 1 1 were were

pointed pointed by by Governor Governor in in Brown Brown Janu-

coincident coincident for for short short distances. distances. For-

best best

of of in in interest interest the the the the state. state. The

seven -man -man The The committee committee was was ap-

at at

locations locations where where certain certain routes routes are

and and were were rejected rejected bids bids being

20 20 as as not not

way way

section, section, with with minor minor exceptions for for Scenic Scenic Highways.

projects projects

a a value value with with $402,980,400 of of

one one

route route only only number number for for each each Advisory Advisory high- Committee Committee a a Master Master on on Plan

these, these,

contracts contracts awarded awarded

were were

for for

516

This This legislation legislation that that decreed decreed there there be Legislature, Legislature, which which also also created created an

construction construction cluding cluding engineering. engineering. Of

struction struction value value $414,127,800, $414,127,800, of of in-

projects projects

with with

S51 S51 an an

estimated estimated con-

Francisco. Francisco. In In distance distance is is

Head.

Trinidad Trinidad

stretch stretch of of Division Division Highways Highways This This along along opened opened provides provides the the beach beach bids bids on the the first first view view on on Phis Phis route route the the Pacific Pacific of of north north of of Ocean Ocean San

This This

is is vista vista point point on on an an eight

-mile -mile freeway freeway

seciion seciion

of of US US

ldl ldl

north north of of Arcata, Arcata, completed completed in in .late .late October.

During During -64 -64 the the 1963 fiscal fiscal year, year, the

ConiracT ConiracT Dafa

4,880,800 4,880,800 ground ground cover cover plants.

mately mately 118,700 118,700 trees trees and and shrubs shrubs and

involved involved ects ects the the planting planting of of approxi-

than than of of more more $3,196,000. $3,196,000. These These proj-

projects projects ing ing were were financed financed at at a a .cost

and and scaping scaping functional functional and and tree tree plant-

During During the the past past fiscal fiscal year, year, 30 30 land-

start start 1965 1965 in in on on an an additional additional 26.

are are under under construction, construction, and and work work will

sion sion of of Beaches Beaches and and Parks. Parks. Seven Seven more

ing ing 11 11 transferred transferred to to from from the the it it Divi-

24 24 such such rest rest in in operation, operation, areas areas includ-

The The Division Division Highways Highways of of now now has

maintenance.

tion tion and and $1,164,000 $1,164,000 each each year year for

mated mated cost cost $5,845,000 $5,845,000 of of for for construc-

map map inspection inspection purposes, purposes, at at an an esti-

proaches proaches metropolitan metropolitan to to centers, centers, for onstruction •

On November 1, 1964, while officials of California, Nevada and the federal government were preparing to dedicate the Donner Summit stretch of the Interstate 80 Freeway across the high sierra, the first snow of the season was falling. A truck skidded on the existing two-lane highway. The resulting traf- This view looks easterly to the new 3,371-foot two- lane bore on Roufe 24 (upper feft), paralleling the fic tieup dramatized the need for the Orange Counties, on the Route 82 existing bores of the Caldecott Tunnel Through the new, all-weather route, now open to Freeway in San Francisco, on Inter- Berkeley Hills. When the eight-lane freeway (to traffic as freeway and expressway for state 580 in Alameda County, on In- right of existing highway) is completed next fall, the middle bore wi►1 be used on a reversible 4osis its full 206 miles from San Francisco terstat~ 80 in Sacramento, and on In- so as to provide four lanes in the direction of to the Nevada line, except fora sec- terstate~ S and US 101 in northern peak commuter ira~c morning and evening. Con- struction in the embankment area at left and tion now under construction or budg- California, to name a few. above the existing highway involves the relocating eted through Sacramento. In addition, various highways were of a portion of Tunnel Road. The final 10.5-mile freeway seg- widened, curves eased, and traffic sig- ment replaced the slow and tortuous nals and left-turn lanes were installed limit, linking with the Montgomery climb over Donnor Summit, a steep in the interest of traffic safety. Freeway to the Mexican border. and dangerous section plagued by In other words, the construction A northerly extension of Interstate snow, congestion and accidents. program was balanced geographically 5 from Palm to Washington Street in Meanwhile, about 370 miles to the as well as between remedying today's San Diego will be completed next south, the state's 1,SOOth mile of full highway deficiencies and providing summer, and work will start soon to freeway was completed in October on for tomorrow's traffic needs in all sec- contimie it to Rosecrans Street. tions of the state. Interstate 15. It was contained in a 17- The 1965-66 budget provides funds mile unit between Field and Cronese San Diego and Imperial Counties to construct aone-mile freeway sec- Valley, west of Baker, in the Mojave tion on I-5 north of the San Diego Interstate 5 in and north of the San desert. River to eliminate a highway section Diego area continued to get a major Construction emphasis in 1964 again with a high fatality rate. attention in the southernmost focused on these and other routes in share of the state, but construction ac- Construction began in the fall on California's 2,173-mile portion of the end of up on Inter- two I-5 Freeway projects totaling national system of defense and inter- tivity was also stepped east carried forward seven miles through Rose Canyon to state highways. state 8 to the and on other routes. Camp Mathews, and betwen Miramar In metropolitan areas, important Freeway and Carmel Valley Roads. A connect- freeway sections were started, con- The Interstate 5 between ing section will be advertised for bids tinued or completed on Interstate 5 Palm Street and 28th Street in San this winter. in and near San Diego, on Interstate Diego was extended southerly to 13th :. 10 (Santa Monica Freeway), Inter- Street in National City in April, and The new budget finances construc- state 405 (San Diego Freeway), and work is underway to continue this tion on I-5 for four miles northerly to Interstate 605 in Los Angeles and eight-lane facility to the south city Via de la Valle near Del Mar, and

November-December 1964 13

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways California California 14 14

to to In- water. Freeway) Freeway) 15 15 (Barstow (Barstow terstate terstate Road Poway Poway of of and and south south 395 395 north north

White-

of of

111 111

west west to to In- Route Route tension tension completed completed nearly nearly the the from from moved moved US on on -lane -lane freeway freeway 3.5 -mile -mile four A A

ea- a a easterly easterly on on five -mile -mile has soon soon start start emphasis emphasis

construction construction California, California, 111. Route Route

work work will and and

of of Cabazon, Cabazon, limit limit

southeastern

city city of of deserts deserts the the

vast vast ing ing and Centro Centro El El between between County County

east the the and and

cross- Banning Banning

between between routes routes

miles miles three three

Interstate Interstate the the On On in in Imperial miles miles five five for for and and spring, spring,

the the five

for for

November November

in in

completed completed

Counties and and Riverside Riverside Bernardeno Bernardeno slide slide until a a San San by by been been delayed delayed has has

way.

-10 -10

I on on

-lane -lane

free~~ay free~~ay

eight An An of of which completion completion the the area, area, Springs Springs

the the fall. in in was was started started Freeway Freeway

8 8

state state

spring. next next by by side side County County Mountain the the in in section section 10 a a -mile -mile to to

Inter- future future and and the the Calexico Calexico of of limit limit

River-

in in

Beaumont Beaumont and and dino dino County County line, line, connecting county county the the Imgerial Imgerial

city north north the the bet`veen bet`veen Expressway Expressway

Bernar- in in

San San

Redlands Redlands way way between between and Boulevard Boulevard between between -8 -8 I

tion tion on on

111 Route Route -lane -lane afour and and

summer, summer,

-lane -lane free- six

to to

express~~ay express~~ay -lane -lane four sec- -mile -mile freeway freeway 10

funds funds fora fora vides vides

next completed completed be be will will County County Diego Diego

from this this route route convert convert -10 -10 on on I will will ne~v ne~v pro- budget budget east, east, the the Farther Farther

San in in Santee Santee 67 67

near near

Route Route on on ect ect in in progress project project -mile -mile 11 Another Another

Alpine. toward toward it it

proj-

freeway freeway

-lane -lane four 2.5

-mile -mile A A

Colton.

continue to to project project -mile -mile athree for for

near

Avenue Avenue

Pepper Pepper side. to to

easterly easterly

November in in opened opened Bids Bids were were April. April.

5 5 Ocean- in in Interstate Interstate to to

this this

widening route route

this this nn nn continue continue

will will funds funds

next be be completed completed will will Cajon Cajon of of El El

service expressway expressway

budget's and and

the the ne~v ne~v freeway freeway and and ing ing is is

starting, starting,

tario tario

east Road Road Harritt Harritt to to Diego Diego .,an .,an from from

provid- December, December, in in On-

of of

east east in in completed completed and and was was miles miles

six six for for lanes lanes

freeway the the extending extending ~~roject ~~roject ~c~ay ~c~ay

Escondido in in 395 395

US US eight

from from to to

four four

from from

westerly westerly -10) -10)

(I Freeway Freeway

free- -lane -lane four -mile, -mile, afour and and Mesa, Mesa,

Freeway

78 78

Route Route

-lane -lane

San San Bernardino

the the of of four A A

ti~idening ti~idening La of of west west and and in in miles miles for for five five fall fall

progress. Bridge. River River in in Colorado Colorado is is city city of of the the in in north north the was was completed completed lanes lanes eight eight to to

section the expressway expressway with with -mile -mile Needles Needles of of east east two another another freeway freeway six from from 8 8 Interstate Interstate of of Widening Widening

and end end year's year's at at completion completion nearing nearing the the future connect connect

to to spring spring

next next

start start

line. county county

Orange Orange the the to to

pressway pressway

was

Escondido Escondido of of south south pressway pressway

scheduled scheduled is is

Worlc Worlc

$17,500,000. $17,500,000.

ex-

-lane -lane

to to

four a a connect connect

will will river river

ea- -lane -lane

four -mile -mile

«~o t

A A

budgeted. budgeted.

of of about cost cost estimated estimated an an at at dles, dles,

the

of. of. north north project project

budgeted budgeted newly newly

been h1s h1s Road Road Bernardo Bernardo

Rancho Rancho

of of

Nee-

and and west west

13 13

-mile miles miles east east 10

and and nearly nearly another another

Oceanside, Oceanside, at at

395 395 ' ' US US of of extension extension freeway freeway

River Luis Luis Rey Rey

for and and San San

the the of of to to Ludlow, Ludlow, west west and and extending extending Daggett Daggett

-mile

afive

Road, Road,

Poway Poway

of of

worth worth

freeway -lane -lane four existing existing the the with with of east east miles miles between between 32 32 almost almost of of

Diego. San San into into way way

connect

will will in in Carlsbad Carlsbad non non Road Road

construction

for for

provide provide

will will budget budget

express-

-lane -lane four the the to to connecting connecting Can- to to section section

budgeted budgeted

newly newly

mile mile

-66 1965

in in the the -40 -40 I

for for Funds Funds

section

-mile -mile a a >o « t on on starting starting is is work work

1.5-

a a

there, there, From From Carlsbad. Carlsbad. of of limit limit

near near Needles.

River River Colorado Colorado

and

spring, spring, next next completed completed he he

will will

city

south south the the to to miles miles 11 11 ditional ditional

the across across

bridge bridge

-lane -lane freeway freeway

four

County Diego Diego San San in in Poway Poway

of of

west west

ad-

for for

an an progress progress in in is is construction construction

and approaches approaches the the on on has has started started

construction and and spring, spring, next next pleted pleted

com-

be be will will

Barstow Barstow

of of

southeast southeast

e'ct e'ct

Diego.

San San

in in Freeways Freeways

395 395 US US 5 5

and and

Interstate Interstate

the the

between between interchange interchange the the four•level four•level develop develop at at

proj- freeway freeway

8J to begin begin I an an -mile -mile

1963, 1963, -40, -40,

On On

September September

in in completed completed project, project, a a landscaping landscaping in in installed installed cover cover ground ground and and Pla~fs Pla~fs

Victorville. near near

and in in standards standards freeway freeway to to pressway pressway

-15 -15 ex- I from from of of 6.7 6.7 miles miles convert convert

to in in opened opened December December were were Bids Bids

San San Bernardino. to to southwesterly southwesterly

and and freeway freeway expressway and and Barstow, Barstow,

and line line 1\Tevada 1\Tevada the the between between freeway freeway

as as 15 15 full Interstate Interstate complete complete will will

This This project Baker. Baker. final final to to easterly easterly

miles miles north- 18 18 for for route route freeway freeway this this

on progress progress in in is is also also Construction Construction

mile. freeway freeway 1,SOOth 1,SOOth California's California's

contained section section This This latter latter tober. tober.

Oc- in in completed completed was was Cronese''alley Cronese''alley

to extension extension northeasterly northeasterly -mile -mile 16.8

a and and spring, spring, last last completed completed was was sto~v, sto~v,

of of Bar- northeast northeast Field, Field, and and Yermo Yermo

Freeway Freeway between 15 15 Interstate Interstate The The

Indio. of of east east

10 and and Interstate Interstate 66) 66) (US (US 40 40 terstate terstate East of Indio, a 10-mile stretch of The latter section will be completed with the Pacific Coast Highway four-lane I-10 Freeway was com- in the spring and work has been ad- (Route 1) in Santa Monica by late pleted in April and work is in prog- vertised for bids to extend it to Foun- 1965. ress on another 14-mile easterly exten- tain Valley. The 1965-66 budget will finance sion. The new budget will finance The I-605 Freeway was completed projects to connect and extend two another 27 miles between east of from Whittier, to Industry in June, jobs under construction on the Route Desert Center and 18 miles west of and was extended northerly to the I- 60 (Pomona) Freeway between the Blythe. 10 (San Bernardino) Freeway in East Los Angeles Interchange and Industry. On noninterstate routes, constru~- Baldwin Park in October. It is also south of tion of an interchange at Crestline in under construction southerly to the The Route 14 (Antelope Valley) San Bernardino County between I-405 (San Diego) Freeway. The new Freeway will be extended northeast- Routes 18 and 138 is scheduled for budget will finance a portion of its ward for eight miles to the Angeles completion by the end of 1965. Funds Forest Highway by next summer, and in the new budget will permit con- extension as the Route 240 Freeway, the 1964-65 and 1965-66 budgets will struction of a four-lane freeway on a noninterstate facility, southerly to finance additional construction north- Route 18 through Waterman Canyon the Route 22 (Garden Grove) Free- in the San Bernardino Motmtains. way. erly to Palmdale, plus the grading and structures on a section between south- A 5.4-mile freeway section on US A 1.7-mile section of the Garden of Lancaster and the Kern 60 was opened to traffic in June be- Grove Freeway was completed in west tween Sunnumead and Route 177, July east and west of Route 39 county line. completing freeway and expressway (Beach Boulevard) in Orange County. The new budget will finance com- construction on this route between This freeway route, which eventually pletion of the interchange between the Ontario in San Bernardino County will extend from the Route 55 (New- I-5 (Golden State) Freeway and the and its terminus at I-10 at Beaumont port) Freeway in Orange County to Route 134 Freeway in Los Angeles; Riverside in County. Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) in the construction of the eight-lane The conversion of US 60-395 from Los Angeles County, is undEr con- Route 134 Freeway from this inter- four-lane expressway to six-lane free- struction between the I-5 (Santa Ana) change to Glendale, and the addition between the Uni- way is just starting and the I-405 (San Diego) Freeways.. of auxiliary lanes on I-5 north of the versity of California in Riverside and interchange area. the separation of the two routes east A 1.9-mile four-lane section on the of the city. Routes 55 (Newport) Freeway south Budgeted funds will also provide of the Santa Ana Freeway was com- for extending the Route 170 (Holly- Widening of Route 111 to four wood) Freeway 1.7 miles northerly lanes between Cathedral City and pleted in December. Palm Desert was completed and wid- The I-10 (Santa Monica) Freeway to Victory Boulevard in North Hol- ening to four-lane divided expressway was completed for 5.5 miles west to lywood. between Palm Springs and I-10 was La Cienega Boulevard in November, Widening of the Interstate 5 (Santa begun this fall. and work is underway to connect it Ana) Freeway in and near Santa Ana

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Just as the I-10 (Santa Monica) The interchange between fhe Garden Grove (Route 22) Freeway (upper) and the Interstate 5 (Sonia Ana) Freeway in the Orange—Santa Ana area was completed in September. the former freeway is now and the I-5 (Golden State) Freeways under construction between the Santa Ana and the Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeways. formed an inner loop around the Los Angeles downtown area in 1962, the I-405 (San Diego) and I-605 Free- ways will form an outer loop west, south and east of the Los Angeles central district. The I-405 (San Diego) Freeway, opened to traffic in 1963 from its junction with the I-S (Golden State) Freeway north of San Fernando to southeast of the Route 7 (Long Beach) Freeway at a cost of more than $50,000,000, was extended southeast- erly to the Orange county line early in 1964, and partly opened to Bolsa Chico Road in Seal Beach in October.

November-December 1964

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 16 16

9.4 east-

of of the the -mile -mile a a grading grading spring; spring; -to- expressway -mile -mile a a 7.1 and and spring, spring, moved Valley Valley Joaquin Joaquin San San the the of of

be be the County County in in will will completed completed next by by completed completed be be County County will will laus laus length the the throughout throughout status status freeway freeway

Tulare in in route route through through this this Visalia Visalia Stanis- in in Modesto Modesto Ceres Ceres and and through through to to 99 99 full US US of of conversion conversion the the As As

on freeway freeway Farther Farther -lane -lane east, east, afour 99 99 Freeway US US a a Farther Farther north, north,

Counties

Mountain Central Central and and Valley Valley Joaquin Joaquin San San Hanford. of of city. that that

through east and and it it freeway freeway extend extend through through to to funds funds the the linking linking dera, dera, with with

terrain.

tainous tainous

Ma- to to 1965 -66 -66 budget budget provides The The freeway freeway conversion conversion way- spring. spring. to-

moun- 12.4 12.4 in in miles miles additional additional

an an for for

express- be be finished finished next complete complete County, County, will will Kings Kings in in eted eted project project will will

grading heavy heavy the the do do and and

freeway freeway of of

budg- to to Hanford Station Station newly newly Air Air a a in in Naval Naval May, May, completed completed moore moore and and

more more 13 13 miles construct construct to to

$50,000,000 $50,000,000

was of of Madera Madera Le- east east the the section section to to completed completed of of the the route route south south this this

nearly of of total total a a costing costing projects projects

of of

of extension extension 198, 198, extending Route Route on on way way -mile -mile project project four freeway freeway A A

-66 -66 1965 budget the the in in inclusion inclusion the the

-mile -mile express- 8.5 freeway freeway and and An An of of vest vest Fresno. north north

with complerion complerion to to moved moved closer closer also also

River the the Joaquin Joaquin and and San San County County has has awarded.

been been

this this

section section

paving paving

freeway freeway standards interstate interstate to to Route Route

Kern in in between between McFarland McFarland freeway freeway for and and

contract contract

a a

in in pleted pleted October, October, entire entire Ridge the the of of Conversion Conversion

full

providing providing in in October, October, completed completed com- was was Tehachapi Tehachapi Keene Keene and and tween tween

in in

1960.

was and and line line Selma Selma county county Fresno Fresno be- 58 58 Freeway Freeway the the of of Route Route miles miles

Freeway Freeway completed Grade Grade

Grapevine Grapevine

of of Tulare- south south the the 99 99 US US between between 7.6 of of The The grading grading -1966. -1966. mid by by tion tion

the

of of as as

extension extension southward southward

a a

freeway freeway on -mile -mile section section eight An An is is comple- for for scheduled scheduled Bakersfield Bakersfield

project project (4.7 (4.7 serves latter latter miles). miles). The The

of 1964. in in east east 178 178 and and of of on on end end the the Route Route stretch stretch by by pleted pleted

summit the the of of

north north Lebec Lebec the the end end at at

com-

be be to to scheduled scheduled was was County County a a freeway -mile -mile 5.2 County, County, Kern Kern In In

(3.7 (3.7 miles) miles) and end end Castaic Castaic Junction Junction

in in Kern Cawelo Cawelo to to

north north

Freeway Freeway

Counties.

Fresno Fresno and and

1964 1964 the at at of of fall fall the the in in completed completed

Bypass Bakersfield Bakersfield completed completed the the

Kern

in in

Freeway Freeway

5 5

(Westside) (Westside) state state

sections sections

were County, County,

freeway freeway Kern Kern

from freeway freeway

-lane -lane to to six expressway expressway

on on Inter- work work

the the

preliminary preliminary

for for

into extending extending and and County County Angeles Angeles 99 99 -lane four US US from from

of of

Conversion Conversion

provides 1965

budget budget

also also

-66 -66

The The 99) 99) northern northern Los in in S S

(US (US terstate terstate areas. tain tain

line.

county county

Joaquin Joaquin

of of .In- Route Route section section Ridge Ridge the the On On moun- neighboring neighboring and and valley valley the the in in

Alameda -San the the west west of of mile mile one one

latera~ latera~ the the routes of of on on some some made made also also Angeles.

to budgeted budgeted or or previously previously struction struction was 5). 5). Progress Progress (Interstate (Interstate Freeway Freeway Los and and Vernon Vernon Freeway Freeway between between

con- now now Westside under under years —the —the few few projects projects next next with with nect nect the the 7 7 Beach) Route Route (Long (Long 1.4 1.4 of of miles miles the the

spotlight spotlight for construction construction the the occupy occupy and con- will will Angeles, Angeles, Los Los Freeway Freeway of of 580 580 west west 101) 101) Interstate Interstate the the (US (US

will which which vast vast project project on on the the derway derway Freeway Ventura Ventura the the of of 3.5 3.5 miles miles on project project budgeted budgeted newly newly Another Another

un- getting getting just just was was -scale -scale

work work large widen

to to funds funds

budget budget provides provides new new Tracy.

near near Freeway Freeway

1964, in in realization realization toward toward closer closer the and and February, February, in in completed completed

was was

580 Interstate Interstate the the with with junction junction a a

to Joaquin Joaquin Counties Counties San San southern southern and and

through through Stanislaus northerly northerly County) County)

Merced Gustine Gustine in in of of southwest southwest

and Los Los of of Banos Banos west west (between (between ress ress

prog- in in now now extending extending construction construction

36.4 36.4 of of miles, funds funds construction construction for for

budget budget provides -66 -66 1965 the the Freeway, Freeway,

5 5 (Westside) Interstate Interstate the the On On

February. in in completed completed

was this this route route on on Freeway Freeway Bypass Bypass

Lodi the the and and Ripon, Ripon, to to line line county county

-San -San Joaquin Stanislaus the the from from

north freeway freeway 99 99 -lane -lane to to six vert vert US US

con- will will project project budgeted budgeted newly newly A A

December. in in traffic traffic

opened opened to was was County County Joaquin Joaquin San San in in

of of north north Stockton conversion conversion freeway freeway

budgeted. been been have have miles miles 4.1 4.1

and and expressway, expressway, two another -lane -lane a a as as struction struction

are are 120) 120) (Route (Route con- under under Road Road Pass Pass iioga iioga the the of of

County. County. Two Two Mono Mono in in miles Park Park National National Yosemite Yosemite

Vining Vining Canyon Canyon Lee Lee east east of of of Terrain Terrain di~culf di~culf The The

rough rough finds finds going going in bulldozer bulldozer A A PHOTO PHOTO LEFT: LEFT: erly extension is in progress, and its completion has been budgeted. A 7.3-mile two-lane expressway on Route 41 was completed in November north of the North Fork Kings River in Kings and Fresno Counties, and a project for the construction of a six- lane freeway viaduct on this route in the City of Fresno will start this winter. In Merced County, a 12.4-mile four- lane expressway on Route 152 around the area to be inundated by the San Luis Reservoir in the Pacheco Pass area will be opened to traffic in Feb- ruary. A two-lane expressway was completed in July on Route 49 in Mari- This section of the Interstate 5 Freeway is part of a 12.2-mile project completed in April between Red posa County between south of Coul- Bluff and the Shasta county line. A total of 81.5 freeway miles on this route are completed, under con- strudion or budgeted between south of Willows in Gfenn County and north of Redding in Shasta County. terville and the Tuolumne county line, and a realignment project on Route west l32 of Coulterville was com- in Glenn County and north of Red- On Interstate S0, freeway projects pleted in September. ding in Shasta County. in Solano County include conversion two-lane A expressway on Route Farther north, the Pit River bridge of 7.1 miles southwest of Vacaville l08 in Tuolumne County east and across an arm of Shasta Lake on In- from four-lane expressway to six-lane west of Long Barn will be completed terstate 5 will be widened by next freeway, to be completed by the end by summer; a 5.6-mile two-lane ex- summer, and a short section of this of 1965; a 5.1-mile freeway between pressway on Route 4 in Calaveras route in and north of Dunsmuir is Vacaville and northeast of Route SOS, County west of the Alpine county being converted from expressway to completed in October; and a 3.7-mile line is scheduled for completion in freeway standards. six=lane freeway northeast of Route 505, to be completed next fall. July; 5.7 miles of two-lane expressway The new budget provides funds for on Route 88 near Silver Lake in the construction of 4~.6 miles of Inter- Also on Interstate 80, the substruc- Amador County were completed in state 5 Freeway between north of ture of a new bridge across the Sacra- mento River was completed last September, and an 8.7-mile easterly O'Brien and the south end of the Sac- ramento River Bridge at Antler. summer, and construction of the extension to the Alpine county line superstructure and two miles of free- will be next summer. A 6.8-mile section route completed of this way approaches in Yolo County and north and south of the City of Mount East of the Sierra Nevada, two miles the City of Sacramento was started in of two-lane expressway are under Shasta in Siskiyou County was completed in November, and a -mile August. construction on the Tioga Pass Road 1.5 section south of the Oregon border The new budget authorizes projects (Route 120) in Mono County west of will be constructed with funds in the which will provide 2.3 freeway miles Lee Vining, and another 4.1 miles new budget. east of the bridge approach in Sacra- have been budgeted.

Sacramento Valley and Northern Counties This view looks southeaster/y of the 29th-30th Street Freeway (Interstate 80) construNion now in progress Long stretches of the two interstate in Sacramento. The graceful tapered columns will support the viaduct structures. routes in northern California—Inter- state 5, a north-south arterial between the Oregon and Mexican borders, and Interstate 80, between San Francisco and the Nevada line—were completed, under construction or budgeted in 1964. On Interstate S, a total of 81.5 miles are involved in projects which are completed, under construction or budgeted between south of Willows

November-December 1964 mento between W and X Streets, con- Bids `were opened in December on completed in January, and a freeway necting with two projects underway the first unit of the four-lane Grass bypass of Buellton, now under con- on this route between 29th and 30th Valley-Nevada City Freeway on struction. Streets and completing construction Route 20, a 3.3-mile section in Ne- Farther north, atwo-mile express- on I-80 through the city. vada County. way to freeway conversion of US 101 In the mountains a 12-mile project In Sutter County, 3.6 miles of four- south of San Luis Obispo was co~i- on Interstate 80 between Emigrant lane expressway on Route 20 west of pleted in July. The new budget pro- Gap and Hampshire Rocks was com- Yuba City were completed in June. vides funds for additional conversion pleted this fall, and the 10.5-mile free- A 3.3-mile two-lane expressway on between Atascadero and Paso Robles. way stretch superseding the slow and Route 299 northeast of Adin in Mo- A 4.8-mile US 101 freeway section difficult climb over Donner Summit doc County was completed in mi~- bet~~een north of San Miguel in San was opened to traffic on Novem- year, as was a 4.8-mile two-lane ex- Luis Obispo County and north of ber 20. pressway on Route 36 in Lassen Gamp Roberts in Monterey County Other newly budgeted projects in County between Susanville and east of has just been completed, and a 6.7- Sacramento County include the ~vid- Johnstonville. The new budget pro- mile northerly extension to north of ening of 2.8 miles of the existing I-80 vides funds for two-lane expressway Bradley will be opened to traffic next Freeway and the American River projects on Route 36 in Lassen fall. This will connect to an 11.3-mile Bridge from four- to six lanes, and the County near Susanville and on US 395 freeway section to south of San Ardo widening of 1.1 miles of the Route in Modoc County north of the Lassen which was completed in August. 160 Freeway from four to six and county line. A 4.1-mile freeway section in and seven lanes. The latter project in- In Yuba County, the 12th Street north of Salinas is scheduled for com- volves constructing an additional Underpass on Route 20 in Marysville pletion next summer. structure paralleling the 16th Street was completed in December. Bridge. On scenic Route 1, a project is n- nanced in the 1965-66 budget to con- On US S0, freeway construction is Central Coast Counties struct a two-lane expressway for the underway between east of Folsom There was steady progress in 1964 8.8 miles between US 101 at Las Junction in Sacramento County and in the continuing program of convert- Cruces and San Julian Ranch in Santa east of the El Dorado county line. A ing US 101 to full freeway standards, Barbara County. two-mile expressway section west of and in constructing freeway and ex- In San Luis Obispo County, a 4.4- Camino was completed in August, and pressway sections on Route 1, the mile two-lane expressway bypass of a 5.5-mile freeway section near Pol- scenic route along the coast. Cambria on this route was completed lock Pines is nearing completion. In Ventura County, a 4.5-mile ex- in the spring, and a 2.8-mile four-lane In Butte County, the Route 99 Free- pressway to freeway conversion proj- freeway in and north of Cayucos will way in Chico will be extended south- ect on US 101 near El Rio will be be completed next fall. Funds in the erly to south of the Skyway Turnoff completed as 1964 ends. Funds have new budget will finance adding two by the end of 1964, and a project to been budgeted for the conversion of a lanes on Route 1 for 4.4 miles north complete this freeway route through 3.6-mile section between El Rio and of Camp San Luis Obispo, completing the city has just started. Montalvo from four-lane expressway four-lane expressway between San A 1.9-mile Route 44 Freeway east- to six-lane free~~ay, and for the con- Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. erly from Market Street in Redding in struction of interchanges in Newbury Budgeted projects on Route 1 in Shasta County is under construction Park and Camarillo. Monterey County include afour-lane and an 8.5-mile section east and west Santa Barbara County projects on freeway section in and near Castro- of Palo Cedro was completed in Oc- this route include a 2.3-mile freeway vilie and completion of the Watson- tober. section in the City of Santa Barbara, ville Bypass Freeway.

Shown is part of a recently completed 5.1-mile freeway section on Interstate 80 between Vacaville and northeast of Route 305 in Solano County. Another Construction of the US 101 Freeway in the City of Santa Barbara, completed last Jonuary, was complicated by the proximity of a railroad (at left), Mission Creak /n{ rinht of the frrnwav fenee) and Wilson School. On other routes, Ventura County projects include budgeted jobs to construct 3.9 miles of the Route 118 Free- way through Santa Susana Pass, and the extension of the Route 3 3Free- way 2.9 miles northerly to Casitas Pass Road south of Ojai. An 8.6-mile project on the Route 126 Freeway 'to extend it easterly to Santa Paula is scheduled for completion in the summer. Seven miles of two-lane expressway on Route 154 north of San Marcos Pass in Santa Barbara County were opened to traffic in February, which, together with a bridge across Cold Springs Canyon completed late in 1963, eliminated tortuous curves and steep grades on the older highway. The new budget provides funds for the construction of a two-lane expressway on Route 180 in San Benito County between south of Hollister and north of Tres Pinos, a distance of 3.1 miles.

San Francisco Bay Regeon The Route 82 Freeway in San Francisco extends northeasterly across the US 101 (James Lick Memorial) Freeway as a two-level structure to the vicinity of a future interchange with the adopted freeway routing Four projects were completed or in via Hunters Point. The new budget provides funds to extend it northerly as the Route 87 Freeway fo north progress in Alameda County in 1964 of 78th Street. to extend the eight-lane Interstate 580 Freeway, which was opened to traffic north of Route 84 near Scotts Corner construction between Atlas Avenue in 1962 from the San Francisco -0ak- will connect to construction now in and the I-580 Freeway will complete land Bay Bridge distribution structure progress to one mile north of the Con- this route through Oakland. to Park Boulevard in Oakland, another tra Costa county line. A northerly ex- Bids were opened in late November 11 miles to south of San Leandro.. tension to Danville will begin in early to convert three miles of Route 92 A new 3,371-foot two-lane bore on 1965, connecting to newly. completed from atwo-lane highway to a four- lane Route 24, paralleling the existing bores freev~~ay construction which in turn freeway between the San Mateo- Hayward Bridge and Hesperian Bou- of the Caldecott Tunnel through the extends to Walnut Creek. levard in Hayward. Berkeley Hills, plus atwo-mile eight- The above listed I-680 projects, The new budget finances the wid- lane freeway between the tunnel's east together with previously completed ening of the Route 17 (Nimitz) Free- end and Orinda, were opened to traf- sections, will provide full freeway be- fic in October. The new tunnel will way from four to six lanes between tween Fremont in Alameda County Route 92 in Hayward and Washing- permit the renovation in stages of the and Vallejo in Solano County on this ton Avenue in San Leandro. older two-lane bores. bay area circumferential route. In San Francisco, the Route 82 A 1.3-mile eight-lane freeway from On Route 21, about 12 miles of Freeway was completed as a viaduct the tunnel to the Temescal inter- four-lane freeway are under construc- between the James Lick Memorial in change Oakland will be completed tion between I-684 at Benicia and (US 101) Freeway and Newcomb next fall, permitting use of all six lanes 0.5-mile south of I-80 at Cordelia. Street in the spring, and construction of the tunnel, with the middle bore on This project is financed by toll bridge progresses northeasterly, with ramps, a reversible basis so as to provide four revenue bonds to improve the ap- to Army Street. The new budget fi- lanes in the direction of peak commu- proaches to the bridge between Beni- nances construction from the site of ter traffic morning and evening. cia, Solano County, and Martinez in the future interchange with the On the Interstate 680 Freeway in Contra Costa County. adopted freeway via Hunters Point, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, a A 1.3-mile Route 13 (Warren Bou- northerly as the Route 87 Freeway to newly budgeted project for 8.7 miles levard) freeway section now under north of 18th Street.

November-December 1964 19

climb climb ing ing (foreground). Summit Summit Donner Donner over over

20, 20, and and on on steep steep the the superseding superseding fwisf- November November

to to was was distance) distance) in in Traffic freeway freeway (divided (divided opened opened

10.5•mile 10.5•mile A A 80 RIGHT: RIGHT: Interstate Interstate PHOTO PHOTO of of section section

from from expressway expressway -lane -lane two four- to to

of of 29 Route Route of of mile mile one one Conversion Conversion

winter. this this

of of San San completed north north be be will will Rafael Rafael

and way way Novato Novato secrion secrion between between

a a and and free- 101 101 summer, summer, US US -mile -mile 3.1

the in in 37 37 completed completed was was Ignacio Ignacio near near

Route and and 101 101 US US between between terchange terchange

in- freeway freeway County, County, In In the the Marin Marin

View. Mountain Mountain

in 101 101 US US and and Cupertino Cupertino between between

next next completed completed be be fall Freeway Freeway will will

-mile -mile S.S

Route Route the the

of of section section A A was was late late Kelseyville Kelseyville in in of of south south completed completed and and October, ville ville 175. Route Route

Hills. Altos Altos Los Los and and 29 29 around around Route Route US US on on McKinley- in in 101 101 County County Lake Lake freeway freeway between

Jose San San in in Freeway Freeway -680 -680 the I the tween tween -mile eight an an -mile -mile 6.2 Arcata, Arcata, of of -lane -lane North North two expressway expressway on

Freeway Freeway I the the of of be- -280 -280 completion completion

1965 -66 -66 The The budget budget a finance finance will will Scotia.

the finance finance will will funds funds Budgeted Budgeted

fall. and and of Dean Dean south south tween tween Creek Creek

next next pleted pleted spring. boldt boldt next County County completed completed be be will will Parks Parks -lane -lane freeway freeway Redwood Redwood be- four

com- be be SS SS Route Route the the will will Freeway Freeway of of east east and and US US Hum- in in Lake Lake Blue Blue 101 101 3 3 3 3 of miles miles Englewood, Englewood, completing completing

to connection connection including including Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, a a 4.5 Mad Mad for for between between -miles -miles River the the 7.7 7.7 north north miles miles of this this bids bids for for winter winter

0.7 a a and and to section section -mile -mile completed; completed; freeway freeway -lane -lane 299 four A A Route Route on on for advertised advertised be be will will project project A A

been just just

has has to to tension tension Cupertino Cupertino

tember. Miranda.

3.5

a a ex-

Jose; Jose;

northwesterly northwesterly

-mile -mile San San

Ferndale Ferndale and and Sep- in in Fernbridge Fernbridge of south south to to completed completed October October in in

of west west in in

traffic traffic

to to

opened opened March March

expressway expressway -lane -lane two between of of 5.9 section -mile -mile a a to to connecting connecting dale, dale,

-280 -280 I

-lane -lane six

were of of

miles miles Freeway Freeway

3.3 3.3 third third opened opened project project 1 1 miles Route Route Sylvan- and and Creek Creek Dean Dean between between mer mer

two Clara Clara Santa Santa

about about

County, County,

In In

fall. fall. the the sian sian in in started started was was A Gulch Gulch next next completed completed sum- be be will will County County

next next City City summer.

by by

miles miles 4.5 4.5 Rus- of of and and another another north north in in route route Humboldt this this on on section section

Redwood in in 101 101 US US and and

82) 82)

(Route (Route

was was August in in Mendocino Mendocino completed completed

freeway -mile -mile 2.6

a a

north, north, Farther Farther

Real Camino Camino connection connection El El between between

Highway, Highway,

Shoreline Shoreline the the

1, 1, near

Route Route

fall. next next

114 114 Expressway Route Route a a and and spring, spring,

on 3.2 A A expressway expressway -lane -lane two

-mile -mile

opened opened traffic to to be be will will city city the the of of next by by Pacifica Pacifica in in section section Freeway Freeway

spring.

bypass the the completing completing section section necting necting 1 Route Route completed completed a a provide provide will will

be be section section next graded graded underway underway will will and and con- a a year, year, this this completed completed were were projects County County Mateo Mateo San San Other Other

paving paving contract contract A A the channel. channel. for for

of of Ukiah south south and and miles miles north north 10.6 10.6 Hillsborough. near near and and in in Creek Creek

its its and and River River overflow the the Klamath Klamath totalling sections sections freeway freeway 101 101 US US lane lane Mateo San San across across bridge bridge freeway freeway

across bridges bridges of of construction construction on on ing ing two two -lame eight an an of of four- financing financing County, County, the the plete plete Mendocino Mendocino In In

and and to to progress- line line is is work work Klamath, Klamath, com- will will

also also It It Hillsborough. Hillsborough.

to to erly erly

Counties Coastal Coastal Northern Northern

south- grading grading rough rough for for and and Millbrae, Millbrae, Humboldt county the the of of Norte Norte —Del —Del

and Bruno Bruno San San in in 186 186 Route Route of of south south mile mile a a from from 101 101 US US on on south winter winter pleted pleted October. in in

between

freeway freeway this this constructing constructing for for this ing ing completed completed be be . . will will Rosa, Rosa, project project com- Santa Santa and and of of west west in in tion tion

funds

provides provides

1965

budget budget -66 -66

The The

freeway freeway -lane -lane four - grad five A A freeway freeway -mile -mile sec- 12 12 Route Route 4.3 a a and and -mile -mile

summer. next next next next spring; completed completed Rosa, Rosa, be be to to this this to to access access area. recreational recreational

start Francisco Francisco

will will

San San South South to to

-280 -280 I

near near and and Santa in in section section -mile -mile 1.1 a a ready

to to

project project the the of of part part give give as as

of extension extension southerly southerly a a and and mid -1966, -1966,

in in

completed completed

December;

Cloverdale, Cloverdale,

were were road road beach beach the the along along constructed

County, County, Mateo Mateo San San Daly Daly City, City,

section section freeway freeway near US US -mile -mile 5.3 101 101 1.5 and and frontage vista vista -mile -mile a a point point

in Freeway Freeway

the the

-280 -280 I with with Avenue Avenue

projects projects a include include County County Sonoma Sonoma this this San San of of a route route Francisco, Francisco, north north

Orizaba at at Freeway Freeway 82 82 Route Route the the nect nect

US US

opportunity opportunity such such first first the the on 101, 101,

miles. con- will will underway underway now now project project A A

Ocean Ocean Pacific Pacific the the of of from view view icent icent 1.3 an an of of additional additional

conversion conversion the the

for for

miles miles Avenue. Orizaba Orizaba to to 2.9 2.9

extended extended

a a provides provides section section this this Since Since magnif-

1965 funds provides provides budget budget -66 -66 the the and and was Street Street Mission Mission to to year year last last pleted pleted

sections. freeway freeway and and Trinidad Trinidad April, in in completed completed was was County County Napa Napa com- construction construction Freeway, Freeway, morial morial

the the between between gap gap Arcata filling filling Napa Napa near near the the and and in freeway freeway in in lane lane Me- Lick Lick James James the the of of Southwest Southwest GOVERNOR

I HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION AGENCYI AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR EX~OFFICIO CHAIRMAN 8 MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION Robert B. erodford

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ~ — CALIFORNIA ex.oFCiao nomwis~nnrrve oFricea ~ ~ ~ OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION HIGHWAY COMMISSION J. Erreca

DIVISION OF CONTRACTS STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER BAY TOLL CROSSINGS DEPT.) AND RIGHTS OF WAY LEGAL CHIEF OF DIVISION CHIEF OF DIVISION CHIEF - H. S. Fenton 1. C. womock

I DEPUTY STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER I DEPUTY STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER I DEPUTY STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS PLANNING G. lonosner J. P. Murphy 1. A. te9arra

I ADMINISTRATION II FISCAL I OPERATIONS I I BRIDGES RIGHT OF WAY I I PLANNING INFORMATION I &PUBLIC nssisTnNrsrarEHicHrinv EncR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANTSTPTE HIGHWAYENGR. ASSISTANTSTATE HIGHI7AYENGR. CHIEFRIGHT OF 19AYAGE. \T FlSSISTANTSTATE hIIGM~;AYENGR PRINCIPAI.HIGH':'iAV ENCINEEF F E Bazler COMPTROLL[R L. R.Gillis R.Hess 5.N. L,~Ihrap J.E McMahon (; A Hill

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Works Public Public

and and Highways Highways California California 22 22

econ-

the the and and available available Luis Luis to to Reservoir. now now the the San San mixers mixers for for used used be be will will which which area area an an bypass bypass to to Route Route 152 152 on on expressway expressway

-lane four

12.4•mife, 12.4•mife, a a of of

construction construction during during

}he }he

charges charges

se} se}

to to demolition demolition prepare prepare right right workmen workmen of of the the large large capacity the the for for adequate adequate be be

to fo~rnd fo~rnd been been generally generally has has time time ing ing

mix- second second that that 50- a a fact fact the the to to due due

largely is is This This in in operation. operation. mixers mixers ing ing

onsite onsite pav- see see to to uncommon uncommon now now is is it it

until expanded expanded has has rapidly rapidly paving paving for for

concrete mixed mixed central central of of use use The The

-wide -wide pavements. foot 36- requiring requiring ects ects

those those proj- on on contractors contractors several several for for

practice common common become become has has paving paving

36- -wide foot monolithic monolithic and and figure; figure;

the the usual doubling doubling practically practically hour, hour,

per yards yards cubic cubic 400 400 excess excess of of in in was was

output average average wherein wherein records records tion tion

produc- outstanding outstanding achieved achieved projects projects

these of of year. year. Several Several past past during during the the

placed pavement pavement concrete concrete land land cement cement

the the of of port- percent percent than than 80 80 more more for for

were were used methods methods paving paving Slipform Slipform

PracTice Cons}rucfion Cons}rucfion

1964 -65. months months winter winter

the during during presentation presentation divisionwide divisionwide

for be be ready ready will will program program that that this this

expected is is It It paving. paving. concrete concrete asphalt asphalt

for procedures procedures inspection inspection in in training training

of a a is is program program preparation preparation Now Now in in

film. 16 -mm. -mm. and and hourlong hourlong an an slides slides

colored 400 400 tr~an tr~an more more by by plemented plemented

sup-

were were

which which lectures lectures

of of program program work. the the governing governing specifications specifications De- Construction Construction Headquarters Headquarters plans. plans.

-hour

12 comprehensive comprehensive

this this attended attended the with with compliance compliance in in engineer, engineer, the the and of of specifications specifications enforcement enforcement

personnel

highway highway 1,700 1,700 proximately proximately set set by grades grades and and lines lines the the to to cording cording and interpretation interpretation This This involves involves met. met.

Ap-

Association. Association.

Cement Cement the the Portland Portland ac- project project the the planned planned accomplish accomplish to to are contract contract of of the the terms terms the the that that

and

officer officer

training training the the of of division division tion tion and materials, materials, necessary necessary the the produce produce to to assure duties duties are are primary primary whose whose

coopera-

the the with with

engineer engineer ters ters paving paving and procure procure use, use, he he will will equipment equipment and and others technicians technicians engineers, engineers,

Headquar- the the

by by

presented presented was was gram gram and methods methods what what determine determine work, work, of a a of of staff staff teamwork teamwork the the through through

pro-

This This

1964. 1964.

April April in in completed completed his to to plan plan job job contractor's contractor's the the is is It It out carried carried is is This This assignment assignment

1963, 1963, was of of spring spring the the in in commenced commenced forces. and and

organization organization contractor's contractor's

is is located.

project project the the

construction, concrete concrete cement cement land land the by by

performed performed is is work work itself itself

The The

which

in in district district of of

the the

sponsibility sponsibility

for for port- procedures procedures inspection inspection in in

ing ing

administration. contract contract of of

is is re-

the the

Department, Department,

Bridge Bridge the the by by

train- of of program program divisionwide divisionwide

The The

and and uniformity coordination coordination poses poses of of and and administered structures structures of of marily marily

Departments.

search search pur- for for Engineer Engineer Highway Highway State State the the pri- for for those those consisting consisting except except tracts, tracts,

Re- and and and and

Materials Materials

Design, Design, Bridge, Bridge,

for department department staff staff acts acts a a as as partment partment con- of of construction construction Administration Administration

the with with in in conjunction conjunction undertaken undertaken

COIVSTItUCT10N been has has practice practice installation installation ventional ventional

con- of of reappraisal reappraisal A A tion tion conditions. conditions.

installa- and and loading loading of of combinations combinations

Operations —

Engineer Highway Highway State State

all anticipating anticipating

for for necessity necessity

sized sized

the the

the the Assistant

of of

the the

direction direction under under istered istered empha- has has culverts culverts pipe pipe over over overfills overfills

admin- high are are of of occurrence occurrence Departments Departments Research Research The The frequent frequent and and Materials Materials

and

forces. field field of of Equipment, Equipment, • • Maintenance, Maintenance, Construction, Construction, The The

the the guidance

for for instructions instructions panded panded

in in ex- incorporated incorporated be be will will

study study ions erd erd

of of this results results The The areas. areas. construction construction

traffic traffic through handling handling of of methods methods

of • appraisal appraisal continuing continuing a a is is There There

Projects Special Special omies inherent in a central plant set- Work performed by Camp 42 on It is anticipated that the grading up. Common end dump trucks, with Route 299 consisted primarily of in this area will be completed by the but very slight modification to effect grading and related drainage installa- end of 1965. A subsequent base and a self-cleaning dumping action, have tions from Redwood Creek to 2 %2 surfacing contract will provide a us- proved very successful, also, for haul- miles east, and clearing from Preston able unit of roadway from Lord Ellis ing air-entrained paving concrete, and Ranch Camp westerly toward flue Summit to 2 jZ miles east of Redwood have become the accepted means of Lake. Creek. transporting central mix. Many contractors have successfully coupled the use of slipform paving methods with the use of central plant mixing, while others have coupled the use of the newly developed tilt-drum truck paving mixers with slipform paving methods. The trend in asphalt concrete pavement construction is similarly directed toward more efficient batching and mixing plants and high production lay-down equipment. The 24-foot- wide asphalt paving machines made their initial appearance during the year. Fully automated plants are making more frequent appearances; however, while they are now available from several manufacturers, automatic paver controls have not been exten- sively utilized.

Honor Camp Projects The Division of Highways and the

Department of Corrections continued Placing'24-foot-wide porfland cement concrefe highway pavements with an automatically controlled slip the joint operation of Camp No. 41 form paver. Ai -top, end•dump truck delivers concrete mixed in a stationary tilt-drum central mix plant away from the construction scene. At bottom, tilt-drum truck paving mixers deliver concrete mixed in near Happy Camp on the Klamath transit to the job site. River in Siskiyou County, and Camp No. 42 near Lord Ellis Summit in Humboldt County on Route 299. Camp 41 crews extended construction work down the Klamath River toward Ti Bar Ranger Station, with clearing well along in the section between the present Klamath River Bridge near Dillon Creek and Ti Bar. A 2,Z-mile section of road extending downstream to Swillup Creek was oiled and screenings placed. Grading and placement of selected material has been extended 3 %z miles downstream frc~rn~ Swillup Creek and currently grading is being completed in the Vicinity of Dillon Creek downstream to the proposed new crossing of the Klamath River. A rest area and rubble masonry drinking fountain has been built at a scenic location along the new roadway.

November-December 19b4 23

Works .Public .Public and and Highways Highways California California

restriping. quent quent with equipped equipped truck truck a a tank tank by by

less less fre- and and traffic traffic the service service from from increased increased be be washed washed must must ust ust

to view view a a smudge traffic traffic with with the the state, state, plantings, plantings, such such throughout throughout ~n ~n

How- or or reduced. reduced. greatly greatly locations inated inated in in various various tested tested being being

water

irrigation irrigation established, established, ie ie are delineators delineators of of lane lane types types Several Several

have

plants plants

drought drought resistant resistant r r years. five five of of a a minimum minimum serve serve should should

na- of of After After

plantings plantings plant. plant.

y y

material thermoplastic thermoplastic

the the

stripes; stripes;

to to water water maintain maintain enough enough

only only

gore and and crosswalks crosswalks

of of

striping striping

for for

and and furnished

weaned weaned

gradually gradually then then

the the

necessity

eliminating eliminating districts, districts, tan tan

are

Plants Plants

was was made. made. a a planting planting

which which

the the metropoli- in in extended extended

been been

have have

for the the purpose purpose attain attain to to cases cases

most most

operations

striping striping

Thermoplastic Thermoplastic

in is is years years sufficient sufficient two two first first the the for for

fertilizing and and markings. watering watering pavement pavement Heavy Heavy mum. mum.

mini- to to a a and areas areas stripe stripe planted planted traffic traffic on on for for rigation rigation needs needs increasing increasing

ir- of of

amount amount the the reduce reduce to to the fulfilling fulfilling launched launched of of capable capable units units efficient efficient

been has has

campaign campaign a a

water, water, of of city city more larger, larger, by by replaced replaced being being are are

the the scar- of of

view view In In

systems. systems.

irrigation irrigation

machines striping striping driven driven - motor

small small

improved and and control, control,

vegetation vegetation cal cal

Depreciated

manpower. manpower. increased increased

and and

of of chemi-

application application and and knowledge knowledge

machines

striping striping

efficient efficient more more and and

better

a a

techniques, techniques,

improved improved

of of

larger the the use use by by year year the the

during during

result as as a a increasing increasing

is is steadily steadily

man man

accomplished was was

markings markings

pavement pavement

per

maintained maintained

area area landscaped landscaped The The

will blanket blanket asphaltic asphaltic

-inch -inch

cone where where

and

lines lines traffic traffic of of placement placement The The

objects.

thrown thrown

highway state state

of of sections sections

those those

selects selects

Markings

Pavement Pavement

from

hazards hazards the the to to

due due mowers mowers

and reviews reviews Department Department

Maintenance Maintenance

-type flail

by by

ways.

replaced replaced being being

are are

the year year Each Each users. users.

highway highway

state state

high- state state vegetation, on on

roadside roadside lamps lamps

and and

tubes tubes

controlling controlling ally ally lighting lighting

to service service road road possible possible best best the the

viding viding

mechanic-

for for used used

mowers, mowers,

63,228

Rotary Rotary maintains maintains state state

the the Overall, Overall, pro- in in factor factor important important is is an an funds funds

~. tunnels. in in application. application. maintained maintained their their for for lamps lamps of of construction cent cent $5,000,000 $5,000,000 aside aside sets sets

constructed being being are are rigs rigs spray spray incandes- new new Commission and and tubes tubes 10,507 10,507 Highway Highway the the are are for for which which There There

and

basis, basis,

continuing continuing a a on on program tested tested being being blanket" blanket" lights. "thin "thin tunnel tunnel annual annual The The of of is is exclusive exclusive This This

are

chemicals chemicals

New New forces. forces. by by state state

Maintenance

Bridge Bridge Repair, Repair, tubes.

and and Pavement Pavement lamps lamps

31,248 31,248

control vegetation vegetation

expanded expanded of of

virtue virtue

of total total new new a a

for for

percent percent

12.8 12.8

by by

—t6.7 —t6.7

miles.

Point

West West

by decreasing decreasing is is counties counties by by

ways, ways,

increased

tubes tubes

fluorescent fluorescent

and and

lamps lamps

to Hill Hill

Mokelumne Mokelumne

49 49 near near

Route Route

high- state state on on control control

weed weed

noxious noxious

vapor

sodium sodium

and and

vapor vapor

mercury mercury

from 26, 26,

—Route —Route

County

Calaveras Calaveras

of cost cost The The methods. methods.

mechanical mechanical

lighting,

highway highway

In In

lamps. lamps. 21,473 21,473

-6.4 -6.4

miles.

Beaumont near near to 10 10

Route Route compared compared as as control control

vegetation vegetation

of total total

new new a a to to

percent percent

10 10

increased increased

Jacinto Jacinto

San San of of

north north 127 127

of Route Route

in in cost cost decrease decrease a a show show

to to tinues tinues

signs

illuminated illuminated

in in used used

lamps lamps

cent cent

79, 79,

from

—Route —Route

Cozazaty con-

Riverside Riverside chemicals chemicals of of use use the the

expected, expected,

incandes-

and and tubes tubes

fluorescent fluorescent

of of ber ber

economy. economy. miles. effect effect -11.5 -11.5 dise and and

duplication duplication

num- The The

signalg. signalg. 1,705 1,705

of of

total total new new

a a

Para- to to Corner Corner eliminate

to to Wicks Wicks this this work, work, near near 70 70 Route Route of of phases phases

many many

for counties, counties, and and

cities cities

to to

relinquished relinquished

from

191, 191,

combining —Route —Route Cozanty Cozanty developed, developed, BZatte BZatte been been

has has

gram gram

those despite despite

maintained, maintained, signals signals

traffic traffic

pro-

chemical chemical expanded expanded

An An

control. control.

follow:

increase increase 0.5- percent percent

a a

was was

There There

weed

noxious noxious and and blading blading roads

these these discing, discing, of of

designation designation route route

rate. rapid rapid

mowing,

sterilization, sterilization, soil soil

and

mileage, mileage, control, control,

location, location, The The lature. lature.

very a a

at at

are are increasing increasing

devices devices cal cal

hazard fire fire

included included

work work Legis- 1959 1959

control control the the by by

system system highway highway

and and electri-

signs, signs,

illuminated illuminated

lighting, lighting,

vegetation roadside roadside

years years state the the past past

to to In In

added added

~~ere ~~ere routes routes These These

highway but but

slowly, slowly, increasing increasing are are

year.

fiscal fiscal last last

this this during during tenance tenance Landscaping

signals Traffic Traffic

year. year. -64 -64

1963 fiscal fiscal

the the

and Care Care

Tree Tree

Vegetation, Vegetation,

main- Roadside Roadside

for for over over

taken taken

was was roads roads county county

during

increase increase to to

continued continued

crews crews

former

of of miles miles

34.6 34.6

of of A A total total trash.

discarded discarded

deliberately deliberately

and and even even electrical and and signal signal highway highway

state state the the

thoughtlessly

to to Maintained

Roufes Roufes attributable attributable New New

believed believed is is

by maintained maintained facilities facilities

the the

of of

All All

cost the the half half least least

at at

possible, possible,

is is not not

cities.

in in

highways highways

state state Devices including including

Electrical Electrical Signals, Signals,

Lighting, Lighting,

of of costs segregation segregation exact exact

Although Although

highways, of of miles miles of of 14,740 14,740

tenance tenance

ation.

year. fiscal fiscal

main-

the the in in

expended expended was was

816,800 816,800

oper- cleaning cleaning

leaf leaf the the

improving improving

sion, sion,

in in the

this this program program

under under complished complished

$47,-

of of total total A A stations. stations.

maintenance maintenance

ten-

surface surface

reduces reduces

which which

material material

ac- was was

resurfacing resurfacing of of

miles miles 614 614

Some Some

280 of of

out out work work to to

employed employed

~~ere ~~ere

is is added added

water water

bath bath

the the

To To spray. spray.

qualities. riding riding better better

provide provide and and

men

maintenance maintenance 3,850 3,850

proximately proximately

a a

and and fishtail

pump pump

pressure pressure

high high

a a

life surface surface

the the prolong prolong to to serve serve best best ap- year, year, -64 -64 fiscal fiscal 1963 the the During During MAINTENANCE During the year four machines 'The division again provided a win- Number of permits issued during placed S00 tons of thermoplastic ter service of up-to-date road infor- the calendar year: marking material on highways, at the mation to news media, radio aid tele- Signs on sign Oeher rate of one pound per square foot. vision stations, newspapers, automobile structures signs Experience indicates that usually sand- clubs, trucking concerns, other gov- 1961 ------_-__------34,357 972 blasting or mechanical cleaning of the ernmental agencies and the traveling 1962 ------_ ----- 33,258 1,826 pavement must be done before appli- public. 1963 ------_-_--_-----_- 31,891 1,086 cation of this material. Outdoor Advertising Gross receipts—licenses and permit Remote areas subjected to high The administration of the Outdoor fees and penalties for each fiscal year: wear, such as stop bars and pavement Advertising Act is financed solely markings, are being renewed with per- through revenues derived from license 1961-62 ------$124,693.32 manent marking material preformed and permit fees. A 1959 amendment 1962-63 ------_-____------118,047.78 with a cold adhesive base. to the Outdoor Advertising Act in- 1963-64 ------114,390.64 Considerable use has been made of creased structure and sign permit fees. Permits raised pavement markings of the Recent trends, creating a fiscal im- "Botts Dots" type. These have varied balance, made it necessary again to As anticipated, there was a signifi- from 4-inch round to wedges with seek an increase in fee schedules. New cant reduction in the number of trans- and without plain white tops. Particu- legislation known as the Collier-Z'berg portation permits issued for extralegal larly promising are the reflex reflec- Act was enacted during the 1964 hauling operations. During the past tors. These are placed at 24-foot First Extraordinary Session of the fiscal year, some 15 percent fewer per- centers, producing a clearly visible Legislature. In addition to effecting mits were issued as a direct result of line both in clear and inclement tighter controls along interstate and 1963 legislation restoring the annual weather. During the six months of defense highways when it becomes permit procedure for overwidth operation, no loss of visibility due to operative May 15, 1965, it pxovides trailer coaches. Military certifications damage to the reflectors has been ob- for higher fee schedules. processed during the fiscal year in- served. Following are tabulations of com- creaseci slightly averaging about parative date for the last three calen- in 43 In the 1963-64 fiscal year $2,808,400 cases per month. was expended in replacing traffic dar and fiscal years: stripes and pavement markings and re- Number of advertising operators li- Encroachment permits cover instal- pairing and replacing signs. censed for each fiscal year: lations or activities within state highway rights-of-way by other than the 1961X62 .------880 Communieafions state or its contractors. As shown by 1962=63 ------884 The statewide radio system at the ------1963-64 ------S 18 the follov~~ing tabulation there has end of the fiscal year consisted of 1,514 mobile radio units, 204 radio 5~2~;?CiY?S9 S~ IT:?C*G'-'.f73Ji; S~~t10riS~ SI3d" insi6!li~g a passiva mie~awave reflector on Alder Ridge west of the Kyburz Maintenance Station on US 50. the reflector is part of the new US 50 microwave system communications which wil! link Sacra- hand-carry ll111tS. 125 menfo and the Marysville district once with mobile units on this route. All equipment at this site was Improvements were made 111 tt]C airlifted by helicopter. radio system to provide more reliable mobile radio coverage. One such prof- ~~s r <,: • ~, ect was the completion of the first °° phase of the microwave circuit on "" ` ~ ,...~ ~'. US 50 between Sacramento and Echo ~ ~ ,,~ ~- -.._ ._.._ ..~._, Summit. While the major use of radio ~ is in maintenance work, the use of ""`~ `~-.....~.. ,.~,.~_~ ~ ~~ radio an construction projects was ~ `~ "~"'~"'"'~ ~ ~~ ' ~~`~ ~'~~~ greatly expanded. In addition, radio ~ ~~ ~"""-'~' ~ `.- ~ - ~-.. ~ ~~ ~~ is used in bridge maintenance and in —"- -! vario~xs other operations functions. -.~ .~;_ „/~ The division continued operation ~s~`'~~- -~ ~ x _ . ~ a.~..~.- - '~,~`.; of its leased, private-line teletype- °--- --~ f `~ ~ ~; •-- .°""" writer stem.Y The sY stem is fullY ~"~'~~ Or ~°~~~ ~ ~' ~ ~!'' ~ ~'' automatic with pushbutton or tape ~ 'j ;- ~,.,~ ~- ~ '~.~ _. -~ selection, with automatic message m- ,..~ < ~~, ~ _~ - ---•~~-~- -~ ~ = ~- -^~ tercept and trouble indicators. The ` ~ ~' ~' ~ ~--- ~ ~ --- ~; .~': system operates at 75 words per min- ~ ~ ~ ~ J~~--~=°-~-°~ ~~ `~ ute, and approximately 2,700 messages ,~ per month are transmitted. " 'e ~,.%~

November-December 1964 been little change in the number of undertaken on a number of stations, The snowpack on Donner Summit permits issued: the most noticeable of which are at the end of March amounted to 31 1961-62 7962-63 1963-64 Eureka, Santa Maria, Bakersfield, inches, compared to 53 inches the pre- Encroachment Chula Vista, Colusa and Lodi. It is ex- vious year and 85 inches for March permits ______12,778 12,453 12,507 pected that these installations will be 1962. The maximum snowpack at Transportation under contract during the 1964-65 Donner Summit was 106 inches, re- permits ______75,603 101,542 86,181 fiscal year. corded in January. There was only Totals ______88,381 113,995 98,688 Road Closures two inches of snow remaining an May There were numerous road closures, 1. Unusually heavy snow closed the Truck Scales but of short duration, during the fiscal pass from Colfax to Donner Lake Plans have been developed by the year. One six-day closure, on Route Gate for 16 hours on January 21 Office of Architecture and Construc- 116 in the Guerneville area of Sonoma and 22. tion of the Department of General County, was due to a forest fire. Most As mentioned in the Equipment Services for three new truck scale in- of the other closures were the result Department report, a used rotary stallations located as follows: of flooding, debris and washouts. snowplow was repowered with a new Greenville, on US 50 in Alta- The longer closures occurred on the diesel powerplant and the fan was re- mont Pass. Emerald Bay section of Route 89, designed to increase the capacity of Industrial Road, near the junction which was blocked for 96 days; the the unit by about 100 percent. In ad- of Routes 92 and 17 in the vicinity Crescent City section of US 1.01, a diton to its increased capacity, the re- of Hayward. five-day closure resulting from a seis- built unit is able to cope with "tramp mic ocean wave, aftermath of the iron" pieces of fire chain, etc.) in the Tehachapi on Route 58 approxi- Alaska earthquake in late March; and roadway without breaking down. The mately one mile east of the junction on Route 1 near Thornton Beach in ability of this unit to stay in service with Route 223. San Mateo County, November 24—De- under difficult operating conditions Three new truck scale installa- cember 13, 1963. will mean more snow removal capac- tions are under construction. They Numerous small slides closed other ity with fewer units. are located as follows: highways for one-day periods or less. The regular winter closure of moun- Little River, north of Arcata on There were seven such closures due to tain routes where snow is not regu- US 101. rock slides on Route 96, six miles larly removed occurred during the Northbound Castaic scale ex- southwest o~ Orleans, between Sep- first week of November for the high- panded t~ include brake inspection tember and May. ways in the northern half of the state, facility south of Castaic Junction. From February 1 to September 27, a little later in November in the cen- Banning scales (replacing the all IS 80 traffic in the vicinity of tral sierra, and not until late in Janu- existing ones at Whitewater) ex- Whitmore Maintenance Station was ary for Monitor and Luther Passes. panded to include a brake inspec- carried on the westbound roadway The northern routes were reopened in tion facility for westbound move- due to two separate slipouts on the May, and the southern ones somewhat ment only. eastbound roadway. earlier. Snow Removal On many of the routes maintained New loadometer pits have been removal pavement sand- during the winter there were tempo- made at several locations through the Snow and rather rary closures, most of them ranging state where problems in connection ing cost $3,467,200 in this mild 7.2 of the from two to six days, during periods with overloads justify their installa- winter. This was percent tion. total maintenance expenditures. of heavy snow or poor visibility.

Maintenance Sfafions The Santa Monica-San Diego Freeway interchange in Los Angeles. The view is northward along the Contracts were awarded for major San Diego Freeway. construction at seven maintenance stations during the fiscal year. These include projects for `the construction of new stations located at Elk Grove, South Sacramento, Whittier, McGee Creek, Calistoga and Redwood City and the enlargement of the station at Newhall. The total cost of these combined projects amounted to approximately $1,380,000. All seven contracts were handled by the Office of Archi- tecture and Construction. Land acquisition and/or preliminary engineering for major projects were

26 Calefornia Highways and Public Works ~,`'' w

~' ~' :~~ ~r ~., ,~

Motor grader is used to remove icepack.

MATERIALS AND RESEARCH Control of materials for California's TesTing and Inspection moplas±ics, and other miscellaneous highway construction program has be- The magnitude of the testing pro- materials. come acomplex problem, involving gram at the Materials and Research The District laboratories reported both district construction and mate- Department's Sacramento Laboratory an estimated 157,000 additional indi- rials forces as well as the Materials and is illustrated by the follo~~ing statistics vidual tests on aggregate base, subbase, Research Department in Sacramento. on some of the major testing items: bituminous mixtures, concrete aggre- On each construction project the 4,000 samples of soil and aggregates were gates and basement soils. resident engineer's personnel perform processed Sixty-seven settlement platforms a portion of the sampling and testing 920 petrographic examinations were and 109 piezometers were installed for in order to have immediate knowledge made embankment control at various loca- of the materials entering the work. 9,500 tests were performed on aggregate tions throughout the State. Labora- Additional and more complex control tbase, subbase, and asphalt pa~-ement mixtures tests are performed in the 11 District tory field forces installed 20,815 lineal 12,300 samples of asphait were tested laboratories. feet of horizontal drains and cleaned 7,500 concrete cylinders were tested for 8,543 feet of existing drains. District laboratory forces also ob- compressive strength tain progress samples` and perform 960 samples of cement were tested Record Sampling and Testing progress tests, as a part of the inde- 15,000 tests were performed on concrete, pendent record sampling and testing sand, and other materials Record sampling and testing is car- procedures required by the Bureau of ried on by both the district and head- Inspection, which plays an import- Public Roads and the Division of quarters laboratories. The district ant role in control in Highways to provide added assurance fabrication and forces obtain samples and make tests of specified material quality. the release of fabricated materials, during the progress of the work. The The Materials and Research Depart- accounted for another major part of ~~~aterials and Research Laboratory ment in Sacramento has a specific re- the materials work. Following are the takes final record samples, obtains sponsibilityfor testing, inspecting, and amounts of fabricated and manufac- thickness measurements of various releasing the many manufactured tured products inspected prior to ar- layers in the pavement structural sec- rival on construction products which are used in highway projects during tion, and makes confirming tests on a construction. 1963 the -64 fiscal year: percentage of the final samples. Two new Product Quantity district laboratories were District laboratory personnel ac- completed and put into operation dur- Reinforced concrete pipe. ______202,016 lin. ft. Clay pipe ______18,603 lin. ft. counted for taking and performing ing the year. One of these, the District Steel PiPe ------208,9271in. ft. Miscellaneous iron and steel____ 1,620~0851bs. tests on a total of 8,200 progress sam- 4 Laboratory, located on the Bay- Guardrail ..______206,366 lin. ft. ples. Headquarters forces made 2,658 shore Freeway right-of-way, is unique Prestressed concrete members 56,179 IIntreated timber __.____.______14,450 b.m. final record tests on samples taken in that it was constructed directly Expansion joint __.______203,689 sq. ft. Wateistop __..______16,200 lin. ft. from 1,899 sampling locations. under the freeway. A laboratory for CorLUgated metal pipe for culverts ... ______497,414 lin. ft. District 7 and a new Headquarters Structural steel .______19,694,9681bs. Preliminary Investigations Branch Laboratory were constructed Reinforcing steel ____ 82,742,2251bs. The district forces do the bulk of on the right-of-way adjacent to the Chemical analyses were also made the routine investigations during the Santa Monica Freeway in Los Angeles. on such items as paints, sealants, ther- planning and design stages of projects

November-December 1964 27

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 28 28

methods test test to to have have been been constructed constructed fills, Two Two fills. fills. -high -high to to foot - 300- 300- 400 roadways. of of struction struction

sections test test road road Two Two experimental experimental of construction construction anticipate anticipate projects projects for for recon- recommendations recommendations make make

some some future since since study, study, under under are are to been been being being used used evaluated. were were water water this this instrument instrument from from

has fills fills high high of of of presence presence The The the the construction construction in in aggregates aggregates from from Data roads. roads. and and county county streets streets city city

asphalt of of of of percentage percentage stripping stripping which which was of of 65 65 miles miles 1. roadway, roadway, No. No. of of trict trict

miles 200 200 for for methods methods the projects projects involving involving measuring measuring ous ous test test different different Dis- in in construction construction project project under under a a

45 on on measurements measurements deflection deflection ,ment ,ment ~Tari- asphalts. asphalts. of of adhesion adhesion and and bility bility on density density soil soil and and moisture moisture termine termine

pave- individual individual

obtain obtain 21,250 21,250 to to

used used the the on on dura- continuing continuing are are Studies Studies de- to to used used is is nuclear nuclear being being gauge gauge a a

was deflectometer deflectometer

traveling traveling

The The

80. time Highway Highway first first terstate terstate the the soil soil density. density. For For measure measure

investigations. of of ports ports embanlcment embanlcment on on In- to Station Station systems systems Maintenance Maintenance Whitmore Whitmore various various nuclear nuclear erties erties of of

43 43 re- prepared prepared mechanics mechanics laboratory laboratory near embankment embankment tially tially prop- unstable unstable the the to to conducted conducted determine determine ing ing

soils The The formations. formations. inplace inplace rocky rocky of of poten- a a be- is is treatment treatment lime lime involving involving Resources Resources Water Water of of Department Department

of and and rippability rippability design design to to slope slope cut cut been been has has the undertaken operation operation with with An An program program joint joint research research A A

pertain pertain primarily These These

investigations investigations

covery.

diffraction.

districts.

in in

eight eight

logic logic investigations investigations

re- percent percent - 100 -ray and and assures assures sample sample X by by minerals minerals aggregate aggregate

soil soil

and and

or or

geo-

23 23

seismic, seismic, resistivity, resistivity,

made made

to to the the the a a disturbance disturbance to to identify minimum minimum to to procedure procedure quantitative quantitative a a

of of

laboratory

the the

unit unit

geology geology

The The

ribbon ribbon reduces foil foil lining lining of ground, ground, and and .development .development the the including including studies studies

drilling. rotary rotary feet feet of of 7,840 7,840 into into the are are pushed pushed long, long, geologic feet feet 10 10 several several and and density; density; and and

and cores, cores, rock rock of of feet feet y,030 y,030 ples, ples, tubes, sample sample Closely Closely coupled coupled moisture soil soil soils. soils. determine determine to to equipment equipment

sam- feet feet soil soil of of 2,366 2,366 included included This This soft soft of of foundation samples samples nuclear of of disturbed disturbed use use soils; soils; foundarion foundarion soft soft of of

13,236 13,236 feet. of of footage footage a a total total ings ings for for un- continuous continuous obtain obtain to to strength designed designed in in was was increase increase of of rate rate and and ment ment

125 125 bor- forces forces made made Headquarters Headquarters sampler sampler which -type -type soil soil foil settle- of of rate rate Swedish Swedish on on drains drains sand sand of of effect effect

of been been made made studies studies have have soils; Special Special compacted compacted of of strength strength operations. strength; strength;

soil related related sampling and and their their in in disturbance, disturbance, 148,733 148,733 feet feet soil soil ing ing on on techniques.

sampler soil soil of of holes holes size size type type total- drilled drilled and and they they of of year year thermal effect effect fiscal fiscal the the differential differential by by analysis analysis and and

the included included that that studies studies during reported reported work, work, districts districts The The foundation foundation apparatus diffraction diffraction -ray -ray X of of by by use use

area area the the

In In year. year. fiscal fiscal the the minerals during during clay clay identify identify to to techniques techniques equipment. cialized cialized

processed

were were small, small, and and large large both both on on improving continued continued has has Worlc Worlc more more spe- heavier heavier and and requiring requiring jobs jobs

projects,

research research 200 200

than than 1~!Iore 1~!Iore do to to in in called called is is rigs, rigs, drill drill large large its its studied.

with laboratory, laboratory, Projects headquarters headquarters being is is Research Research «hereas «hereas currently currently areas areas slide slide potential potential

of predetermination predetermination the the to to method method

this of of

application application

The The

masses. masses.

rock rock

tested. be be must must chat chat samples samples of of

volumes volumes

large large the the handle handle fo fo

is is

equipped equipped well well Francisco, Francisco,

unstable by by San

emitted emitted

in in noises noises Freeway Freeway audible audible Memorial Memorial Lick Lick James James the the under under constructed constructed laboratory, laboratory, new new materials materials unique unique 4's 4's District District

sub- recording recording of of capable capable mentation mentation

instru- and and use use develop develop to to designed designed

is California California of of University University the the with with

project cooperative cooperative continuing continuing A A

causes. natural natural to to due due

that that occurring with with aggregates, aggregates, other other

as as as well well serpentine, serpentine, of of «leathering «leathering

artificial an an correlate correlate to to attempting attempting

on carried carried been been has has project project research research

a therefore, therefore, ~~eathering; ~~eathering; to to sistance sistance

varying varying re- widely widely have have but but California California

in plentiful plentiful are are aggregates aggregates Serpentine Serpentine

research. continuing continuing of of subject subject the the

is materials materials of of use use economical economical The The

culvert. arch arch

the with with connection connection in in installed installed were were

platforms settlement settlement 10 10 with with along along

cells pressure pressure concrete concrete and and soil soil 116 116

a a of Department, Department, total total Bridge Bridge the the with with

in in cooperation project, project, same same this this On On

mass. fill fill the the k' within within ring ring

flow flow is is plastic plastic occur- where where termine termine

to to de- instrumentation instrumentation required required have have

in in 10 project project District District relocation relocation Uam Uam

on on the the Luis feet feet San San high, high, 260 260 and and 190 190 of preventing reflection cracking in tional data on truck muffler noise were bituminous, resurfacing, overlays. A obtained. study was made comparing the uni- Field and laboratory studies of new formity of bituminous paving mixtures sign materials were conducted; dyna- spread different as by makes of paving mic impact tests on various types of machines. barriers and bridge rail were per- Studies of the results of the formed in cooperation with the Traf- AASHO road test were completed fic and Bridge Departments; studies and a revised design method for struc- were made to develop and evaluate tural sections of flexible pavements special lane barriers for merging traf- ~~as submitted to and approved by the fic; and a project for study of various Design Department. glare shield materials was initiated. Research is continuing on the de- A project was carried on to develop velopment of a flexible pavement de- welding techniques and procedures sign procedure based on the resiliency for newly marketed high-strength re- of structural the elements. The project inforcing steels, as well as new alloy includes a study of 25 different flexible steels. A project has been started to pavements throughout the to de- state test the fatigue properties of an ortho- termine the effect of load applications tropic bridge section. and the changes in physical properties Bimetal thermometers, used by cons}ruction inspec- Studies were fors, are checked for accuracy. of the asphalt binder on the life of the continued on the use of ultrasonic pavement. Concurrent studies are inspection of welds and being carried on at the University of the use of protective coatings for steel gates, and aggregates from various structures. California to evaluate the fatigue life sources including Spain and A~issis- of bituminous pavements. Research continues on paints, ad- sippi. hesives, thermoplastics, marking mate- A special investigation was carried A second test section to evaluate rials, and joint sealants. Field evalua- on to compare the destructive effect shrinkage-compensated cement was tions have been made on many traffic of flotation (wide base) tires and dual incorporated in the Lodi Bypass proj- tired systems. paints. A special study using inorganic ect. An experimental section was es- zinc silicate paints was made on a Tests of various types of bridge tablished on the Fresno Bypass to hearing pads were coastal ,ridge. Several installations of continued; studies evaluate polyethylene strips used for of creep and stresses in a precast, pre- various ,reflective pavement markers both the transverse and longitudinal stressed concrete girder without end have been made for evaluation pur- joints in concrete pavement. Research blocks were made in a fabrication poses. studies affecting the quality and plant; tests were continued to evaluate Use of the X-ray diffraction equip- epoxy as a shear connector, in lieu of durability of concrete included the ef- ment is being expanded to include the welded studs, for composite beams; screening of cement samples, and tests were performed to evaluate the seam strength of aluminum culvert thereby reduce the number of chemi- pipe; comparison tests of bridge roller cal analyses necessary to control the bearings were completed, and special quality of cement. laboratory fatigue tests of overlays for Corrosion research has been contin- steel decks were performed. uing to determine the causes and A project to develop ahigh-speed methods for inhibiting the corrosion method for measuring pavement ir- of reinforcing steel. A report has been regularities and profiles was initiated; written on the completed work. in cooperation with the Bridge De- The effects on concrete quality of partment, instrumentation was pro- ~~~ater-cement ratio, hydration, and vided for stress studies of two bridge cement factor are also being studied. structures and an arch culvert; a proj- Several field surveys on corrosion ect to develop warning system for problems have been made during the icing was started; substantial progress year for other State agencies. was made in evaluating traffic count- A project to determine the effect ers; and assistance was given to the of various factors on the shrinkage of Bridge Department in studying the use concrete was carried out for the De- of insulation for bridge decks. partment of General Services. Among the electrical resistivity of concrete is measured }o Studies of freeway noise as related the items evaluated were admixtures, determine the relative conditions of corrosion po- to design were continued and teniial to reinforcing steel by }his insfrumeni de- addi- dirty aggregates, lightweight aggre- veloped by the Materials and Research Laboratory.

November-December 1964 29

30 30

California California Highways Highways and and Public Public Works

of of retired retired equipment equipment are are sufFicient sufFicient to barriers barriers roadside roadside and and fencing. fencing. This from from concentrate concentrate is is tanks. tanks. It It antici-

plus plus the the funds funds derived derived from from the the sale signed signed for for especially especially repairs repairs to to median amounts amounts and and of of additives additives by by selection

administration. administration. These These rental rental charges, A A standardized standardized truck truck was was body body de- the the allows allows operator operator to to change change types

cident cident

damage damage and and loss, loss, insurance insurance and automatic automatic proportioning proportioning system system units. that

and and indirect indirect cost, cost,

such such

charges charges as as ac- landscaping landscaping This This work. work. has has unit unit an deal deal great great more more work work previous than than

equipment's equipment's

depreciation, depreciation,

its its

repair ing ing truck truck has has been been developed developed for and and winter winter is is capable capable of of completing completing a

cal cal year, year, was was rental rental

based based

on on the A A combination combination spraying spraying and and water- Snow -Blo, -Blo, the the was was this this tested tested past

system.. system..

rental rental

1963 -64 -64

During During

the the

fis- improved improved crack crack phaltic phaltic filler. rotary rotary This This snowplow. snowplow. unit,

tion tion

is is

financed financed

through through

an an equipment road road oils, oils, be be design design and and studies, studies, may may and and used used to to heat heat construction construction of of as- an

The The

expense expense of of

equipment equipment

opera- hot hot Equipment Equipment asphaltic asphaltic or or cold cold emulsions, emulsions, Department Department completed hot

construction construction units. capable capable unit unit purpose purpose During During of of the the distributing past past year year fiscal fiscal the

automotive automotive and and 3,476 3,476 maintenance maintenance designed designed and which which

can can a a serve serve as as multi-

Improved Improved Snowplow

year, year, fiscal fiscal this this fleet fleet comprised comprised An An 7,128 asphaltic asphaltic heating heating has has kettle kettle been

equipment. equipment. At At the the the the end end 1963 of of -64 costs. erating erating safety.

10,604 10,604 fleet fleet a a of of units units of of highway Equipment Equipment normal normal Department Department op- and and barrier barrier repair repair and and improved improved crew

The The Division Division Highways Highways of of operates recover recover the the cost cost original original as as well well unit unit provides provides as for for more more efficient efficient fence

EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT

The The new new the the among among model model visitors visitors traffic traffic the the during during is is shown shown year. striper. striper. in in opera /ion /ion in in Oakland.

neers, neers, representing representing 18 18 countries,

There There 79 79 visitors. visitors. were were foreign foreign engi-

agencies, agencies, state state and and particularly particularly foreign

counties, counties, leges, leges, agencies, agencies, federal federal other

with with popular popular visitors visitors to to be be from from col-

Headquarters Headquarters laboratory laboratory continues

volved volved -hours -hours 11,920 11,920 man training. of of

319 319 were were attended attended people people by by and and in-

such such programs, programs, training training on on which

tion tion districts districts Seven Seven projects. projects. carried

rials rials inspection inspection on on construc- highway highway

engineers engineers technicians technicians for for and and mate-

also also been been active active have have quite quite in in training

laboratory. laboratory. laboratories The The district district

materials materials Angeles Angeles Los Los by by the the branch

special special inspection inspection course course training training in in of

engineers engineers technicians technicians and and were were given given a

74 74 tended tended 39 by by In In engineers. engineers. addition addition

ducted ducted

occasions occasions on on

was was four four

and and

at-

Technicians Technicians use use nuclear nuclear moisture moisture density density gauges gauges in in field field comparisons comparisons with with conventionol conventionol methods.

for for Highway Highway Purposes," Purposes," was was con-

Methods Methods Testing Testing of of and and Materials Use Use

ment's ment's course, course, training training "Procedures,

The The Materials Materials and and Research Research Depart-

Traening

urements.

temperatures temperatures by by creep creep flexural flexural meas-

evaluate evaluate epoxy epoxy resin resin systems systems at at lo~v

A A new new test test method method was was to designed designed

entraining entraining agents.

sion sion resistance, resistance, and and effects effects the the of of air

strained strained shrinkage shrinkage of of concrete, concrete, abra-

are are continuing. continuing. These These include include re-

other other projects projects concerning concerning concrete

strength strength concrete concrete of of sand. sand. Several

portland portland cement, cement, and and the the mortar

of of mortar, mortar, the the sulfate sulfate resistance resistance of

feet feet of of steam steam volume volume curing curing on on change pated that these improvements will re- log was completed. This catalog, maintenance problems associated with sult in considerable savings in mate- when completed, will illustrate and crankcase pollution control devices. rials and time. describe all the types of equipment A paper, "A Preventative Mainte- Preliminary work is being carried available from the Equipment Depart- nance Program for Highway Mainte- out on the perfection of a `vindshield ment. The first section, describing nance Equipment," was prepared and deicing system for snow removal automotive equipment, is published presented at the 43rd annual meeting equipment. This unit employs chem- and in use. Completion is expected by of the Highway Research Board. The icals as a melting and cleaning agent. early in 1965. facts presented illustrated the advan- During the past year tages and economies experienced by repair and Volume Buying Brings Saving fabrication of equipment the Equipment Department during the has been The continuation of volume pur- closely analyzed. Assembly past 10 years as a result of the or- line meth- chasing has resulted in a considerable ods have ganized preventative maintenance pro- been installed wherever fea- saving. During the past year $6,987,- gram. sible. Field mechanics have been stra- 600 was expended to purchase auto- tegically placed to give more eco- motive and construction equipment During the 1963-64 fiscal year stud- nomical service. Worlc ~veelcs have as additional and replacement units. ies were completed on the economi- been changed to reduce overtime. Bet- This year one contract was issued caI life of automotive equipment ter tools and equipment have been for all standard maintenance trucks. units. As a result of these industrial provided. The result of this emphasis By mass buying, 215 trucks were pur- engineering studies and those com- has been a reduction in costs not only chased, resulting in a savings of ap- pleted by other state agencies, the ve- on repair work but also on equipment proximately $500 per truck. hicle replacement policy has been fabrication. One example of this is the The Equipment Department dis- revised. It provides for replacement of assembly cost of four-cubic-yard posed of 437 obsolete units with automotive equipment at any time, re- maintenance trucks. A reduction of sealed bids during the 1963-64 fiscal gardless of age or mileage when it is $1,700 per unit has been realized by year for a total of $105,390. This economical to do so. The new policy using assembly line methods. amounted to approximately 16.8 per- means that the equipment will be ut.il- cent of the capital cost of these units. ized only for the most economic Average Repair Cost The technical research and training period of its life. The average repair cost per unit per section has continued in equipment re- The Procurement Section, during year during 1963-64 vas $400. This is search and operation problems. This the past fiscal year, processed 289 a reduction of $34 per unit below the has involved fuels and lubricants and fewer requisitions and 4,247 fewer previous year and an $80 per unit re- the preventative maintenance program. purchase orders, under a policy of duction for the past 10 years. The 'section has handled technical consolidating orders for parts and sup- In an effort to reduce equipment training activities. Research problems plies. recordkeeping and adapt it to data included a fire problem with asphalt The physical plant consists of 12 processing, the department's manage- kettles and investigation for corrective major shops and 17 subshops to serve ment set up several new procedures. One «gas to provide for renting the EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT SUMMARY automotive equipment on a mileage jurae 30,1963 June 30,1964 basis, and maintenance and construc- Equipment repairs _ .___..._.______.___.______$4,426,936.80 y$4,246,330.29 tion equipment on a hourly basis. The ~Riscellaneous expense ______..:______.______.______659,914.06 825,887.30 Administration and other expense _.__...... _..____...... ______1,210,311.00 new rental 1,273,944.69 rates include fuels, oil, and Depreciation Expense -__--_---_-_------_-_-----__----_------_- 3,912,864.82 4.313,748.03 other operating charges. This elimi- Total expense -__--_------__--_-__------_--_---.-_-__------_- $10,210,026.68 $10,659,910.31 nated the need of the operaring de- Total income ------10,144,578.25 10,933,862.67 partments to set up separate rents to 1963-1964 ------~------~------—$65,448.43 -F$273,95236 include the operating expense such as gasoline, oil, grease, etc. Only one Im~entory: The original investment in equipment is as follows: office (the Equipment Department) TRUCKS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES All trucks—%z to 15 tons ------will be charged with setting rates -- _ _ ------._ yp17,413,610.95 Buses, jeeps, and station wagons -_------_------__ _------_------_--_--_--- will 590,256.55 which be standard on a statewide Passenger automobiles ------__ _ ------.-- - --__ ------4,511,948.44 basis. The new rates were placed in $22,515,815.94 effect on July 1, 1964. MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT During the past year the Equipment iYlotor graders ______X4,958,394.89 Department has written specifications Rotary snowpows (truck mounted) ------_-_------_------_--_-_------_-_------__--- 1,685,968.87 for 344 units of equipment. Specifica- Rotary snowplows (grader mounted) ______.______.. ______.______.. 131,649.75 L• oaders --- tions are written in a manner to per------2,160,606.18 Shovels, power _----__------_------_------_ 416,739.70 mit the various ------manufacturers to com- Tractors------916,041.57 pete in bidding. Snowplows, push ------795,585.64 During the last half of the fiscal Compressors------~------398,177.18 Miscellaneous other equipment—rollers, mixer, trailer, pumps, year, the first half of the Equipment drills, movers, etc. ------5,927,581.64 Rental ------Department Equipment Cata- $39,906,561.32

November-December 1964 31

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways California California 32 32

%Increase 44.9 44.9

~I~~~~~ ~I~~~~~ ~~ ~~

~~ ~~ ~~~~1~~111~11I ~~~~1~~111~11I

I I ~I ~I ~ ~ ~ ~ iI~II~~~~ I I I I I I ~ ~ I I I I ~Illl~i~~lllil ~Illl~i~~lllil illl~i~~~l~ I I ~I~~I111~ ~I~~I111~

t. f f sq. sq. 419, 419, 012 012 Shop ft. sq. sq. Area 258 258 B9, B9, 2 2

Decrease % % 20.4 20.4

Year 0 0 Year Year I 0 0

00 00

100 100

200 ~j 200 vI vI

300 ~' 300 n n

400 +,

400

500 500

X400.44 per per Unit Unit Year Year per per Repairs Average X482.22 X482.22

Increase % % 112.9 112.9

906,561 39, 39, ~ ~ Cost Cost Equipment 18,260,000 ~ ~

Increase % % 16.3 16.3

684 Employees of of No. No. 558

f f 964 954

16 16 in in of of unit. percent percent per per crease crease only only cost cost repair repair personnel. cal cal road. the the on on

with with

an an accomplished accomplished in- been been has has more more a a economi- in in providing providing assisted assisted repairs emergency emergency accomplish accomplish vided vided to to

113 113 been been has has percent. percent. This value value ment ment

years, years, 10 10 have past past the the in in constructed constructed pro- are are forces forces Field Field tivork. tivork. laneous laneous

increase increase

in in total total the the while while equip- unit, unit,

the the

others plus plus

shops, shops, ne~v ne~v These These

miscel- other other and and ferryboats, ferryboats, plants, plants,

by by reduced reduced $80 $80 year year been been per have have

completed. were were Oakland Oakland pumping bridges, bridges,

-span -span

movable

of of

per per costs costs

repair repair vehicle vehicle this this per period period

4 4 at

the the Shop Shop existing existing replace replace to to dro dro

repair and and

maintenance maintenance as as such such work work this this shows shows growth. growth. (below) (below)

During

at at Lean-

new new San San shop shop a a of of struction struction

special handle handle also also fabrication, fabrication, and and The The diagram accompanying accompanying ways. ways.

for for

con-

specifications specifications and and Plans Plans repair normal normal to to addition addition in in of of the the of of shops, shops, Division Division High- workload workload

3 3 at at Shop Shop Marysville. for for facility facility has has These grown grown Department Department with with ment ment the Crossings. Crossings. Toll Toll Bay Bay of of vision vision

the the 10 10 During During past past the the years years started started new Equip- a a was was on on Construction Construction Di- the the and and districts districts highways highways 11 11 the the sionally for other state agencies are o prepared. A monthly project record-consolidated status estimate, used in conjunc- minis rd ion tion with the progress and payment of all regularly advertised going con- • The Assistant State Highway Engineer, Administration, is tracts, is prepared. An annual tabula- Item Data" in charge of the following functions: office engineer; lation entitled "Contract is prepared as an administrative aid city and county projects; service and supply; manage- and management tool. systems research ment analysis; and Specifications The Division of Highways Stanciarcl OFFICE ENGINEER Specifications for highway projects The office engineer is responsible construction costs whenever neces- was revised and republished, effective for a wide range of administrative ac- sary. July 1964. The previous edition was tivities, including preparation, review Title sheets are prepared for the dated 1960. These standards are used and processing of plans, specifications, larger construction projects and loca- not only by the state but also by estimates, and bid and contract docu- tion maps for many of the smaller many counties, cities, and other agen- ments; budget and expenditure con- projects; last-minute changes or addi- ~cies and guides and references for trol; administration of federal funds; tions are made to the detail Mans for high~~ay type of work. industry contacts; bidder prequalifica- such projects prior to advertising; Specifications for 559 projects were tion records; reports and statistics; and and place "as built" changes on the prepared curing the year. general files. mail and contract plans. Standard construction Reports and Statistics plans, three series. of district end met- Budget and Project Control Statistical records were kept on ropolitan area maps, various state of the state highway construction contracts Engineering control maps including the road map supple- budget involves procedures during this highway menting the annual report of the di- awarded, numbering 525 provisions and amounts to insure that vision and the progress map, California fiscal year, the quarterly California are observed; specified in the budget free~~ay and expressway system, are Highway Construction Cost Index processing of contract preparation and prepared and maintained; and charts vas prepared and periodic reports are of financial documents; preparation and maps for other units and occa- prepared showing the value and prog- documents submitted to the California Highway Commission; issuance of work orders; and maintenance of con- Bridge (right) was constructed on new alignment over the Tuolumne River near Waterford by Stanislaus struction records. County under the federal aid secondary program. It replaces a bridge built in 1914 which is now inpdequate for present day tragic. During the year S00 financial resolutions were prepared for commission action; 559 projects were advertised for bids with am estimated cost of $390,390,900; and 525 projects were determined to be satisfactory for recommending contract award. In addition to the major contract work, the financing of 3SO minor and informal contracts with a total value of $569,800 was cleared. More than 10,000 expenditure au- -..~ .~ thorizations were coded for use with ~~~ the new EDP accounting system to be placed in operation on July 1, 1964.

Plans and Estimates Preparation of projects for adver- tisement requires reviewing and cor- relating the plans and specifications to assure that they are in agreement. Estimates of cost for all projects are reviewed periodically prior to opening of bids so that estimates can be adjusted to conform with prevailing

November-December 1964

Works Public Public Highways Highways and and 34 34 California California

525 100.0 100. of of $342,852,289 100.0 -•---- -•------••-- -•--- value value ------_------Total Total a a

with 1940 1940 base base of of year year the the to to referred referred

3.6 37.6 19 129,008,217 ______$5,000,000 $5,000,000 Over Over ______

all place, place, in in items items construction construction

cipal cipal

32.6 5.5 5,000,000 5,000,000 29 111,x13,647 ______to to 2,500,000 2,500,000

prin- for for prices prices seven seven 24 contract contract 4.6 11.6 ------age age ------2,500,000 2,500,000 to to 39,185,781 1,000,000 1,000,000

5.7 6.2 1,000,000 1,000,000 30 21,415,768 ______

to to 500,000 500,000 aver- weighted weighted upon upon founded founded is is dex dex

9.5 5.0 500,000 500,000 50 16,995,658 ______.____._____. ____ to to 250,000 250,000

in- The The costs. costs. construction construction highway highway

16.4 86 ______4.3 14,906,7g6 ___ 250,000 250,000 to to 100,00Q 100,00Q

in changes changes reflects reflects Index Index Cost Cost tion tion 12.2 1.3 64 4,517,587 ______..___.______..___.______$100,000 $100,000 to to $50,000 $50,000 ______

42.5 223 $4,408,925 13

------$50,000 $50,000 Under Under Construc- Highway Highway California California The The

Percent projects projects Percent

Index Cost Cost

Construction Construction

Value Value f o o f o o Number Number

RANGE VALUE VALUE CONTRACT CONTRACT 1,829 system

high«~ay state state on on streets streets City City

34,709 -63)

12-

and and projects number number of of value value total total

included.

been been

(estimated

streets streets City City

has $20,000,000 $20,000,000 of of excess excess in in ratings ratings table. table.

the the in in the Included Included are are table table

70,646 -64) 30 (6-

individual no no the the of of portion portion capacity, capacity, system maintained maintained panying panying Value Value County County "Contract "Contract Range"

12,656

bidding

at at Total

combined combined a a arriving arriving In In as as ranges ranges accom- the the in in shown shown value value

contractors. qualified qualified eight in in arranged arranged been been have have year year fiscal fiscal

roads roads 9,129

county county On On

59 59 pre- fewer fewer are are there there though though

ago, ago,

awarded awarded the contracts contracts The The during during 3,527 highways highways state state nn nn

year

a a than than more more $11,085,000 $11,085,000 is is which which

-64) 30 (6-

1963.

in in

4.5'was 4.5'was of of July July

secondary secondary

-aid -aid

system Federal $2,543,966,000, of of capacity capacity bidding bidding

1964. 1964.

low was was 6.6 6.6 The The of of January January in in

2,177 above) above) (included (included in in a with with construction, construction, highway highway :state :state

5.3. 5.3. monthly monthly highest highest The The system average of of interstate interstate -aid -aid Federal

of types types various various the the on on 1964, 1964, bid bid to to

9,653

Total Total

year's year's last last

than than higher higher level slightly slightly

1, prequalified prequalified were were July July on on tractors tractors

5.4, was was the year year the

during during project project

con- -four -four hundred hundred seventy Seven Seven -63) -63) 1,610 31 (12- urban urban Primary Primary

of of per bidders bidders number number average average The The 8,043 31-63) 31-63)

(12- viral viral Primary Primary condition.

System -aid -aid ederal I' I'

Bidders

and and Bids Bids

and and of of experience experience financial statement statement

highways highways

14,173

state state Constructed Constructed

contractor's each each of of

review review a a from from

2,244 not not exist exist

774 100,000 100,000

______to to 50,000 50,000

established is is

undertaking, undertaking, of of

capable capable

roads roads do where where struction struction 752 ______250,000 250,000 to to 1x0,000 1x0,000

con- for for proposed proposed Highways Highways is bidder bidder a a of of types types which which work work eral eral 647 ______500,000 500,000 to to 250,000 250,000

streets streets system) system) FAS FAS and and 16,417

1,000,000 1,000,000 508 ______to to 500,000 500,000 sev- the the of of each each for for capacity capacity bidding bidding

city portions portions of of (including (including

366

1,500,000 1,500,000 ______to to 1,000,000 1,000,000

maximum the the

represenring represenring rating, rating, tion tion

System Highway Highway Total Total

State State

299 ______2,SOO,000 2,SOO,000 to to 1,SQo,00o 1,SQo,00o

prequalifica-

$50,000. $50,000.

The The than than more more

Miles Miles Miles 5,000,000 5,000,000 236 2,SQ0,000 2,SQ0,000 ______

to to

projects projects cost to to estimated estimated highway highway

$10,000,000 $10,000,000 146 ______to to 5,000,000 5,000,000

below: shown shown are are concerned, concerned,

state on on bid bid to to desire desire who who

contractors contractors

81 ...... and and $10,000,000 $10,000,000 over over

is is Highways Highways or or directly directly indirectly

all of of required required is is Prequalification Prequalification Contractors

Rating Rating

ages, ages, the the which which of with with

Division Division

f o o Number Number

Contractors of of Prequalificafion Prequalificafion

Various Various ratings: if if highway highway street street and and bid bid mile-

brackets 1964, 1964, several several the the by by arranged arranged

function.

ing ing Highway Highway and and Street Street Mileages

1, on on Highways Highways of of Division Division July July the the report- another another is is report report annual annual this this to to

to to bears bears centage centage the the each each total. contractors contractors by of of number number prequalified prequalified Supplement Statistical Statistical The The programs. programs.

The The gives gives up up tabulation tabulation making making the bracket bracket each each per- the the and and following following nonbudgeted and and budgeted budgeted of of ress ress

14,224.610 14,224.610 6,220.404 6,220.404 1 ~ ~ 7,496.755 7,496.755 8,920.335 8,920.335 2,192.480 2,192.480 1,296.351 896.129 896.129 8,024.206 8,024.206 _ _ 16,417.090 ______SYSTEM_ SYSTEM______HIGHWAY HIGHWAY TOTAL TOTAL

703.720 703.720 1,322.929 1,322.929 217.274 145.855 145.855 1,880.794 1,880.794 920.994 920.994 363.129 363.129 1,177.074 1,177.074 2,243.923 road______road______Unconstructed Unconstructed

5,496.684 5,496.684 75.761 75.761 5 5 6, 6, 7,597.406 7,597.406 29.3 29.3 8 8 1,079.077 43.816 43.816 3 3 . . 14,173 14,173 51 51 ROAD______ROAD______1, 1, 750.274 750.274 12, 12, 167 6,847.132 6,847.132 CONSTRUCTED CONSTRUCTED — TOTALS

34.419 34.419 66.078 66.078 106.476 106.476 31.659 66.964 66.964 35.305 35.305 105.590 105.590 71.171 71.171 ______172.554 Bridges____

26.300 26.300 26.300 31.041 31.041 ______57.341 57.341 ______31.041 31.041 57.341 earth earth drained drained and and Graded Graded

584.700 584.700 588.438 588.438 492.764 492.764 3.738 1,076.750 1,076.750 4.452 4.452 0.714 0.714 492.050 492.050 1,081.202 gravel______gravel______earth, Oiled Oiled

850.979 850.979 1,451.536 1,451.536 44.239 44.239 15.446 866.425 866.425 28.793 28.793 2,273.722 2,273.722 2,317.961 ______1,422.743 1,422.743 bituminous Lqw Lqw

3,434.526 3,434.526 4,042.098 4,042.098 4,836.888 4,836.888 1,121.225 1,121.225 607.572 513.653 513.653 7,757.761 7,757.761 8,878.986 4,323.235 4,323.235 bituminous______bituminous______High High

565.760 565.760 171.809 678.701 678.701 171.809 986.422 986.422 592.471 592.471 420.662 1,072.652 1,072.652 1,665.123 506.892 506.892 ______Concrete___

cities cities ~ ~ Total Total cities cities cities cities cities cities i i Total Total cities cities total Type Type cities cities

Outside Outside ~ ~ Inside Inside Inside Inside Qutside Qutside ~ ~ Grand Inside Inside Outside Outside

~' ~' TOTALS SOUTH SOUTH NORTH NORTH

TYPES MILEAGE MILEAGE SURFACE SURFACE BY BY HIGHWAY HIGHWAY STATE STATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ~thibit DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS PRICE INDEX CONSTRUCTION COSTS

1940 =i~0 600'x— •- •-- - ! - -i — -~ - - ~ - - - .- _ i ~ ~ — ~ - ,.600

—_i .. ..

5ao_~_ _ _ _— _CQIit4rnip N ghruy CunsL Cost Index l Seven quartet ayscaQe since 195Q 1 —_500 ----- Engioeerirty NeYS Record. Const. Cost Index _. _ . _ .: - Bureau of Public RoaGs Highway Const. Price Index..

x _~ __. _— Z 400 .__... ;.. :... ~... _.. ~ .. .~.. -- .- - __ .._ _.. .. __. _ __ I __ _ ~_ .__ ~. _400 ~ - !~ _ _ i' I _ ~.-

,. -- -

._ _ _ .. _ — __ _ _ ,...... ,... ..: _ _ _. + zoo . _. _ _ __•_y~ _ _ ` ._. _ f ~_-F ~___ T __ _ _ .. _.__ .. __- — --- _.__~ —.200

_ - I ~ t~ ~ rt~ :... ..,.... r ~r 1r i I ~ 1 - - ~ + i .~~-- ~ a - - - f ~ -~ .~1 T~ l L ~ -

-- -r - --~ ~ ~ ~ —i 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980

CALENDAR YEARS

The fiscal year began with an in- Number of Centerline STATE PARKS, ETC. dex value of 249.5 in the third quarter contracts miles Number of Centerline of 1963, dropped to 243.0 in the fol- 46 Portland cement concrete.... 2063 contracts miles lowing quarter, increased slightly to 152 Asphalt concrete.______978.7 1 Asphalt concrete ______.._.______3.0 9 Road mix ______13.3 1 Miscellaneous ______246.1 in the first quarter of 1964 and 6 Seal coat ______.__ 175.9 1 again to 248.7 in the second quarter 2 Grading ______1.3 Traffic signals and lights______of 1964. The average value for 1963 87 Traffic signals and lights.______3 Total - - -- ...... - 3.0 is 246.8. 27 Bridges ------131 Miscellaneous The above graph shows a compari- Federal Aid son between the California index, the 460 Total ______1,375.5 A total of $314,631,779 in federal Bureau of Public Roads Index and the NOT ON STATE MIGFIWAY SYSTEM aid funds was apportioned to Califor- Engineering News-Record Construc- County Roads—Federal Aid Secondary nia for 1964-65 under the Federal Aid tion Cost Index. Plotting of the Cali- Number of Centerline Highway Acts of 1961 and 1962. This fornia Index has been changed to an contracts miles included $22,069,229 for primary average basis. 1 Portland cement concrete..__ 1.1 highways, $10,198,3 30 for secondary 32 Asphalt concrete ______.______102.2 routes, $26,214,680 for urban routes 2 Road mix ______8.1 CONTRAC75 BY TYPE 2 Seal coat -----__-----_-----_------43 and $256,149,540 for interstate high- The following tabulation gives "the 5 Grading ------24.8 ways. The federal matching ratio on number of contracts with mileage by 6 Bridges ------primary, secondary and urban proj- 14 types awarded during the 1963 Miscellaneous ______-64 --- ects is 59.68 percent; on interstate fiscal year. 62 Total __.. ______140.5 projects, 91.59 percent.

November-December 1964 35 At the start of the fiscal •ear, con- creased the total of interstate federal nance, for use by honor camps, and struction ~~~as in progress ~~n 111 con- aid funds under agreement for par- for occasional day labor projects. tracts totaling $434,981,000, of ~ti~hich ticipation in right-of-~vay acquisition Minor Contracts. Small projects for X329,832,000 «ere federal aid funds. costs by $102,507,937 to a total of which the cost will not exceed $5,000 $542,156,108. There ~~-ere 84 construcrion con- are handled by the districts. A total r.racts involving $12,160,000 of pri- Industry Canfact of 380 minor contracts with a value ~nary funds, $23,635,000 of urban The industry contact function of of almost $569,750 were awarded dur- funds and $110,838,000 of interstate the Division of Highways includes ing the fiscal year. The average per funds completed during 1963-64. collection of prevailing wage contract contract vas approximately $1,500. "these amounts, together ~~~ith the re- data from contractor and labor or- Stazic~ard Agreeynents. Certain types quired state matching funds, bring ganizations; collection of information of personal services are obtained under the combined total cost of such im- for the establishment of equipment standard agreement. During the fiscal provements completed during the rental rates to be used on force ac- year 129 'standard agreements were near tc~ approximately $190,586,000. count work; and the following other processed covering such services as There ~~-ere 11 & contracts awarded activities. appraisers and expert witnesses in «~it11 a total cost of $312,256,000 es- Service Contracts. 4,880 service con- right-of-way matters and professional elusive of preliminar~~ engineering, in- tracts were processed, involving a to- consultants in unusual design and volving primary, urban and inter- tal expenditure of $5,948,000. economic investigations. state federal aid funds totaling ap- This type of contract is used for Right-of-~zvay Cleara~ace Contracts. }aroximately $234,846,000. renting equipment and obtaining a As in past years, contracts were Seventh--six of these contracts pro- wide variety of services. Its use is awarded to clear rights-of-way in ad- vide for improvements on the national confined to work not covered by the vance of construction. There were 464 s~~stem of interstate ]Iigh~vays with State Contract Act and not adaptable contracts totaling $987,204 awarded a total cost of $189,693,000 of which to other prescribed procedures. for the demolition of buildings. An- the federal share amounts to $169,- The principal use of service con- other 14 contracts totaling $154,400 S l7,000. traets, involving an expenditure of were awarded for altering and moving Right-of-way project agreements nearly $1,611,200, was for the rental buildings, relocating irrigation systems with the Bureau of Public Roads in- of equipment for highway mainte- and fences, and drilling wells.

CITY AND COUNTY PROJECTS The Collier-Unruh Local Transpor- funds available to the cities and coun- location on an approved select system tation Development Act, which be- ties. Anew program of apportionment of roads and streets. Plans for 418 came effective on September 20, 1963, was provided under Section 186.1 of projects were reviewed by district and greatly increased the responsibilities of the code whereby 1.04 cents per gal- headquarters engineers, and many the division's City and County Proj- lon of gasoline taxes collected is ap- other projects were reviewed at the ects Department. This function in- portioned and paid monthly to eligible site of construction. The. expenditure cludes administration of the apportion- cities and counties through afour-step of these funds and those considered as ment and expenditure of the portions formula using lump sums, county ve- matching are reported to the depart- of the gasoline. taxes that are paid to hicle registrations, assessed valuation ment in two annual reports; a match- the cities and counties. Other activities of property and city populations. The ing fund report and a fully detailed involve administration of the federal payment of a part of these funds is report of all expenditures on the sys- aid secondary highway program, the limited under Section 186.5 of the tem. federal aid secondary urban extension code to those cities and counties that. During the portion of the initial. program, the local street and highway match them with funds derived from fiscal year that this act has been in flood relief program and the updating other than the Highway Users Tax operation, $24,310,000 was appor- Fund or the State Highway Fund. of the division's county road maps tioned to the cities and $10,774,400 to and tabulations. Though the new 1:04-cent funds do the counties. Of this total, $1,199,600 not require formal budgeting and vas available for expenditure without City and County 1.04-cent Program prior approval by the department, the matching. The remainder will require The Collier-Unruh Act, as of Octo- administration of the program does 50 percent matching during the year ber 1, 1963, increased the motor ve- require the review of each improve- of expenditure but only $4,279,700 had hicle fuel tax from 6 cents to 7 cents ment to verify conformance with the been expended by the end of the fiscal per gallon along with other changes requirements of the act in regard to year. Since reported matching expen- and made the equivalent of these. ne~a~ eligible work, standards of design and ditures totaled $48,368,100, there is a

36 California Highways and Public Works A safety roadside rest on the two-lane Route 49 expressway east of Sierra City in Sierra County. If is one of 24 such facilities throughout the state now used by motorists. Seven more are under construction and work is scheduled io begin on an additional 26 in 1965.

November-December 1964 37

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 3$ 3$

highways. state state the the supplementing supplementing procedure a a districts, districts, wa~s wa~s the the by by approved approved

high- state state of of of of miles miles 11.2 11.2 provement provement high- arterial arterial of of system system a a projects projects were create create the the of of to to percent percent 70 70 About About

im- the the for for funds funds utilized utilized were were designed share" share" criteria criteria specifies specifies $57,064,700. act act of of The The cost cost estimated estimated at at an an

"state of of -64 -64 year, year, 1963 $429,200 $429,200 fiscal fiscal streets miles miles of of 188 188 of of improvement improvement by by 1965. 1, 1, April April proposals proposals

the During During planning planning purposes. purposes. for for the for for provided provided projects projects These These tion. tion. all modify modify to to or or required required approve approve is is

and and percent %Z %Z 1 1 system, system, secondary secondary construc- for for approved approved viewed viewed and and 1964. 1964. commission The The 1, 1, October October }~"~to }~"~to

aid federal federal the the on on highways highways state state on on were were re- estimates estimates and and specifications, specifications, prior Commission Commission approval approval Highway Highway

construction for for allocation allocation the the total total 557 557 plans, of of sets sets the the year year During During the new new for for select select system system a a pose pose

percent percent 11 11 of

retains retains

Highways Highways of of pro- and and city city county county each each that that quired quired

8,941,900 ______fiscal fiscal -65 -65 1964 year year

Division

counties. counties. The The the the to to tioned tioned re- Act Act The The Collier the -Unruh -Unruh 62. 62. in in budgeting budgeting tion tion for for Carryover Carryover

reappor- was was $8,762,000 $8,762,000 or or percent, percent,

Resolu- Concurrent Concurrent Senate Senate with with ance ance 1,995,300 S S __..._____..___ __..._____..___ budgeted budgeted amount amount Actual Actual

87'/z statute, statute, state state with with accordance accordance In In

compli-

in in the the

Legislature Legislature 1959 1959 for for 60,937,100 ______year year fscal fscal the the ing ing

-65 -65 1964 fiscal fiscal year. the the for for authorized authorized dur- for for in available available budgeting budgeting division division the the by by Total Total prepared prepared ficiencies ficiencies

highways

secondary secondary ------funds funds ------for for federal federal ------De- Street Street City City and and Road Road 9,704,800 County County of of cruals cruals

ac- receipt receipt and and

terest terest rental rental $10,013,700 $10,013,700 of California California received received Report the the in in contained contained "collectors" "collectors"

in- and and canceled canceled projects projects and and

and "arterials" "arterials" of of bridges. system system and and road road streets streets 20 20 and and of of

projects on on Savings Savings completed completed

miles

roads

136.018 136.018

of of

on on

consisted consisted the the construction construction system" system" covered covered "select "select

------42,131,600 year year

the 1964, 1964, 1, 1, funds January January $19,092,100. $19,092,100. These These of of as as of of cost cost Initially, Initially, total total fiscal the the during during Apportionments Apportionments

a at at

awarded awarded

were were

contracts contracts FAS FAS system. $9,100,800 1963._..._.. 1963._..._.. 30, 30, June June Fund, Fund, way way

High- State State in in and and street county 48 48 the the city city year, year, the the major major uries uries fiscal fiscal the the former former During During place place

treas- city city funds funds

in in Unbudgeted Unbudgeted

re- to to streets streets city city of of

system" system" "select "select FAS FAS Program

new a a and and system system road road year year fiscal fiscal were: primary primary during during the the geting geting

3,527 3,527

total total miles.

that that

making making

former former the the county replace replace to to roads roads bud- for for cities cities to to available available funds funds cent cent

system,

aid aid secondary secondary the the

federal federal to to

of of system" system" county "select "select new new a a for for 0.725- and and -cent -cent % % allocated allocated - State

added highways highways were were of of miles miles state state Act Act provided -Unruh -Unruh Collier The The

40 40 to to

percent. percent percent 6Q 6Q from from

-way -way

70 the the time, time, At At same same to to miles. miles. 9,152 9,152 Sysfems Street Street and and

Road Road

rights- and and construction construction for for

expended expended

class the the in that that in total total bringing bringing tem, tem,

be to to required required percentage percentage

the the in in tion tion

13,104,491 1964 1964 30, 30, ______June June ______

of of As As

sys- highway highway aid aid federal federal secondary secondary

13,338 ______incorporations incorporations new new By By was was reduc- a a Act Act -Unruh -Unruh

Collier the the

the to to added added were were roads roads local local of of

519,991 ______estimates estimates

provided provided by changes changes the the of of

One One

way. way.

Finance Department Department of of

By By

miles 316 316 year, year, fiscal fiscal the the During During

-of-

rights for for and and $7,491,800 $7,491,800 nance, nance, 18,105 census census federal federal ______special special By By

35,277 ------_ -- __--- _---- annexation annexation -_ -_ By By mainte- 1964 1964 for for 30, 30, 70,646.30 as as $15,925,400 $15,925,400 construction, construction, total total June June New New ______of of

12,517,750 ------_- 30, 30, June June -_------1963--- of of As As

161.17

increase increase __. Net Net ______

for $28,578,100 $28,578,100

64 64 year year included included fiscal fiscal

915.77 annexations) annexations)

______

(by (by Deletions Deletions

follows: as as

summarized summarized

1963- 0.725 the the -cent -cent during during funds funds and and

------

1,076.94 roads roads New New

year year the the during during

territory territory

porated porated

-cent %8 of of expenditure expenditure the the for for vision vision

Miles

incor- of of increase increase population population The The

the the by by di- approved approved budgets budgets follows: roads roads as as City City tained tained

1964. 25, 25, June June County, County,

Angeles Angeles

I.os I.os

main- of of mileage mileage their their in in changes changes

year. -64 -64 1963 fiscal fiscal

the the ing ing

1964; 1964;

23, 23,

Lomita,

June June County, County, Marin Marin

reported

counties counties 1947. 1947. -seven -seven Fifty of of

3 3 3 3 dur- 500 500 8, 8, $1, $1, and and city, city, totaled totaled each each

1964; 1964; 9, 9, Tiburon,

April April County, County,

Act Highway Highway -Burns -Burns Collier the the by by to $20,000 $20,000 to to annually annually 1,000 1,000 $ from from

Angeles Los Los Gardens, Gardens,

Hawaiian Hawaiian 1964; 1964;

required required annually those those to to addition addition

ranges

2107.5. 2107.5.

allocation allocation This This

Section Section

18, March March County, County, Costa Costa Contra Contra

city city in are are

revisions revisions

These These

lines. lines. limit limit

under

unchanged unchanged streets streets remained remained 1963; 1963; 29, 29, Clayton, November November County, County,

and streets streets city city

roads, roads, county county cerning cerning to to city costs costs respect respect in in engineering engineering for for Kern 1963; 1963; 24, 24, Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest, September September

con- information information functions functions require require cities to to funds funds of of allocations allocations County, The The Riverside Riverside Springs, Springs, Hot Hot e.rt e.rt

whose those those by by date date use use 1963; 1963; to to up up for for 16, 16, Des- July July County, County, Sonoma Sonoma them. ways ways providing providing Code Code

were: were: Cotati, incorporation incorporation are are which which of of kept maps maps record record its its dates dates ing ing Streets Streets High- and and of of section section the the that that

cities cities new new and The The period. period. same same the the amend- after "2107 "2107 of of task task funds" funds" as as the the to to the the embarking embarking upon upon ferred ferred

annexations annexations during 1,137 1,137 city city were were re- sometimes sometimes are are These These lon. lon. moneys moneys is division division the the progress, progress, in in system system

1964. 1964. 30, 30,

There June June

389 389 of of

as as to to ria ria cent cent gal- 0.725 0.725 per per to to Act Act -Unruh -Unruh lier the the approval approval of of select the the With With

cities cities in in of of Califor-

number number total total the the the the by by cent cent /10 /10 1 was was Col- increased increased

county.

year, year,

fiscal fiscal bringing

the the during during State State the the Highway Highway from from Fund State State cities cities

in in or city city any any thoroughfares thoroughfares public public

of the the Secretary Secretary

with with papers papers tion tion to to that that apportioned apportioned quarterly quarterly the was was

of entire entire

the the system system of of percent percent 50 50

filed filed

cities cities incorpora- new new Seven Seven %8 tax former former -cent -cent The The gasoline gasoline

.than include include more more conditions, conditions, special special

Populations and and Cities Cities New New

0.725 City City Program -cent -cent except except under not, not, may may highways, highways,

the the state including including system, system, entire entire The The cities. the the funds. portioned portioned

of of inclusion inclusion collectors. allowing allowing for for to to to service service improve improve order order in in year year ap- of of matching matching future future expenditures expenditures

time same same the the at at while while system, system, way way the of of beginning beginning the the at at inaugurated inaugurated is is sizeable sizeable eligible eligible excess excess for which which A total of $4,151,000 for the 1964-65 fiscal year was provided from the State Highway Fund in accordance with state law to pay the counties' share of the FAS construction projects up to a maximum of $100,- 000 per county.

Urban Exreesion Program The federal aid secondary urban extension program authorized by Section 143.3 of the Streets and High- ways Code in 1959 is summarized as follows: Fiscal State l~igl~way funds year Projects To cities To counties 1960-61 5 $456,500 $406,500 1961-b2 10 591,500 761,250 1962-63 4 106,000 269,500 1963-64 6 866,800 975,200 1964-65 13 2,064,700 1,240,150

1960-65 38 $4,085,500 $3,652,600 The above funds represent allocations made by the Highway Com- mission on an equal matching basis to qualified cities and counties that A nearly comple}ed four-lane divided section on Poway Road in a rapidly developing area north of San made application on the basis that the Diego. This project was financed under the federal aid secondary county road program. local road or street projects were considered to be more important to the Flood Relief Law, the federal aid "State of disaster" proclamations local community than improvements by high5~ay acts and the federal which would otherwise have been disaster the Governor resulted in federal made to state highways in the same relief, program. financial assistance being made avail- area. Twelve counties, 10 cities and 2 able to the City of Los Angeles and Flood Damage Repair special districts applied for financial to Culver City in emergency measures The duties of the Division of High- assistance in costs of about $6,550,000 made necessary by the rupture of the ways include the investigating and for repair and restoration of roads, $aldwin Hills Reservior Dam, and to reporting on flood damage suffered streets and bridges damaged or de- Crescent City in emergency measures by local agencies to establish eligi- stroyed by the storms beginning in made necessary by the seismic sea bility under the State Emergency October 1962 and January 1963. wave of March 28, 1964.

SERVICE AND SUPPLY Service and supply activities of the 4. Inspection, or insuring adherence the use of scientific inventory control Division of Highways fall generally to purchase specifications. methods, is being undertaken. Studies into the following seven primary S. Ide7atification, or getting prop- are being made to utilize electronic areas: erty under a standard system so as to data processing in the warehousing op- 1. Specifications, or establishing facilitate identification. eration, with an ultimate goal of divi- standards for property to be pur- sionwide use 6. Storage in property management. chased. and issue,. or the storinD of necessary reserves o~~'property and Reproduction. Last year's record 2. Acgzaisition of property by pro- their distribution. 7.5 million square feet of prints was curement through the Office of Pro- equaled. The duplicating unit ran 21,- 7. Utilization, or seeing that prop- curement, General Services. 800,000 impressions, up 45 percent erty is efficiently 3. Traffic management, or the trans- used ,and is suitably from last year. disposed of when no longer needed. porting of property from the point of Photography. This year's 1,922 purchase or storage to the point of A general streamlining of the Serv- orders represent no significant change need. ice and Supply Department, including from last year.

November-December 1964 39

Public Public Works Highways Highways and and California California 40 40

ing ing system. computer- produced of of asystem asystem tee, tee, effort effort susceptiblz overall overall of of work work tion tion

to to report- a a coded coded render render progressive progressive Commit- of of Division Division Evaluation Evaluation the the retaining retaining class;fied class;fied a a s defini- and and ;ill ;ill

quarters quarters were charts charts organization organization of policy policy direction direction under under and and firm firm existing existing of of codes large large ally ally number number

head- and and District District requirements. requirements. tal tal consulting a a tions tions by by made made private private unusu- of of the the objecrive objecrive reducing reducing the the

to to designed designed departmen- accommodatie accommodatie recommenda- of of a a As As consequence consequence with codes) codes) codes codes cost cost (activity (activity labor labor

^ , f~~~^ werQ werQ *_s *_s Report Report implemented. implemented. placed placed operation. and and in in written written division's was was the the of of study study undertaken undertaken was was

was of of division division the the in in nel nel functions functions all all codes of of Aconsolidation Aconsolidation new new ment. ment. a a detailed Deparement, Deparement, Management Management

key key for for person- reports reports analysis analysis management management by by manage- meaningful meaningful for for the the with with Fiscal In In collaboration collaboration

SYSTEM§ SYSTEM§ RESEARCH

field. in in division. the the microfilm microfilm the in in the the of of ~~ork ~~ork users users the the to to is is provided provided training training

recent recent

the the developments by by applying applying of the the and and flow flow procedures procedures of of tion tion periodic whereby whereby developed developed means means

cost lowest lowest .possible .possible at at use use the the tial tial

the the for for examina- useful useful a a tool tool provide provide a and and issued, issued, been been

has has

developed, developed, ual ual

present present

poten- and and

the the

realize realize

greatest greatest

also should should

but but

thereof, thereof, delegation delegation the the

Man- Typists Typists and and Stenographers Stenographers A A

designed designed is is to study study This This records. records. of of

and responsibilities, responsibilities, and and authorities authorities

requests.

as as storage as as well well of of trieval trieval records, records,

the the

respective

writing writing in in

establishing establishing

manpower

re- for for the the of of equipment equipment of of review review microfilm microfilm the the zation zation through through

permit only only not not should should study study This This

utili- the the on on was was

commenced commenced

Study Study

expenditures anticipated anticipated of of reduction reduction

resident resident engineer. to to Engineer Engineer the the way way

was was records records developed. of of disposition disposition

the facilitated facilitated has has

far far thus, thus,

veloped veloped

High- the the State State from from

undertaken, undertaken, w•as w•as

means means

reporting of of

improved improved An An

de- process process

The The year. year. past past this this during during

division the the throughout throughout people people key key

study study retention retention pilot pilot and and usage usage plans plans

started implementation implementation and and completed completed 250 approximately approximately of of

responsibilities responsibilities

and a a was was map map latter latter the the in in cluded cluded

was Highways Highways of of

Division Division and for for

authorities authorities

the the the the determine determine

to to study study completed. completed. In- also also studies studies were were ord ord

reaching far far and and expenditures comprehensive comprehensive operating operating A A related related nel nel and and rec- special special districts districts several several and and way way

form. the the -date -date -to high- 11 11 of of up three three person- in in for for all all manual manual include include completed completed the the procedures procedures to to ing ing and and

were studies studies records records usage usage Basic Basic maintain- of of means means a a as as well well as as manual, manual, policies budget budget of of development development The The

A1dALY515 MANAGENIEIVT MANAGENIEIVT

firms. private private 5 5 percent). (up (up ments ments houses.

by work work for for cleared cleared orders orders were were side" side" 14,863 14,863 ship- required required This This warehouses. warehouses. by by `vare- the the attained attained ever ever best best the the

"out- Also, Also, 131 131 year. year. last last over over increase increase the at at percent) percent) 6 6 (up (up 121,327 121,327 items items 2.6 2.6 is of of factor factor turnover turnover The The resulting resulting

percent 6- processed, processed, a a orders orders ing ing of a a total total 3 3 for for percent) percent) (up (up filled filled $2,200,000. at at same same the the approximately approximately

print- standard standard 2,731 2,731 were were There There ing. ing. requisitions 35,386 35,386 were were There There inventories inventories remained warehouse warehouse while while

Print- State State of of Office Office and and the the division division no no more. $5,700,000, to to percent percent 10 10 up up were were

the between between service service the the vides vides liaison liaison costs yet yet sacks, sacks, using using of of method method old old disbursements Warehouse Warehouse 800,000. 800,000.

pro- Supply Supply and and Service Service Pri~ati~tg. Pri~ati~tg. the to to as as space, space, compared compared $15,- warehouse warehouse to to percent percent 3 3 up up ~~~ere ~~~ere purchases purchases

in percent percent 60 60 over over saves saves S.S S.S up up which which 000, 000, percent. tons, tons, Total $5,800,000. $5,800,000. percent percent 14 14 to to up up

$16,066,- 1964, 1964, into into vas vas stakes stakes car- construction construction as as 30, 30, of of June June of of were small small tory tory purchases purchases Warehouse Warehouse division. division.

inven- packaging the the nonrental nonrental is is The The example example year. year. An An last last initiated. initiated. the of of from from growth growth the the reflects reflects curement curement

4 4 up up being percent are are methods methods $925,000, $925,000, storing storing about about and and were were aging aging pro- in in increase increase The The Proc~arey~ent. Proc~arey~ent.

items budget budget pack- Improved Improved nonrental nonrental for for continued. continued. has has penditures penditures beams beams Supply

ex- piling piling Actual Actual H- of of and Bzadget. Bzadget. stockpiles stockpiles of of duction duction Noszrental Noszrental

records. of of feet feet The The cubic cubic re- Operntio7is. Operntio7is. Warehouse Warehouse $2,138,903. to to cent cent

4,300 has has now now and and feet, feet, of of cubic cubic 600 600 forces. 24 24 increased increased per- signs signs of of the the cost cost The The

disposed and and of of field the the records records to to ne~v ne~v helpful helpful feet feet is is cubic cubic purchasing purchasing local local last last 29 29 from from year. percent percent up up dled, dled,

700 received received Center Center of of Record Record expediting South South method method This This expense. expense. 86,964 86,964 signs signs han- were were There There ty. ty. ibil ibil

year. last last l5 l5 from from percent percent up up more more records, records, paperwork paperwork flex- and t:me, t:me, saving saving is is provide provide to to year year and and last last competition competition

to to better afford afford 22,436 22,436 split split vas vas cubic cubic of feet feet contract contract has has Center Center initiated Record Record pad pad order order subpurchase subpurchase the the

sign sign purchasing major major The The of Sig7as. Sig7as. districts districts the the by by use use gro«~ing gro«~ing Nortll The The The The Mrr~a~~eyJ~e~tt. Mrr~a~~eyJ~e~tt. Records Records tical supplement of the Annual e Report.) Transcripts of proceedings of public hearings, together with reports on • ~ ~ ~ I the results of conferences, are made available to the Highway Commission for consideration in the determination • The Assistant State Highway Engineer, Planning, of freeway routings. is in charge of planning, programs and During the 1963-64 fiscal year, the adva►~e~ district staffs of the Division of High- budgets; design, tragic; end urban planning ways held 43 of these formal public hearings to discuss proposed freeway ADVANCE PLANNING routings. Numerous conferences with Advance planning involves process- eral features of proposed freeway city and county officials and their ing project reports, coordinating route units as the studies progress. When technical staffs were also held, as were adoptions and ° freeway declaration sufficient information has been devel- several hundred preliminary informa- procedures, processing freeway agree- oped on a specific free,~ay project, a tional meetings and map displays. The ments, and coordinating the Division well-publicized public- hearing is held California Highway Commission itself of Highways planning work with in the general area to present the re- also held seven public hearings during that of other state, federal, or local sults of the study to local officials and the year, four at the request of the agencies. the interested public; and to learn the local authorities and three on its own local project as well initiative. (The public hearings are Project Reports reaction to the as to receive any information which listed in the statistical portion of the Reports for 283 proposed projects may be pertinent to the routing. (Cur- Annual Report.) were processed during the year, 199 rent commission procedural policy, The California Highway Commis- of which were major projects. which is contained in subchapter 4 of sion had under consideration during A project report covers the engi- the California Admia~~strative Code the year some 61 freeway projects and neering investigation and analysis of under which the Division of High- adopted routings on 49 of them. These a specific project. This report dis- ways operates in freeway route loca- adoptions increased the freeway mile- cusses the need for and the type of the planned highway improvement and tion matters, is includ,~ in the statis- age 348.3 miles, making a new state- how it should be accomplished. Project reports are required for all Engineers from the District y planning sfaN answer questions from interested citizens ai a pre-public- proposed improvements. They consti- hearing mad; display showing alfernaie routing studies in San Francisco. tute acontrol mechanism in planning and budgeting, and provide information for basic design features. They are prepared in the district offices. The. reports are reviewed at the Sacramento headquarters where analysis by various departments is coordinated by the Advance Planning Sec- tion after field review. Aerial mapping is being used, `more and more to evaluate topographic controls and expedite the preparaCaon of project reports.

Freeway Routes The development of an integrated system of freeways, one of the most important phases of modern highway planning, has been emphasized in Cali- fornia for many years. It involves consideration of community values and potential land uses, as well as traffic needs and benefits. The Division of Highways informs all local authorities of the initiation of freeway route studies and of the gen-

November-December 1964 41

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 42 42

on on cards. punch punch

directly directly $539,682.02 Total Total

recording and and cross cross sections sections for for ferroin ferroin used used taking taking is is scaler scaler Auto digital digital wish wish -trot -trot The The plotter plotter Kelsh Kelsh

97,961.86 13 13 __ contracts contracts (blanket) (blanket)

photography Aerial Aerial

?1,908.00 9 contracts contracts ___.______.______

photography Aerial Aerial

_ 18.5 ______reconnaissance) reconnaissance)

for (Compilation (Compilation

---- 222.1 ------_ design) design)

for (Compilation (Compilation

127,933.16 30 30 ______contracts contracts

rental Stereoplotter Stereoplotter

62,768.00 37.6 3 3 ______naissance naissance

recon- for for projects projects

mapping Contour Contour

$229,111.00 23 23 204.0 design design for for projects projects

Contour Contour mapping

amount miles miles tracts tracts

Contract Con- Con- strip strip

way

Higl~-

were: were: year year fiscal fiscal the the

during completed completed contracts contracts Total Total

Unit. Photogrammetry Photogrammetry the the by by

done was was part part although although contract, contract, by by

obtained been been has has work work this this of of Most Most

routes. adopted adopted of of design design and and location location

the for for projects projects most most on on used used is is and and

routes, alternate alternate possible possible of of study study the the

with conjunction conjunction in in phase phase planning planning

advanced the the during during used used quently quently

fre- is is mapping mapping Photogrammetric Photogrammetric

program.

highway the the of of aspects aspects other other in in extent extent

attachment attachment electronic electronic

of of

an an means means

proj- construction construction

particular particular for for tions tions some to to also also and and studies, studies, traffic traffic and and

cards cards by

punch punch on on recorded recorded

matically matically

cross cross sec-

photogrammetric photogrammetric of of taking taking -way, -of right design, design, planning, planning, vanced vanced

are are

- auto- data data cross section section The The

ects. ects. is is the activity activity important important Another Another adin in used used is is photography photography Aerial Aerial

PHOTOGRAPHY AERIAL AERIAL AND AND MAPPING MAPPING PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PHOTOGRAMMETRIC

concerned.

parties parties

the the done done among among latter latter year.

the the in in

early early awarded awarded be be to to ap- only only This This leaves leaves approved. approved.

been been

to to be work work

the the of of cost cost the the

portion portion contract

a a to to

allocated allocated and and funds funds year year had California, California, system system in in interstate interstate

the the

ap- to to

water water facility facility the the

of of sponsors sponsors -65 -65 1964 fiscal

with with supplemented supplemented be be of percent percent 98 98 over over representing representing miles, miles,

with with

the an an of of agreement agreement to

is is negotiation negotiation balance balance

unobligated unobligated The The ways. ways. 2,141 approximately approximately for for

locations locations

include include the

also also

may may

It It

highway, highway,

high- state state projects projects on on for for was was which which the fiscal fiscal year, year, of of the the end end the the At At sion. sion.

length length a a of of

substantial substantial relocation relocation

fourths fourths three three about about $4,366,880, $4,366,880, was was Commis- Highway Highway California California the the by by

the to to crossing crossing

system system

year distribution distribution

the the during during obligated obligated otherwise otherwise adoption after after section section interstate interstate each each

simple a a from from

anything anything for for

provision provision

contract contract under under placed placed amount amount done done for This This is is system. system. highway highway state state

entail may may a a

such such

project, project,

due due to to

ning, ning,

The $4,726,004. $4,726,004.

was was year year fiscal fiscal inter- the the on on routes routes all all of of locations locations

plan-

Highway Highway

highways. highways. affect affect

state state

-64

1963

the the for for funds funds highway highway forest forest final the the on on required required is is Roads Roads Public Public

will agencies agencies and and

local local

state state

federal, federal,

of apportionment apportionment California California The The Bureau Bureau of U.S. U.S. the the of of Approval Approval

various

by by proposed proposed

opment opment projects projects routes. highway highway is is state state

on on

which which of of

System

Highway Highway

InterstaTe InterstaTe

devel- the the water water whether whether determine determine 77 77 percent about about miles, miles, 2,580 2,580 mately mately

to responsibility responsibility planning planning is is planning. It It a a or or local local patterns patterns covers covers traffic traffic approxi- California California in in network network

in for for

changes changes provided provided or or standards standards forest forest highway The The routes. routes. highway highway Projeefs Water Water

design

improved improved

incorporated incorporated

which which as as designated designated forest roads roads California California

sites. material material options options on on and and

agreements by by supplemental supplemental

replaced replaced on program program improvement improvement annual annual an an

utilities

of of clearance clearance including including way, way,

were

original original agreements agreements

cases, cases,

some some Forest Forest Service Service in U.S. U.S. the the and and Roads Roads

rights

-of- required required

the the also also obtains obtains

In the the

year. year.

during during agreements agreements way way

Bureau Bureau of of Public U.S. U.S. the the with with jointly jointly

and

design design phases phases and and planning planning the the

236 236 free-

concluding concluding

and and

out out working working

acts Highways Highways of of Division Division The The

bureau bureau in the the works works with with

Highways Highways

resulted resulted

counties counties

cities cities and and

and and

Highways Forest Forest National National

of Division Division the the state state highways, highways, on on

state the the between between

Close Close

cooperation cooperation

projects sideration. For For projects. projects. highway highway forest forest

Agreements

Freeway Freeway

active active con- now now is is under under which which of of of of financed federally federally construction construction

nearly nearly all the to to supervises supervises approved, approved, yet yet be be routing routing and and advertises advertises designs, designs, 1964. 30, 30, as as June June of of freeway freeway

interstate miles miles of of 3 3 3 3 plans, Public Public Roads Roads of of proximately proximately Bureau Bureau The The of of declared miles miles total total 6,971 6,971 of of wide wide a stereoscopic plotting instrument. Six of field survey effort, and provides a junction with photogrammetric con- projects, a total of about 32.5 miles, means of obtaining control data of trol bridging. have been completed this year. sufficient accuracy for map compila- Precision aerial photography of the tion by direct-projection stereoscopic Special Projecf terrain prior to construction provides instruments. It is particularly appli- A contract between the U.S. Coast a permanent and valuable record cable to remote, rugged, or otherwise and Geodetic Survey and the Division any time which can be referred to difficult terrain which makes field sur- of Highways was effected the previous after construction has commenced. veys difficult to perform. Nine proj- fiscal year for a geodetic control sur- For this purpose it is necessary to pre- ects, mostly for reconnaissance map- vey of the San Diego metropolitan mark or target the staked centerline, area. The purpose of the survey is to before the photogra- ping, have been completed this year. or its equivalent, establish correct geodetic positions of phy is taken to insure positive identi- Right-of-way Surveys the intersections of many state high- fication of the line. determination About two-thirds of the total map- Photogrammetric of ways in this. area; it is expected to pin; mileage obtained by contract is positions on the California Coordinate alleviate confusion in future develop- reviewed photogrammetrically. This System are of sufficient accuracy for ment of highway routings. service provides advanced information many right-of-way needs. Six relin- The fieldwork is being performed to the districts as a guide for perform- quishment projects have been com- by state forces and is nearly complete. ing accuracy test surveys by field pleted this year for District 4. In ad- All computations and adjustments will methods. ConTrol Bridging dition, on several projects for District be handled by the Coast and Geodetic Photogrammetric control bridging 3 the positions of premarked property Survey. Final position values are ex- is an operation aimed at the reduction corners have been established in con- pected by January 1965.

PROGRAMS AND BUDGETS Programs and budgets work in- guide to project priorities. Many fac- After allowance for the operating cludes coordinating the development tors must be carefully analyzed to in- needs of the division, the remaining of statewide long-range planning pro- sure the most efficient use of funds. funds estimated to be available are al- grams, preparing the annual state highway budget, scheduling and controlling the advertising of construction projects, maintaining a constant check on the present and future availability of funds, and administering the division's buildings and plants program.

Planning Programs Planning program development is a continuing process which is formal- ized annually to reflect current data with respect to highway needs, availability of funds, and legislation. The annual planning program is prepared by each district office for its area. These district programs are carefully reviewed by affected headquarters departments for conformity with established controls and continuity on a statewide basis. Views of local groups and officials on project priorities are brought info the long-range highway planning The district programs, as adjusted picture each spring and summer through "on-the-scene" tours and meetings sponsored by the California and combined, become the formal State Chamber of Commerce. Af a meeting in Martinez, Assistant Planning Engineer W. D. Bethell of The Division of Highways (left) and Norris Wiggins of the Contra Costa County Highway Advisory Committee statewide planning program and are fake note as Coun}y Road Commissioner Victor W. Sauer points to a route map. then presented to the California High- Commission for review. wav Estimates of revenue from both state located to specific construction and State Highway Budget and federal sources are made after right-of-way acquisition projects, in The annual state high~~ay budget consultation with other agencies in- accordance with applicable legislative is based on the planning program as a volved. controls, to best serve the needs of

November-December 1964 43

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways California California

data.

track track test test and and

perience perience system transportation transportation vehicle vehicle motor motor

ex-

recent recent

more more

upon upon based based

sections sections

total the the of of part part an an integral integral

become become

pavement of of flexible flexible

elements elements

various various

may

system system

freeway freeway the the

that that order order in in

the of of

thicknesses thicknesses of of

determination determination

plans

alternate alternate of of

analysis analysis

and and study study

for procedure procedure of of the the

modification modification

the the

considerable

requires requires plan plan

change change

is change change major major A A

effect. effect. in in

is is now now

inter-

an an

of of

development development The The

tures. tures.

and revised revised been been has has Mana~~al Mana~~al Planning Planning

fea- unique unique

some some

with with usually usually stances, stances, the of of portion portion design design structural structural The The

circum- presents presents individual individual

situation situation

requirements. structural structural

design

or or

location location

interchange interchange Each Each the meet meet to to materials materials available available of of

use effective effective and and Preparation Plon Plon and and economical economical most most Design Design the the Geometric Geometric

insure is is to to objective objective The The

roadbed. roadbed. the the

Office.

construction construction

the the

for for

specifications specifications

Headquarters

in in done done

is is plans plans

opment opment

preparation preparation

the the

and and

types types ment ment

devel-

roadside roadside the the

of of some some of of

ration ration

pave-

alternative alternative

of of

comparison comparison nomic nomic

Prepa-

basis. basis.

statewide statewide a a on on

policy policy

of of

eco-

an an

slopes, slopes, fill fill and and

cut cut stable stable of of

application uniform uniform maintaining maintaining and and

determination the the

necessary, necessary,

treatment treatment

.r.

o~e~ o~e~

agencies

other other with with

liaison liaison

providing providing

crossing

foundation 5) 5) and and (Interstate (Interstate

Freeway Freeway Ana Ana Santa Santa subdrainage subdrainage the the of of the the with with

projects,

research research

coordinate coordinate advice, advice,

55),

}e }e

(Rou Freeway Freeway

Newport Newport

opened opened fhe fhe recently recently

analysis

an an project, project,

the the

of of

area area the the

in in

along is is

north north View View

furnishing County. County.

Orange Orange standards, standards, of of area area establishing establishing Tustin Tustin

in in

materials

roadbuilding roadbuilding of of

quality quality and and

Ana—

Santa Santa

}he }he in in

freeways freeways

major major two two of of

tion tion

districts

the the

aids aids

Office Office

Headquarters Headquarters

jvnc-

the the

at at availability interchange interchange

the the

of of cloverleaf cloverleaf study study a a

quadrant quadrant - includes includes Four

jurisdiction.

separate separate their their

within within

roadbed

a a of of

design design

structural structural The The

projects for for districts districts 11 11 the the of of

each each

by by

other

and and

areas areas

rest rest

safety safety

Roadside Roadside

Design

Sfruefural Sfruefural

performed

is is plans plans contract contract

of of aration aration

system.

highway highway scenic scenic

state state the the

on on

sheets.

prep- the the

plans plans

development development

roadside roadside

projects

to to

applied applied are are

standards standards

and and

plan

5,361 5,361

including including

projects projects

404 404

the of of

some some of of

exception exception the the

With With

criteria

special special

addition, addition, In In scaping. scaping.

for completed completed

~~ere ~~ere plans plans

Contract Contract

costs.

reduce reduce

land- and and

control control erosion erosion

for for plan plan a a

prepared.

were were

intersections intersections

nelized nelized

developed developed

techniques techniques and and

proved proved

and drainage drainage of of

dispose dispose and and

collect collect

to to

chan-

or or

interchanges interchanges 538 538

for for signs signs

im-

b~ b~ may may

concepts concepts

and and

standards standards

plan of of a a

development development

the the

design, design,

de- tural tural

geometric geometric

year year

past past

the the

During During

that

so so design design

highway highway

of of

areas areas

all all

struc-

roadbed roadbed

the the of of

development development

the the

funds. tax tax

of of

expenditure expenditure

possible possible

least least in

continuously continuously

on on

carried carried

are are

studies studies

interchanges,

and and

roadway roadway

the the

of of plan plan

the

and and

community, community,

the the of of

ruption ruption special and and

research research

addition, addition,

In In

geometric the the

of of

determination determination

quires quires

dis-

least least

the the

safety, safety,

maximum maximum

service, service,

highways.

state state of of

design design the the in in

cluded cluded

re-

highways highways

state state of of

construction construction

the the

traffic

maximum maximum

provide provide will will

which which in-

be be

also also may may

facilities facilities auxiliary auxiliary for plans plans contract contract of of Preparation Preparation

DESIGN

state. the the

throughout throughout

locations locations

agencies.

other other

with with

clearance clearance

wayand wayand

and

fees fees and and

taxes taxes user user

highway highway

state state

19 at at

additions additions

or or

stations stations

maintenance maintenance

-of-

right of of

acquisition acquisition plans, plans, of of

sources, tion tion

two two

from from

comes comes

Revenue Revenue

ne~v

for for

acquired acquired

being being ~~as ~~as

property property

comple- in in

delays delays

eliminate eliminate to to

essary essary

Fund.

Highway Highway State State

/or

and

developed developed

being being

were were

Plans Plans

nec-

functions functions the many many of of the the solvency solvency to to coordinate coordinate insure insure to to necessary necessary

is Building. offices district district expenditures expenditures of of various various the the scheduling scheduling with with

liaison liaison

careful careful

Office

11 11

District District the the

and and 4 4 office, office,

basis,

-go -go you -as- close a a spay on on maintain maintain to to is is operated operated

necessary necessary

it it is is nel, nel,

District the the at at

facilities facilities parlring parlring

geles, geles,

program

highway highway

California's California's person-

Since Since

contractors' contractors' and and

state state

of of both both

An- Los Los

at at

Building Building

7 7 Office Office

District District

use Schedules

efficient efficient

Advertising Advertising

most most the the

make make

thus thus and and

the

of of expansion expansion

for for land land

additional additional

state the the

throughout throughout

work work

struction struction

high~~ay.

of of conventional conventional

miles miles

acquiring for for

provided provided

were were

Funds Funds

con- of of

flow flow

steady steady a a

maintain maintain

To To 137

and and

express~~ay, express~~ay, -lane -lane of of

two miles miles

undertaken.

also also was was

Whittier Whittier

revenues.

exceed exceed 26 not not do do

expressway, expressway, penditures penditures

multilane multilane of of miles miles

and

Newhall, Newhall,

City, City,

Redwood Redwood

istoga, istoga,

ex- that that

insure insure

to to 31 projects projects

freeway, freeway,

of of highway highway multilane multilane

279 279 miles miles ing ing

at at Cal-

stations stations

maintenance maintenance

and and cisco, cisco,

state

regular regular

and and

aid aid

provid- federal federal tween tween

acquisition, acquisition, -way -way

-of right and and

Fran- San San in in

Laboratory Laboratory

4 4 Materials Materials

be- balance balance

a a

maintain maintain to to construction

exercised exercised for for be be

$474,000,000 $474,000,000 nearly nearly

District

Station, Station,

Maintenance Maintenance

Grove Grove

must

Care Care

construction. construction.

included under under budget budget placed placed The The

portionments. portionments.

Ellc

Station, Station,

Maintenance Maintenance

Sacramento Sacramento

are

funds funds federal federal

with with

aid. aid. ap-

in in part part federal federal

nanced nanced represented represented

44 44 percent, percent,

South

Marysville, Marysville, at at

3 3 facility facility Shop Shop

fi- are are

which which

projects projects or

those those which which $305,000,000, $305,000,000, at at

approximately approximately

which which

ne~v the the of of

Construction Construction

Eureka. Eureka.

at at

rate

on on the the

dependent dependent

is is therefore therefore $696,040,000 $696,040,000

and and

approximately approximately

cluded cluded

Building 1 1 Office Office

District District

the the and and

ego ego

basis

reimbursement reimbursement

a a in-

on on budget budget

year year is is received received

fiscal fiscal -64 -64 1963

The The

San San Di- in in Building Building

Office Office

11 11

District District

revenue

aid aid

Federal Federal

accurately. accurately.

rather rather

Commission. Highway Highway

California California

the

of of

expansion expansion

the the

on on

begun begun ~~as ~~as

be be estimated

can can

and and

annually, annually, fees fees

the with with rests rests

budget budget final final the the of of tion tion

construction

year year

fiscal fiscal

the the

During During

vehicle motor motor

and and

monthly monthly received received adop- for for final final responsibility responsibility The The state. state.

are Plants and and

taxes taxes Buildings Buildings

User User

subventions. subventions. aid aid federal federal of of the economy economy overall overall the the and and traffic traffic Roadside Rests The Design Department has been assigned responsibility for the planning and programing of the safety roadside rest system authorized by the 1963 Legislature. In this regard a ten- tative master plan for roadside rests has been established as a guide for financing and programing. During the past year 21 project reports concerning roadside rests and geometric plans for 34 roadside rests along the interstate high~~ay system «ere processed. The current planning schedule pro- poses 30 rest areas for construction One of the illustrations in a recent manual of design standards for scenic highways, this pho}ograph of in the 1964-65 fisczl year. This makes US 101 at Ortega Hill east of Santa Barbara shows how turnouts may be provided for vista points at a total of 46 rest areas presently com- suitable locations. pleted, under construction or pro- gramed. be critically reviewed. Analysis of ac- search Department and Construction Seenic Highways cident records and operational experi- Department, the entire field of culvert T'he Design Department during the ence has led to the following develop- installation practice is being reviewed. past year has had the responsibility ments in the past fiscal ,year: A new type of corrugated culvert is for the implementation of the scenic 1. New standards were developed being introduced using a different high~vay law passed by the 1963 Leg- which will provide more efficient corrugation, and the permissible islature. Work `vas undertaken on the traffic service at major free~~ay-to- height of cover is being investigated.. preparation of a scenic highway plan- freeway interchanges. The number of cooperative agree- ning and design booklet to establish 2. The standards for the basic width ments have increased largely because basic criteria to be used in scenic of medians on divided highways have of the increased use of cooperative highway design. This booklet was pre- been increased which, experience has drainage projects. «pith local agencies pared ~~ith the advice and counsel of shown, will provide a safer facility. and also cooperative improvements of the Advisory Committee on a Master 3. The steady uptrend in operating local road patterns. These changes are Plan for Scenic Highways. speed on California's freeways has led made in conjunction with the con- In addition to the design booklet, to the adoption of curvature and sight struction of freeways and have re- instructions ~~ere issued regarding distance criteria which will be ade- sulted in mutual benefits to the local planning and design procedures to be quate fox speeds up to 80 mph for agencies and the highway projects. followed in scenic highway develop- rural free~~ays in lieu of the former Erosion Control and Landscaping ment. Included in these procedures 70 mph design speed. Four roadside development units are field reviews by design personnel 4. To provide a greater margin of Office and and the division's landscape architects safety in view of the increasingly operating in Headquarters districts are responsible for the in order that scenic features will be heavy traffic on major highways, three ansi of all planting given special consideration in the de- shoulder widths were increased on design development The unit per- sign of the highway to provide maxi- freeways from 8 to 10 feet. projects. Headquarters landscape projects in all districts mum preservation of the existing 5. Experience with traffic operation pares and functional and tree scenery and advantageous presentation on existing bridges has led to a modi- except 4 and 7 planting projects in all districts except of this scer_ery to the road user. fication of the criteria for determining be consistent which of the longer bridges should 4, 7, and 8. Planting must Research and Special Studies and designed for be provided with full shoulder width. with public safety Efforts have continued toward ob- As a result almost all new bridges ease of maintenance. taining the optimum use of modern which will be carrying trafric volumes Typical cross sections for highway innovations such as the electronic approaching their capacity will be projects are reviewed by the roadside computer, photogrammetry instru- wide enough to accommodate emer- development unit for the purpose of ments and ne~v reproduction methods gency parking without blocking a recommending erosion control .and in order that engineering manpower traffic lane. preparatory landscape work. Certain may be conserved and more efficiently preparatory items of work, where it used. Drainage and Cooperative Agreements is known that landscaping will follow Operational reports are prepared on The investigation of new techniques construction, are more easily and each completed freeway project after for improved drainage practices is more economically done during the it is opened to traffic in order that continuing. In cooperation with the road construction. These include con- existing standards and concepts may Bridge Department, Materials and Re- tour grading, deep cultivation, topsoil-

November-December 1964 45

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 46 46

acci- 58,700 58,700 in- an an have have -miles -miles been been traveled traveled additional additional of of vehicle amount amount length. 7.3 7.3 in in miles miles averaging averaging

would the accident accident rates, rates, there there in in more more higher higher than than However, However, 1962. 1962. 1963 in in trips trips freeway freeway billion billion were were % % 2 2

the 3,000 1963. 1963. of of This This on on expressways, expressways, basis basis was was the the and and in in approximately approximately There state. state. the the throughout throughout travel travel

system

highways

the the

on on

state state highway highway ported had had

on on

been been conventional conventional vehicle motor motor total total the the of of percent percent 20.6 20.6

re- accidents accidents were were areas) 101,801 101,801 There There urban urban in in

vehicle -miles -miles billion billion

and system system highway highway state state

164

-mile -mile

areas areas 13.52 and and in in -miles -miles rural rural vehicle

14,-

the the

534 2.61 on on

travel travel highways.. the the percent percent of of state state 43.5 43.5 All All

(3.44 (3.44 billion 1963 1963

in in freeway freeway travel travel

.._.....__.__ 3.14 3.03 highways highways

miles, miles, -

17 17 vehicle

billion billion

for for counted counted

of amount amount the the If If roads. roads. of of other other all all

urban All All

1,327 1,327

miles miles ac-

totaling totaling

Freeways Freeways

4.03 5.44 conventional conventional

. Urban that half half than than less less is is rate rate the the accident accident

mileage.

the the of of (13 (13

percent) percent)

eighth eighth

7.85 3.91 expressways expressways

_ Urban

where freeways freeways on on system system occurred occurred

one-

comprise comprise only only

they they

although although 1.57 _.____ 238 freeways freeways Urban Urban

state state highway

travel travel

the the

on on increase increase in in

highways 8.20 2.06 rural rural All All travel,

the the

of of

(57 (57

percent) percent)

half half than than

the of of all all that that fact fact almost almost the the to to ble ble

2.55

9.77

conventional conventional

_ Rural

for for

accounted accounted

areas areas

Urban Urban

7.40 1.77

Rural Rural expressways..__ is is table table attributa- rates rates travel travel - accident

freeways.

4.65 0.99

freeways freeways ______Rural Rural

the in in safety safety shown shown increased increased The The

was was the the of of

all all increase increase Practically Practically

-miles vehicle vehicle -miles -miles

table.

panying panying

California. in in travel travel motor motor vehicle vehicle total total million ynillion ynillion 100 100 per per

in in accom- shown shown the the are are recent recent years years per Fatalities Fatalities accidents accidents Total Total of of (47 (47 the half half percent) percent) almost almost was was

rates rates in accident accident travel travel and and amount amount of of lows: This over over 7.3 7.3 1962. 1962. percent percent of of crease crease

accidents,

of of fol- as as 1963 1963 number number The The were were dent dent in in rate. rate. system system highway highway in- an an miles, miles, - 39 39 vehicle billion billion mately mately

the the acci- the the total total on on state rates rates in in slight slight a a decrease decrease accident accident in in Average Average 1963 1963 approxi- was was in in system system highway highway

results rate, rate, which which a a

at at greater greater creased creased the the on on state travel travel vehicle vehicle Accidents Motor Motor

TRAFFIC

cuttings. of of roadside safety safety review review the the in in sisted sisted commercially, in in quantity quantity available available not not

and plants plants cover cover as- also also have have 4,880,879 4,880,879 ground ground and and personnel personnel Landscape Landscape therefore use, use, and and for for garden garden popular popular

specifications. plans plans shrubs and and 118,729 118,729 of of trees trees and and pretation pretation not not generally plants plants proximately proximately grower. grower. Some Some

in in inter- the the resident resident engineers engineers assist assist a a and and of of commercial ap- state state planting planting the the the the tween tween involved involved projects projects

to order order in in contract contract under under be- projects projects contract contract under under grown grown and and gated gated These 3,196,409.42. 3,196,409.42. $ $ of of cost cost total total mate mate

development

inspect inspect roadside roadside

section section propa- are are others others nurseries nurseries while while cial cial approxi- an an at at financed financed were were planting planting

the the landscape of of

Representatives Representatives

commer- from from

by by state state

the the purchased purchased and and tree functional functional for for landscaping, landscaping,

aration. plants plants are Many Many

projects. projects.

planting planting

projects 30 30

year year

fiscal fiscal

the the

During During

of of prep-

project project in in

advance advance made made well well of design design the the extent extent some some ences ences to to

units. individual individual

is determination determination quantity quantity influ- approximate approximate

material material

plant plant

of of

Availability Availability

as as

the of of that that

well well

as as

area area the the general general

an least least at at procurement procurement of of method method systems.

irrigarion irrigarion

of appearance appearance

aesthetic aesthetic

the the

improving improving the Whatever Whatever Davis. Davis. near near nursery nursery future roadways roadways for for under under lines lines water water

by patrons patrons to to area area rest rest the the the the of of value value state the the at at propagated propagated are are These These use. use. conduits conduits and placing placing and and planting, planting, for for

to to view view increasing a a with with plans, plans, rest rest highway for for adaptable adaptable proven proven have have confined too too areas areas small small paving paving ing, ing,

Hayward. Rouie Rouie with with near near 92 92 bridge bridge structures. complement complement to to slopes slopes and and erosion erosion trol trol on on

17) (Route (Route Freeway Freeway Nimitz Nimitz }he }he the the interchange interchange to to of of landscaping landscaping ai ai con- eRecfive eRecfive cover cover ground ground and and shrubs shrubs maintenance maintenance - low the the of of role role illustrates illustrates dual dual

►he ►he

provide planting planting design design in in with with simplicity simplicity combined combined contour contour grading grading Good Good Angeles Los Los in in Freeways Freeways Beach Beach Long Long and and Ana Ana Santa Santa of of the the interchange interchange i ACCIDENT-TRAVEL RATES formance of both the freeway and Travel Accident rate city street network. Number of (billion (accidents per million Other work included completion of -miles) yed~. accidents vehicle-miles) vehicle a motion picture for training purposes -._ 95,024 34.45 2.76 1g61•------which illustrates freeway operation as 98,292 36.36 2.70 1962.------affected by various design features, ------___ ------101,801 39.04 2.61 1963•------and collection of data to be incorporated in the revised Highz,vay Capac- dents and 418 more fatalities. On the rows painted at all off-ramps have re- ity Manual of the Bureau of Public Same basis, it is estimated that the duced the number of wrong-way en- Roads. freeway system completed as of the tries at off-ramps. The Traffic Manual of Instructioyts saved more than 2,500 3. A study to correlate ramp ge- end of 1963 has ~~as completely revised and will soon lives since 1949. ometry to accident frequency. he distributed. 4. A study to determine whether Research on Safety and Traffic continuous highway illumination re- Traffic Counting following highway safety re- The duces nighttime accidents. During the year a manual classified projects were completed during search 5. A study of accidents under con- count of commercial vehicles (trucks fiscal year ending June 30, 1964: the ditions of reduced visibility to deter- and buses) was made to update the 1, Analysis of fatal accidents on mine their cause and possible means 1960 count. Traffic was not classified High- freeways in 1961 and 1962. of alerting drivers to the hazards. by number of axles in 1961 and all fatal accidents lzghts: One-half. of Research continued on several phases 1962 because the mechanical counting single vehicles and on freeways were of freeway operation. Studies of the methods in use since 1960 cannot dif- -third (31 percent) were nearly one effects of trucks on highway capacity ferentiate vehicles by number of axles. vehicles which hit fixed objects. single and operation were stressed, and war- The 1963 classified count showed About one-third (30 percent) of all rants for the use of climbing lanes that the composition of commercial freeway fatal accidents were between should be available soon. vehicles is substantially the same as p.m. and 3 a.m. 11 Considerable study was made of in 1958 and 1960 except fora mod- The effectiveness of median bar- 2. possible operational controls on free- erate increase in buses. The ratio of riers. Before and after studies indicate ways including ramp closures, and commercial vehicles to total traffic that median barriers practically elimi- effects of these controls on the per- declined slightly, although commer- nate cross-median head-on accidents. Fatal accidents were reduced, but total accidents and injury accidents increased. 3. Comparative freeway study (a study to determine why certain sections of freeway had accident rates substantially above or substantially below the statewide average). In general, the higher accident sections were found to have inferior alignment and older design standards. 4. Freeway pedestrian accidents from 1958 through 1962. Contrary to previous belief, it was found that the hitchhikers are not the problem. About three-quarters of freeway pedestrian accidents are disabled motorists and trespassers crossing the freeways. ether safety research projects underway were: 1 • Evaluation of minor improvements. This is a continuing study to determine the effectiveness of minor 1mProvements in reducing accidents `end to establish or improve warrants f°r such projects. ~~,a ~ Phase II of a study of wrong- so ~adr'i ~o~ s~ thate he spaemlent uar- A section of In}ersiate 5 in the City of San Diego, with sleet cable barrier in the median.

NOV~mber-December 1964 47

Public Public Works and and Highways Highways California California 48 48

be be signs signs will will shield. tion tion installed. aluminum aluminum glare glare by by supplemented supplemented

is barrier barrier Median Median north north Whittier. Whittier. 605 605 of of section section Intersiafe Intersiafe of of opened opened

recently recently a a north north

along along Looking Looking

construc- and and 19544 19544 miscellaneous miscellaneous and and

signs guide guide signs, signs, 23,846 23,846 regulatory regulatory

signs, signs, 17,336 26,278 26,278 warning warning shows shows

this this of of total breakdown breakdown A A installation. installation.

for approved approved signs signs were were 86,964 86,964 2. 2.

highways. state state

on restriction restriction speed speed of of miles miles tional tional

252 252 in in addi- resulting resulting rescinded, rescinded, were were

orders speed speed limit limit 68 68 and and established established

zones zones speed speed were 184 184 restricted restricted 1. 1.

included: the the year year ing ing

taken taken dur- measures measures control control Traffic Traffic

Summary Gonfrol Gonfrol TraAie TraAie

processed. were were uments uments

such such doc- hundred hundred year. year. Two Two the the out out

through- continued continued system system highway highway

the the in in state streets streets of of operation operation way way

and and one- movements, movements, turning turning parking, parking,

involving districts districts the the and and counties, counties,

cities, by by initiated initiated regulations regulations traffic traffic

of processing processing and and reviewing reviewing The The

status. freeway freeway to to completed completed are are they they

as considered considered being being are are sections sections Other Other

miles. 120 120 about about totaling totaling highway highway

sections sections of five five on on mph mph 70 70 to to creased creased

was was in- speed speed maximum maximum the the surveys, surveys,

and and engineering traffic traffic basis basis of of the the

upon freeways freeways on on limit limit -hour -hour per speed speed

of of -mile- 70 a a the the establishing establishing mitting mitting

season. fence fence rail the the in in to to mounted mounted cure cure be be Code Code per- Vehicle Vehicle the the to to 22356 22356 tion tion

tourist the the to to prior prior be be corrected corrected could could fix- Sec- lighting lighting of of for for addition addition fluorescent fluorescent a a the the design design of of a a As As result result

maps

so so their their

that that

country country out out the the

of of the development development Completed Completed 2. 2.

Speed Speed

Zones

through- makers makers map map and and clubs clubs auto auto

an an expressway.

1964. in in April April

several

the the

to to

reported reported were were changes changes

on curve curve a a

negotiate negotiate

to to motorists motorists

aid aid

distributed was was chart chart sign sign revised revised A A these All All eliminated. eliminated. or or numbers numbers

way way

lights lights to guidance guidance pavement pavement mental mental

high- interstate interstate new new the the to to changed changed year. fiscal fiscal

of of

experi-

installation installation Completed Completed

1. 1.

been -69 also also have have 1968 routes routes the the US US by by program program 1963. 1963. the the Some Some of of pletion pletion

following: the the include include pleted pleted 14, May May com- enacted enacted orderly orderly legislation legislation the the for for being being state state established established by by

com- or or as as required projects projects are underway underway priorities priorities signed signed and and re- Research Research year year and and -65 -65 numbered numbered 1964 fiscal fiscal

re- been been have have in in routes routes the awarded awarded highway highway to to be be State State contracts contracts for for lighting.

being being approved are are

Plans Plans

highways. highways. aid aid signals signals and ConTrol and and traffic traffic for for Regulation Regulation need need Traffic Traffic the the mine mine

for for

federal Roads Roads

Public Public

of of

Bureau Bureau

to to made made deter- were were 365 365 intersections intersections

freeways. on on

system system

box box

by by the required required as as Devices Devices Control Control

at at approximately conditions conditions

viewing viewing

call-

emergency emergency

experimental experimental the the of of

Traffic for for oryn oryn f f Manual Manual U7ai U7ai tiozaal tiozaal

reports reports re-

traffic traffic

156 156

A A of of

total total

operation

of of

studies studies

S. S. Continued Continued Na- the the 1961 1961 with with comply comply signing signing

structures. sign sign

thetics. state state highway

make make all all

to to

eventually eventually

the the steel

of of cost cost

the the

including including not not

es- structure structure improve improve to to well well structures structures underway was was program program

The The

$7,187,352,

teas teas

work work

the the

of of electrical electrical

newer newer

type the the

on on use use pullbox pullbox for for

1965. of of summer summer the the by by pleted pleted

cost estimated estimated

The The

total total signs. signs.

guide guide

type type electrical

ne~v ne~v a a 4. 4. Developed Developed

com- should should be be and and undertaken, undertaken, ing ing

423 423

illuminated

and and standards standards

lighting lighting

freeways. use use is is for for on on be- shields shields -green -green -on white the the new new

3,577

for for

completed completed

also also were were

plans plans

a a adopted adopted as as standard been been has has This This shields shields with -white -white route route -on black ing ing

signals. signals. Contract

existing existing

182 182 of of

zation zation

pleasing pleasing appearance. more more a a of of exi~t- providing providing replacement replacement study, study, completed completed

signals signals and and

moderni- traffic traffic

ne~v ne~v

142 142

parts parts and fewer fewer using using pole pole lighting lighting of of the the recently basis basis a a On On standard. standard.

for

completed completed

plans plans

were were Contract Contract

of of new a a development development 3. 3. Initiated Initiated this this to to conform conform new installed installed being being

Illumination Signals Signals and and Traffic Traffic

shields- shields. shields. All All state state new new for for color color structures. such such

as as standard was was the the adopted adopted ground ground on light light poles poles for for need need the the inating inating 1960. since since ccnt ccnt

green green a a back- on on white white message message A A thus thus elim- overcrossing, overcrossing, pedestrian pedestrian on on 16.5 16.5 per- increased increased travel travel vehicle vehicle vial vial URBAN PLANNING Until April 1, 1964, the Urban Plan- ning Department operated in four general units: urban transportation, highway inventories and legislative reports, research and special studies, and electronic data processing. On April 1, transition of the electronic data processing section into full department status was begun, the new Computer Systems Department becoming one of the administrative functions of the division. In cooperation with the administrative departments, the library, which serves the entire Division of High- ways, embarked on an expansion of activities to provide a coordinated li- hrary service.. Initial steps included an City and county officials comprising the advisory committee for the Iota! road and sfreei needs si~dy inventory and limited indexing of ref- (Section 2156) meet wish Division of Highways staff members. Af head of }able are E. A. Fairbairn, city crcnce material which can be made manager of Sacramento, committee chairman (right); and A. 5. Koch, road commissioner of Orange available nn loan from one department County, committee secretary, to any other department of the divi- currently state highway routes were monthly reports on the sion. status of placed on a post-mile basis and alpha- completion and development of the Legislative Reports betic sections were abolished. Post- interstate system were prepared for Senate Concurrent Resolution 23 of mile maps, tabulations, and cross in- the Bureau of Public Roads. 1963 requested a feasibility study of dexes were prepared and distributed Urban area maps of all 267 urban a controlled-access highway between to aid in this change. places were completed and distributed San Simeon and Monterey. SCR 26 to the districts during the year. Fed- (1963) requested a feasibility study In cooperation with the districts, eral aid primary system strip maps of a highway from the Westside Free- preliminary work was completed for were prepared. Federal aid secondary way to Turlock and Merced. These the State Highway Needs Study (Sec- High- system strip maps were still underway studies were completed for the Legis- tion 188.8 of the Streets and at the the year. lature. ways Code). close of A state map showing the interstate and primary Other legislative resolutions re- The first quadrennial California city systems and the renumbered state quested consideration of proposed street and county road progress and highways was updated and distributed. state highways at various locations. needs report was undertaken as called The need for such other state high- for by Section 2156 of the Streets and Urban Transportation Planning help way routes is being considered dur- Highways Code. With the of the An important segment of urban committee others, street ing the review of the entire state high- advisory and planning activity in the past year has relating traffic to way system, which was started during and road standards been directed toward the qualification design were drawn up to the year as provided in Section 256 of geometric of the state's 11 urbanized areas under the Streets and Highways Code. Liai- guide the 11 state highway districts, the requirements of the 1962 Federal in the con- son was maintained with the League 384 cities, and 58 counties, Aid Highway Act relating to compre- duct Estimates of needs of California Cities and the County of the study. hensive transportation planning proc- all Supervisors Association in this study. and progress were received from esses. Written memorandums of agree- cities the Each county and city was contacted and counties in the state. At ment with local governments, sup- close of the year, of final audit and invited to suggest changes in the work ported by a narrative of the planning and preparation of the required report state highway system in addition to process and past accomplishments, to the Legislature was underway. those being considered by the Divi- have resulted in qualification of the sion of Highways. At the close of the Federal Projects Fresno and San Diego areas by the year this study was still underway. Coordination and assembly of the Bureau of Public Roads. Executed Chapter- 385 of the 1963 Statutes work of the districts and several agreements have been (Senate Bill 64) renumbered the state obtained in two highway system of California effec- headquarters departments in the prep- other areas but require narrative de- tive July 1, 1964. Various instructions, aration of the estimate of cost to com- velopment before submission for ap- maps, tables, cross indexes, etc., were plete the interstate system for Cali- proval; negotiation of agreements and prepared to assist in the changeover fornia was almost completed by the documentation are underway in the to the new numbering system. Con- end of the fiscal year. remaining areas.

November-December 19b4 49

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways California California

agencies.

state state

other other and and ture ture Stat- 1961 1961 of of the the 2110 2110 Chapter Chapter taxes, taxes,

Legisla-

the the of of members members by by user requested requested highway highway state state funds, funds, research research and and

as prepared prepared %z %z - also also planning were were maps maps percent percent 1 1 aid aid Special Special federal federal from from

received requested. were were as as funds funds departments departments Research Research tinued. tinued. other other for for

con- was was

division division the the prepared in in by by pated pated were were nature nature planning planning eral eral

partici- or or

studies studies conducted conducted special special gen- a a of of exhibits exhibits and and maps maps

Special Special

and research research of of all all Coordination Coordination

tem.

Studies

and and

Special Special Iteseareh Iteseareh

sys- highway highway

state state constructed constructed entire entire

1959.

the for for

completed completed and and refined refined was was

remainder remainder

the the and and 1962 1962 to to corded corded

procedure

rating rating adequacy adequacy capacity capacity

re- percent percent 60 60

study study with with under under miles miles

The

review. review.

district district and and programs, programs,

12,200

the the for for continued continued was was Study Study

planning

studies, studies,

planning planning reports, reports, ect ect

Cost

Pavement Pavement

and and Life Life Road Road The The

proj- from from

available available became became data data new new

state.

as updated updated

continually continually were were sheets sheets

the

throughout throughout

locations locations 25 25 at at trucks trucks

data

Inventory Inventory Highway Highway State State The The

18,420 for for data data commodity commodity and and tics, tics,

research.

highway highway

characteris- trip trip

weights, weights,

axle axle duced duced

behavioral

and and

economic, economic,

physical, physical, pro- Survey Survey

Weight) Weight)

(Truck (Truck

ometer ometer

safety,

traffic, traffic,

in in

program program

balanced balanced

Load-

1963 1963 for for the the

operations operations interchange. Field Field Avenue Avenue of of

Vermont Vermont freeway freeway

seeking seeking

made made

were were

end end of ommendations ommendations temporary temporary previous previous

indicated indicated removed, removed, now now

offices.

district district to to

tributed tributed

photo, in in Barricades Barricades 1964. 1964. Rec-

November, November, in in

Committee. Committee. Studies Studies Boulevard Boulevard

Special Special

and and

dis-

and and

prepared prepared

was was

fic fic Analysis," Analysis,"

Cienega La La }o }o

westward westward

completed completed

was was freeway freeway

Research

formed formed

a a newly newly of of

direction direction

Traf- the

before before Network Network Street Street shortly shortly

Los Los Major Major and and Angeles, Angeles,

way way in in 10) 10)

(Interstate (Interstate

the

under under

begun begun

were were Freeway Monica Monica Highways Highways

Santa Santa

of of the the along along west west Looking Looking Free- Area Area

"Urban "Urban

entitled, entitled, booklet booklet

Division the the

within within

activities activities

research research an an instructional services services

these these

of of

use use

of 1964.

1, 1,

encouragement encouragement April April begun begun and and were were

review review (SCOTS)" (SCOTS)"

Formal Formal the

facilitate facilitate and and

encourage encourage

further further

Studv

maintained. was was

Transportation Transportation

Committee, Committee, Coast Coast

search search "South "South To

alternates. alternates. 87 87

involving involving

studies studies tion tion

Re-

Staff Staff called its its

area area in in

Barbara Barbara participation participation Santa Santa as as

in in the the

well well loca- route route

urban urban

36 36 of of

processing processing

the the

as study

Council, Council, similar similar

a a

Research Research for for

operations operations Agency Agency

Field Field tion tion

for required required were were

time time

computer computer

704 704

Transporta- purposes.

the the

with with

location location

liaison liaison

route route and and Close Close

ning ning of hours hours 805 805 of of

total total a a

year year

the the ing ing

plan-

-range -range

long for for

utilized utilized

be be will will sources. these these all all Dur- from from funds funds networks. networks.

street street

major major and and

tions tions

study,

the the

during during obtained obtained

some formation formation using using $1,330,740, $1,330,740, loca- totaled totaled which which freeway freeway

alternative alternative of of

analyses analyses

in-

other other

with with

together together data, data,

These These developed, was was program program traffic and and

planning planning economic economic for for provided provided

ices ices

Countv.

Humboldt Humboldt and and

Eureka Eureka of of research safety safety highway highway serv- -year -year five A A processing processing

machine machine

the the of of tricts tricts

City

the the

to to

furnished furnished been been

have have Act.

sion, sion, Budget Budget 1964 1964 the the of of dis- 321 321 the the Item Item by by and and made made

was was use use

Extensive Extensive

expan-

after after data, data, basic basic

The The 1963. 1963. Act, ber ber Budget Budget 1963 1963

the the

of of 357 357 Item Item utes, utes,

Studies

Nonmetropolifan Nonmetropolifan and and

Stotistical Stotistical

Octo- in in completed completed was was Study Study tation tation

Transpor-

and and

Planning Planning Area Area

Eureka Eureka

Lodi. and and Stockton Stockton between between freeway freeway

new new

the the on on

Lodi and and

Overcrossing Overcrossing

Lane Lane

Hammer Hammer

the 4he 4he of of

phase phase toward toward collection collection Overcrossing Overcrossing River River data data Calaveras Calaveras the the The The from from northerly northerly Looking Looking

model. CARTS CARTS the the for for information information

input 1980 1980 the the on on continued continued was was work work

year, fiscal fiscal the the of of part part latter latter the the In In

described. also also were were profiles profiles

traffic obtaining obtaining for for and and generation generation

trip estimating estimating for for study study the the by by oped oped

devel- models models The The survey. survey. trip trip ternal ternal

ex- the the and and interview, interview, home home &D &D O the the

survey, use use land land the the including including surveys surveys

collection data data 1960 1960 the the described described port port

re- The The 1964. 1964. February February in in report report year year

base a a published published (CARTS) (CARTS) Study Study

Trans- Regional Regional Angeles Angeles Los Los Thz Thz

Studies Transportation Transportation Metropolitan Metropolitan

funds. HHFA HHFA the the administers administers which which

of of Planning, Office Office State State the the with with

in in cooperation established established was was grants grants

Agency Finance Finance Home Home and and Housing Housing

U.S. by by financed financed studies studies planning planning

local and and funds funds Roads Roads Public Public of of reau reau

Bu- by by the the financed financed studies studies planning planning

highway for for process process A A coordination coordination of the Sacramento freeway system, were constructed and placed on public display. More than 180 architectural sketches and retouched photographs r~ es were completed also to assist the pub- ]ic, in a visual way, in understanding the plans of the department. • The Bridge Department is under the administration of Foundation Section the Assistant State Highway Engineer—Bridges A total of 475 foundation studies and is responsible for the design, construction and for bridge, freeway and retaining wall maintenance of all bridges and structures on structures were completed. A total of fhe state highway system ]21,126 lineal feet of exploratory bor- ings were drilled during the year to determine foundation conditions at A branch office of the Bridge De- design work, are handled at headquar- various sites. partment is located in Los Angeles to ters in Sacramento. southern area One of the foundation highlights of maintain liaison with The department is divided into five districts, perform planning functions the year was the successful installation sections—planning, operations, special and supervise construction and main- of the six-foot-diameter "cast in tenance of structures within these dis- studies, office engineering, and special drilled hole" piles for the Fort Sutter tricts. All o*her functions, including projects. Viaduct in Sacramento which is presently under construction. The second BRIDGE PLANNING contract for the Fort Sutter Viaduct (Unit No. 2) will utilize six-foot- Advance Planning with particular emphasis on major diameter piles belled nut to 12-foot During the past fiscal year the structures and structures on the scenic diameter at the bottom. This will be Bridge Department continued its highway system. the first major freeway structure in work of investigating bridge sites, Continued emphasis on aesthetics in California utilizing this type of foun- reports for preparing preliminary bridge design was also evident in work dation. bridge design, producing architectural on scale models and sketches. Design sketches and models of bridges and interchanges, assuming responsibility Sixteen models, including four Spectacular bridge design projects for the aesthetic treatment of struc- models showing substantial portions were rather rare in 1963-64. tures and maintaining close liaison with headquarters and the districts Looking west along the Gorden Grove Freeway at the interchange which carries if over the Santa Ana throughout the project planning and Freeway. design stages. There was a trend toward larger and more complicated, though fewer, structures than the previous year. Engineering design was started on 508 structures. During this period an unusual number of viaducts and tunnels were studied. Possible use of viaduct construction was studied for sites in San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Stockton, San Francisco, and Sacra- mento. Studies were completed for depressed roadway structures, canti- levered highways, and numerous large tunnels, both cut-and-cover and bored, in connection with route studies in San Francisco. The Bridge Department worked closely with the districts, local interested groups, architects, architectural consultants and the Design Depart- ment in endeavoring to improve the appearance of structures generally,

November-December 1964

Public Public and and Works diighways diighways

California California 52 52

}he }he structure. rante rante of of appea appea

$82,383,000.

to to

ore ore fhe enhance enhance used used girders girders

of of

sides sides and and sloping sloping piers piers Tapered Tapered 80. 80. Interstate Interstate on on traffic traffic will will carry carry

was

contract contract

under under placed placed and and

tised tised

Sacramento, Sacramento, in in 30th 30th Streets Streets which and and 29th 29th Sutter Sutter between between Viaduct Viaduct fhe fhe is is For} For} conslrutfion conslrutfion under under t~'ow t~'ow

adver- were were year year that that budget budget this this in in

structures of of all all total total grand grand The The ects. ects.

27 27 proj- in in work work structure structure $5,341,000 $5,341,000

to amounted amounted agencies, agencies, other other work work for for

and FAS, FAS, maintenance, maintenance, including including

contracts, i~liscellaneous i~liscellaneous 116 116 projects. projects.

in work work in in structure structure $77,042,000 $77,042,000 had had

budget -64 -64 highway highway 1963 state state The The

projects. ondary ondary

sec- aid aid on on federal federal and and work work budgets, budgets,

year fiscal fiscal various various from from nanced nanced

fi- projects projects contract, contract, cott cott Tunnel Tunnel

Calde- the the included included These These fiscal fiscal year. year.

the of of end end the the at at underway underway projects projects

179 in in included included is is of of $163,000,000 $163,000,000 cost cost

estimated an an having having work work Structure Structure

repaired. structures structures isting isting

ex- and and widened, widened, bridges bridges constructed, constructed,

were walls walls retaining retaining of of 663. 663. Anumber Anumber

$55,649,- of of value value dollar dollar a a tures tures having having

struc- the the with with contracts, contracts, ministered ministered

-ad- district SO SO in in 375 375 structures structures year year

the during during completed completed were were There There

$4,400,000. for for Tunnel Tunnel Collier Collier dolph dolph

Ran- the the and and $11,000,000 $11,000,000 proximately proximately

ap- for for California) California) in in bridge bridge pension pension

sus- largest largest third third (the (the superstructure superstructure

Bridge

Thomas Thomas

Vincent Vincent

the the included included

northeast northeast from extending extending

section section

duct duct to

end end

west west its its from from completed completed was was

This

$30,826,201. $30,826,201.

of of

value value

dollar dollar

total total

-deck -deck double -mile -mile via- Ahalf Street. Street. Francisco

in in San San

Freeway Freeway

Southern Southern

a year year at at

the the

during during

~~ere ~~ere completed completed

to to Army Avenue Avenue Newcomb Newcomb from from the

area, area, Bay Bay

Francisco Francisco San San

the the In In contracts administered administered - Department Department

Overcrossing Overcrossing Street Street and

the the Mission Mission

Structures Bridge 41 41 Freeway Freeway Area Area structures'in structures'in Metropolitan Metropolitan Sixty -nine -nine

OPERATIONS BRIDGE BRIDGE

275.

to to 270 270

US US

101. of of alignment alignment improved improved anew for for completed completed were were Plans Plans

the the of range range

within within and was was

new new

on on which which be be years, years, will will structure structure 500,000 500,000 line. county county Mateo Mateo -San -San Francisco San San

$1,-

This This

the the past past three of of Klamath. Klamath. at at 'costs 'costs River River Klamath Klamath construction construction the at at 280 280 Route Route Interstate Interstate on on pleted pleted

the

across across

bridge bridge new new the the for for made made of level level average average the the com- to to was was equal equal about about interchange, interchange, -level -level three a a

was

design design

a a past past year year the the During During including is bridges, bridges, 13 13 of of foregoing foregoing indexes indexes the the consisting consisting by by ect ect sented sented

Bend. Bryte Bryte proj- $4,000,000 $4,000,000 A A Freeway. Freeway. 82 82 Route Route of of costs costs level level repre- general general 272. 272.

The The

at River River

Sacramento Sacramento the the

across across

bridge bridge the of of unit unit third third the the $7,500,000 $7,500,000 275, 275, 274, 274, is is 264, 264, and were were

quarters quarters

sive sive

is is

project project

in in this this

Included Included

mento. mento. largest The The San San Francisco. Francisco. in in pleted pleted the the four four succes- for for indexes indexes

sponding sponding

Sacra-

of of

limits limits

northern northern the the

skirting skirting com- were were projects projects important important Some Some -64, -64, the the corre- 1963 year year

the the fiscal fiscal

route

new new

—a —a

S80

Route Route

Interstate Interstate

bridge. heavier heavier and and a a new new 100. 100. to to During equal equal as as base base a a

1940 1940

for

separations separations

grade grade

and and bridges bridges

30 30 built Fe Fe Santa Santa after after the the use use and highway highway 1939 1939 the the years years of of data data cost cost the the

approximately for for

started started

were were

Plans Plans for remodeled remodeled was was and and utilizes Railway Railway Fe Fe which which Index, Index, Cost Cost struction struction

plain. flood flood

above above SS SS

feet feet

of of Santa the the by by was was built built Con- bridge bridge second second Department Department Bridge Bridge the the by by ured ured

clearance

vertical vertical

a a with with

length length

in in feet feet The California. California. into into Texas Texas meas- from from runs runs are are costs costs construction construction

Bridge Bridge

275

are are

bridge bridge the the of of spans spans river river main main

which gasline gasline

pressure pressure ahigh- carry carry to to

Costs

Construction Construction Bridge Bridge

The 80. 80.

Route Route

Interstate Interstate on on ramento ramento now now used is is bridge bridge highway highway

original original

entrance.

each each

bears bears guarding guarding

Sac- through through golden golden

Freeway Freeway -West -West the the East The location. location. this this in in bridge bridge highway highway

large

two two

will will

have have of structure structure

new new

the the the the construction construction in in link link first first is is the the state third third is is the the 'This 'This

pays pays half. half. zona zona

bridge,

existing existing

the the of of tradition tradition

bridge year year

The The construction. construction. under under now now Ari- which which of of job, job,

a a This This is is $2,400,000 $2,400,000

40- the the

Continuing Continuing is traffic. traffic.

local local

serve serve

structure structure $15,000,000 $15,000,000 This This mento. mento. construction.

under under now now is is Topock Topock at at

remain remain

1924 1924

will will

in in Sacra- in in built built Bridge, Bridge, Street Street

-X -X W of of vicinity vicinity the the River

Colorado Colorado the the across across 40 40 Route Route

River

Klamath Klamath

historic historic in

existing existing River River The The Sacramento Sacramento the the across across bridge bridge on on Interstate bridge bridge the the south south the the In In These ventilation fans will supply fresh air fo the new bore of the Caldeto~t Tunnels between Oakland and Orindo on Route 24. the Bayshore Freeway was completed the steel stressing tendons are threaded The Pomona Freeway was started in February 1964. A $5,000,000 con- through the open cells of the deck. and no~~ has 13 structures under contract to construct a section of the via- Bridge work on the second project struction. duct for the freeway from the section includes 13 bridges. This unit extends Two notable projects were the con- of the double-deck viaduct completed from,Danville to Walnut Creek. struction of the interchange between in February to Army Street is under- In the Los Angeles, San Bernardino the San Diego Freeway and the Santa way, as is a two-mile section of free- and San Diego areas, a total of 194 Monica Freeway in the Los Angeles way extending south from the South- structures were completed and 323 area and the interchange between the ern Freeway, having 13 structures. additional structures were under con- Santa Ana Freeway and the Garden In Alameda County, a troublesome struction at the end of the fiscal year. Grove Freeway in the Santa Ana area. intersection was eliminated on Warren Major construction activity cen- The Route 15 Freeway between Boulevard with the completion of the tered on the Santa Monica Freeway San Bernardino and the Nevada state Moraga Interchange. This intricate and the San Gabriel River Freeway line southwest of Las Vegas was three-level interchange includes three in the Los Angeles area. Eight struc- placed one step nearer completion bridges plus extensive retaining walls. tures were completed and the final 49 with the awarding of the last con- The extension of the Route 680 Free- structures are under construction on tract, including 19 structures between ~vay down the San Ramon Valley into the Santa Monica Freeway. Ten struc- Cronese Valley and Baker. Twenty- Alameda County will include nine tures were completed and 50 are un- seven structures were completed and bridges. The interchange between der construction on the San Gabriel 27 are under construction on this Routes 580 and 680 on the project River Freeway~between the San Diego highway. will feature a variety of steel super- Freeway and the San Bernardino Free- Progress is continuing in the San structure designs, including four or- way. Diego area on the Route S Freeway thotropic spans. An additional 10 structures were with 29 structures completed and 13 two major construction. A total of 53 In Contra Costa County completed on the San Diego Freeway under projects are of interest on Route 680. structures were completed in the San and 29 are under construction in the One, through Concord between Mon- Diego area and 51 are under construc- Long Beach-Santa Ana area. In this ument Boulevard and Olivera Road, tion. same area 5 structures were completed includes seven bridges. One of these In the Sacramento metropolitan area and 28 are under construction on the bridges is of unusual design in that work is in progress on the first of two the superstructure contains a long Garden Grove Freeway. contracts on 29th and 30th Streets, three-span segment of continuously Work continued on the Ventura which will connect the previously prestressed concrete box girder. The Freeway with 14 structures completed constructed South Sacramento and spans are 160, 214, and 160 feet, and and 11 under construction. Elvas Freeways on Routes 99 and In-

November-December 1964 53 terstate 80. Work on the second contract started during the latter part of 1964. The substructure work for the Sac- ramento River Bridge at W and X Streets, consisting of three river piers was completed in September of 1964. Construction of the remainder of this structure, which will extend from Jef- ferson Boulevard in West Sacramento to Fifth Street in Sacramento, on In- terstate Route 80, started during the latter part of 1964.

Other Major Projects Work was completed on the last stage of the bridge and fill crossing of the Yolo Bypass. The structures were opened to divided traffic on October 25, 1963. The steel arch bridge spanning Cold Spring Canyon on new Route 154 in Santa Barbara County was completed December 24, 1963, and opened to traffic soon afterward with the completion of an adjacent road contract. At the completion of the Webster Street Tube, the Posey Tube was the new concrete bridge across Raymond Meadow Creek on Route 4 in the rugged terrain of Alpine county. closed for a renovation contract. The renovated tube in turn was opened to traffic November 21, 1963, and divided traffic began flowing between Ala- ~~ ; meda and Oakland. The renovation contract was completed January 30, d{ ` 1964, for approximately $1,200,000. The new 3,300-foot-long Caldecott Tunnel through the Berkeley Hills was within a few days of completion at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 1964). The project is parallel and adjacent to the two existing bores, which are scheduled for renovation following opening of the new tunnel to traffic. The tunnel, including two portal buildings and operating system, road- work, and exterior bridges and retaining walls, will cost nearly $11,050,000. The project was awarded on Novem- ber 25, 1960. The tunnel bore is 3,300 feet long with a pavement width of 28 feet between curbs and a vertical clearance of 17 feet to ceiling slab. The inside dimensions to the arch tunnel lining are 34'6" horizontally and 3 3' 9" ver- tically. The tunnel walls and ceiling are lined with the and illuminated with the latest The 700-foot steel arch span across Cold Springs Canyon on Roufe 154 between Santa Barbara and fluorescent lighting San}a Ynez. system. Included in the tunnel operat-

54 California Highways and Public Works This new bridge across the Cosumnes River near Sloughhouse in Sacramento County was built wish federal aid secondary funds, replacin~q an old steel truss span built in 1906: ing system is an electrical power sys- highway system. Reports and plans panel was knocked out. The members tem, ventilating system, plumbing were developed for needed repairs and were heat-straightened or replaced by system, fire alarm and firefighting minor improvements, the review and state forces. equipment, closed circuit television updating of capacity ratings, and The bridge maintenance section system to maintain traffic flow, emer- sched~4ling of replacement of struc- made engineering investigations at the gency telephone, public address and turally critical bridges as necessary. request of local authorities for 122 intercommunication systems. During December 1963 a critical city and county bridges to establish problem developed on the bridge over their load-carrying capacity. Thirteen City and CounTy Bridges the Bear River on Route 65 between public hearings `vere held to consider During the year, the city and Roseville and Marysville. The contin- speed and load postings for these county bridge projects engineer re- uous T-beam structure was construc- bridges. viewed plans and specifications for ted in 191 S and suffered scour and bridges and minor structures in 60 foundation settlement in recent years. Bridge Maintenance Painting projects under the modified gas tax A transverse failure required closing During the past fiscal year, four financing provided by the Collier- the bridge to all traffic. While trafric maintenance painting contracts involy- Unruh Local Transportation Develop- was detoured over local roads, state ing eight structural steel bridges ment Act. forces formed and poured concrete were initiated by the Bridge Depart- In addition, 13 federal aid secondary to replace the defective deck and ment. The steel surface area of these bridges with an estimated cost of $1,- strengthen the girders. In the spring bridges is about 325,000 square feet 400,000 ~~vere in the final panning of 1964 a contract was awarded to which represents less than 2 percent stage and 29 bridges in 19 FAS con- construct a new bridge downstream of the total steel surface area on tracts with a contract structure cost to replace the old bridge. bridges in the state highway system. of $3,200,000 were completed or un- On December 18, 1963, the Danish The low percentage of bridge steel der construction. The county engi- ship MV Pasadena, a freighter travel- requiring repainting indicates the su- neering departments prepared the ing upstream, struck and damaged a perior quality of protective coatings plans for 26 of the latter structures span of the San Joaquin River Bridge applied during the past decade. and provided the construction engi- (Antioch) on Route 84. The lift span Mnch of the success in extending neering for 19. of the structure was open, but the paint service life has been made possi- ship was off course passing through a ble through an experimental program. Bridge Maintenance fixed span. Several stringers were se- Twenty-seven separate panels are now The bridge maintenance section verely damaged, flanges of the main hanging on bridges near the seacoast continued the periodic field investiga- members were nicked and kinked and for destructive testing of different tion of the 7,762 bridges on the state a section of concrete floor in one paint coatings.

November-December 1964 55

Public Public Works Hig6~M+ays Hig6~M+ays and and California California 56 56

aru ?.~ ?.~ r~s for for '_~shed '_~shed use. anal anal administrative administrative gineering gineering ven- tunnel tunnel vehicular vehicular fill; fill; earth earth high high a a

been been perform perform pub- under yet yet to to some some en- not not culvert culvert have have services services though though behavior behavior include include processing. processing. study study data data

under currently currently subjects subjects Other Other completed, were were develops develops electronic substantially substantially unit unit services services lems lems puter puter

traffic. to to open open now now prob- section. section. com- A A and and influence influence stability stability line, line, slope slope services services the the of of other other

is that that a a bridge bridge of of segment segment limited limited a a girder, problems, problems, are prestressed prestressed composite composite girder, girder, protection protection bank bank and and

using

stage, stage,

collection collection data data the the yond yond column, bridge bridge concrete concrete waterway frame, frame, and and on on structure structure tion tion analyses analyses

be- has has advanced advanced already already

subject subject

this this

sub- o~.i o~.i efforts efforts provides provides informa- Programming Programming unit, unit,

services. services. draulics draulics which which

on effort effort pilot pilot A A data. data. performance performance

engineering of of hy-

a a structural structural and and subjects, subjects, finement finement on on tion tion technical technical

analysis analysis

and and collection collection quent quent

re- and and extension extension on on informa- been been has has furnishes furnishes library, library, A A work work which which

subse-

possible possible

the the

make make

to to

mented mented

E.D.P. in in year year past past Emphasis Emphasis this this girder. prestressed prestressed concrete concrete

instru- is is which which a a of of bridge bridge struction struction

tendons tendons

a the the of of

friction friction to to along along usable.

due due

con- involve involve will will It, It, too, too, crate. crate. egg egg

they they after after become them them force maintains maintains loss loss and and prestressing prestressing of of tilation; tilation; common dividers dividers a a of of in in layer layer a a of of

structure cellular cellular to to the the compared compared be be

can crosssection crosssection in in appearance appearance Its Its steel. steel.

width. curbs curbs of of sidewalk sidewalk clear clear width width between between and and cleat cleat roadway roadway upon upon

based based Areas Areas

are are ~ ~

configuration configuration

orthotropic orthotropic

of of time time length length span. and and spans spans main main of of number number by by lengths lengths are are and and types types of of assorted assorted of of Structures Structures ~ ~

this separations. system, system, superstructure superstructure another another

also also state state as as ovexhea:~s ovexhea:~s and and serve serve and and overheads, overheads, highway 1 1 bridge bridge 4 4 23 23 tunnel, tunnel, underpass, underpass, One One Noxs: Noxs:

on scope scope similar similar of of study study

a a with with ceed ceed

above. under under type type listed listed are are structure structure noted noted so so Separations Separations * *

pro- to to obtained obtained been been has has Approval Approval 641 crossings crossings 629 629 ______.______._ grade grade Railroad Railroad

193 206 206 __.______._____ .____ .____ plants plants Drainage Drainage pumping pumping bridge.

same of of the the model model laboratory laboratory -scale -scale ter

1,226,087 72,621,857

7,398 7,398

STRUCTURES 7,762 7,762

TOTAL TOTAL

quar- a a and and bridge bridge in in -scale -scale afull both both

10,325 ------• 400 embedded 20 ------devices devices 20 ------Miscellaneous Miscellaneous electronic electronic of of means means

6 -- - -~ ------

4,707

6 walls walls Retaining Retaining

by .loads .loads

controlled controlled under under

behavior behavior

- --

------•------Tunnels------

22,247 22 21

observation observation

involved involved work work The The

------~ ------

* *

Cattlepasses Cattlepasses

box.

rectangular rectangular a a is is shape shape

elemental elemental 99 overcrossings overcrossings 86 ______Pedestrian Pedestrian

whose system system superstructure superstructure bridge bridge 182 176 ______undercrossings' undercrossings' Pedestrian Pedestrian

si3 934 ______overcrossings overcrossings _____ Road Road concrete reinforced reinforced a a of of vestigation vestigation

1,179 1,292

` `

______.~______

undercrossings undercrossings Road Road

in-

and and

testing testing extensive extensive

describes describes It It

294 323 highway highway

separations separations *____._.____:__._..___ State State

publication. for for Board Board Research Research way way

56 54 and and *_____.___

overheads overheads Combined Combined bridge bridge

High- the the to to

------submitted submitted been been has has ect ect ' ' 266 292 Overheads Overheads

------~------proj- girder girder research research box box 183 the the on on 181 report report Underpasses Underpasses

acres) (1,667 (1,667 miles) (227 (227 a of of manuscript manuscript final final the the Department, Department,

1,198,733 '72,611,532 6,498 _ 6,271 BRIDGES BRIDGES ______.____.______TOTAL TOTAL

Research and and Materials Materials the the and and nia nia

Califor- University University of of the the

with with

jointly jointly 14,778,208 539 593 40,790 timber timber __..______.____ Subtotal Subtotal

effort years years of of Climaxing Climaxing several several

0 0 0 1 truss truss ______Timber Timber through through bridge. arch arch major major a a of of steel steel teristics teristics

0 0

0 Timber Timber truss.____ pony pony ______._

charac-

deflection deflection the the

and and

joints; joints; sion sion

S 6 1,156 20,782

truss truss deck deck ______Timber Timber

surfacing surfacing expan- deck deck bridge bridge at at nous nous

585 39,575 1,405,646 538

______Timber Timber

stringer stringer

of of bitumi- performance performance the the girders; girders; 59 780 1 1 arch arch ------Timber Timber •------_------• ------

-steel concrete composite composite in in nections nections

854 841 426,470 1~,~39,603 ______.____ Subtotal Subtotal ______steel steel con- shear shear as as aggregates aggregates bonded bonded epoxy epoxy

behavior behavior

the the bearings; bearings; bridge bridge in in

77 1,467 49,243 76 arch______arch______and and multiplate multiplate CMP CMP

steel strength strength high high of of

use use

the the

on on

ports ports

------_- 21,159 ----- _- 3 ----- _•------2 1,014,821 ------_--_--_- Suspension Suspension

re- of of form form the the taken taken products products have have 63 115,814 1,485,801 truss truss 62 ______through through _____ Steel Steel

10,524 168,548 929 29 truss truss ______pony pony Seel Seel these of of some some the the year, year, During During past past

33,166 30 30 1,550,439 deck deck

truss..______.__._____.._ Steel Steel

services services procedures. or or

58,739

-_ - 277 __-_ 3,671,297 ------_- 274 stringer stringer Steel Steel

implementing and and recommendations recommendations

182,983 8,056,799 374 358

girder girder

______

plate plate ______

Steel Steel

facts, facts, observations, related related are are ucts ucts S 2,618 42,655 6 -. - -- -- __-- --•---- _------arch arch Steel Steel ------_------

or or Its Its tool. tool. prod- procedure procedure and and 4,837 731,473 gineering gineering 5,105 42,293,721 concrete concrete masonry.______Subtotal Subtotal

or or en- method, method, material material construction construction

945 •------_------33 21,735 __ __-- 32 -- - -_ __-

------

arch arch Masonry Masonry

system system detail,

or or

derstood derstood structural structural

2,414 151,549 2,483 6,543,693 ______slab slab ______

Concrete Concrete

un- or or untried untried incompletely incompletely new, new, the the

2,158 542,370 34,887,189 2,361 ______..______Concrete Concrete girder girder ______

are raw raw Its Its materials materials development. development. and and 229 36,609 232 841,104 ______arch arch Concrete Concrete ______

through through research structures structures highway highway 1964 1963 1964 1964 type Structure Structure

feet) (feet) (square (square of usefulness usefulness and and safety safety economy, economy, Number

` b Length Length Area Area improved providing providing of of means means the the

available make make and and find find to to is is section section 1964 30, 30, June June of of as as Yype, Yype, Structure Structure by by Area Area

and Length Length Number, Number, fo fo as as Segregated Segregated studies Highway Highway State State System System the the bridge bridge of of special special aim aim on on The The the the Bridges Bridges

SYUDIES SPECIAL SPECIAL BRIDGE OFFICE ENGINEERING Bridge office engineering includes the administration and management of the various service units. A major function is the negotiation and preparation of maintenance and construction agreements with railroads in connection with construction of railroad grade crossings and grade separations.

Railroad Grade Crossings Construction was started, underway or completed on 46 highway projects requiring negotiations with railroads which involved right-of-way en- croachments, installation of additional crossing protection, construction, al- teration or abandonment of grade crossings. At the end of the fiscal year, negotiations with the railroads were in progress for 31 additional highway projects on which construction had not yet started. In addition, 17 projects involving improvement of existing crossing protection were completed or underway. On federal aid secondary routes, negotiations were underway or completed on 14 projects with railroad involvement. Two state highway bridges won awards of merit from the Prestressed Concrete Insfit~te in 1964, as illus- Railroad Grade Separation Structures irated in this photo of a display in the Public Works Building in Sacramento. the Willow Creek Bridge At the beginning of the fiscal year, is on Route 1 on the Monterey County coast; the prestressed carrying beams support the concrete and steel spans which carry freeway ramps and other structures over the Arroyo Seto Channel in los Angeles. 71 railroad-highway grade separation structures were under construction. A total of 43 separation structures were $5 Million Grade Crossing Fund Highway Commission each year to placed under contract during the year The California Public Utilities Com- pay half the cost of these projects mission issued its Priority of which 8 were- underpasses and 3> 1963 List after deducting the railroad's contri- containing 26 proposed projects, to were overhead structures. During the bution. eliminate existing railroad grade cross- year, a total of 54 separation'structures ings by structures or reconstruct exist- As of June 30, 1964, allocations to- were completed. The railroads are ing separation structures, on county taling $4,471,093.89 had been made by contributing an estimated $748,455 to- roads and city streets. In accordance the Highway Commission from the wards the cost of constructing 11 of with state law, $5,000,000 in state 1963-64 fiscal year fund far 8 of the the 54 completed structures. highway funds are set aside by the 26 projects on the PUC priority list.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

The Vincent 1 homas Toll Bridge project was accepted on April 28, to the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. A con- between San Pedro and Terminal Is- 1964. tract in the amount of $8,875,000 was land in the Los Angeles Harbor area The Carquinez Strait Bridge rev- awarded on May 13, 1964, for this ap- was opened to traffic on November 15, enue bonds were refinanced as authc~r- 1963. Some painting of the structural proach work which extends 12 miles, steel remained to be done at the time ized by the California Toll Bridge from the toll plaza at the north end of of opening and this was completed and Authority to provide funds for recon- the Benicia-Martinez Bridge to IS 80 the superstructure contract for the structing the Solano County approach at Cordelia.

.November-December 1964 57

roles roles division's division's fill fill essential essential in in the the en-

These These formal formal men college college training. training.

engineering, engineering, but but without without completed

extensive extensive experience experience power power with with in

sion sion has has a a large large reservoir reservoir of of able able man-

1957 1957 deserves deserves in in comment. comment. The The divi-

The The result result of of another another plan plan initiated

Personnel Personnel Management

forts forts in in this this direction.

are are looking looking forward forward to to continued continued ef-

and and background background fresh fresh approaches. approaches. We

to to our our organization organization a a breadth breadth of new new

since since 1957. 1957. These These men men have have brought

graduates graduates from from 100 100 colleges nearly nearly

by by off off engineer placement placement of of 1,782 1,782

The The result result of of this this effort effort has has paid

"Fiscal "Fiscal class class IQ IQ page page 6 &.) (See (See a a in in Management" Management" District District (Stockton). (Stockton).

the the

State State

Personnel Personnel

Board.

Headquarters Headquarters Training, Training, and and John John Ken Ken Gliebe, Gliebe, Hammon, Hammon, Fiscal Fiscal District District Managemenf Managemenf 3 3 Accounfing, Accounfing, teach

reports. reports.

Maintenance Maintenance Here Here Oliver Oliver and and Pool, Pool, management management left), left), Districh Districh F. F. 7 7 J. J. Wintermute, (standing (standing this this program, program, which which is is coordinated coordinated

form form usage usage program program control control preparafion, preparafion, procedures procedures coding, coding, and and accounting accounting accounting and and and and including including

Other Other state state

agencies agencies

participate participate

afive for for -day -day the the safe. safe. developmental Training Training personnel personnel included included development development lhroughoul lhroughoul accounting accounting

Division Division reporting reporting Highways Highways sysfem sysfem required required The The new new comprehensive comprehensive and and of of and and detailed accounting accounting ment ment ofFers ofFers to to promising promising graduates.

with with the the authority authority to to make make employ-

colleges colleges in in all all regions regions of of the the country Standards. professional professional mentary mentary and nature nature ship ship of of

sending sending of of recruiters recruiters to to engineering recognition recognition of of of of the the the the and and Division Division comple- the the of of Apprentice- help help

plan plan 1957, 1957, began began in in including including the positions positions chanics. chanics. of of This This responsibility, tunities tunities is is being being to to done done with with the

sequently, sequently, an an assertive assertive recruitment oppor- increased increased promotional promotional through through highway highway equipment equipment training training me- for for

meet meet the the demands demands of of employers. employers. Con- of of sulted sulted manpower in in improved improved use use offers offers efFect efFect which which full full apprenticeship

numbers numbers of of qualified qualified engineers engineers to This This associate associate has has re- engineer engineer level. level. new new program program is is being being A A into put put

leges leges are are

not not to to

able able provide provide sufficient classes classes through through professional professional the the the this this development development in in area.

recruitment recruitment situation, situation,

California California col- "technicians" "technicians" which which series series parallels of of and and more more opportunity opportunity for for employee

In In a a

highly highly

competitive competitive

engineer of of a a separate separate introduction introduction engineer than than has has existed existed personnel personnel in in the the past

resolved resolved by by situation situation vas vas This This the colleges colleges throughout throughout the the country. staff staff activities activities under under nonengineering

result result of of recruitment recruitment at at engineering range range of promotional promotional broader broader examinations. should should provide provide a a

graduates graduates were were hired hired this this year year as as series engineers engineers The The with with in professional professional new new responsible responsible the directly directly levels. levels.

Two Two hundred hundred sixty -nine -nine competing series series was was often often of of increasingly engineer through through stymied stymied a a by by class class ment ment

their their gineering gineering advance- services, services, personnel administrative administrative yet yet staff staff of of Recruitment

services services in in nonengineering nonengineering hands the the

PERSONNEL the the supervision supervision tended tended to to of focus focus

This This step step is is in- officer. officer. adnninistrative adnninistrative

highways

known known as as

troduced troduced last last year year

in in charge charge of of public public personnel personnel and and information

classification classification series series A A was was in- new new

administratively administratively

under under the the direction direction of of the the engineer

Series New New

audio - visual visual public public services services and and grouped information information are are

promotions. making making talent talent in in potential potential

• • The The functions functions of of personnel, personnel, training, training, safety,

of insure insure the the spotting spotting techniques techniques to to

development development of of appraisal employee employee

ormd ormd n n ion extensive extensive continues continues make make ment ment use to to

Right Right of of Way Way this this Depart- area. area. The The

determine determine future future agement agement needs needs in to to

enable enable being being man- worked worked out out to to are are

tinuing tinuing profiles effort. effort. Currently, Currently, age age

is is a a con- for for future future e years years rso personnel personnel n n n n e

management, management, and and administrative administrative staff

development development of of supervisory, The The

ects. ects. .

various various backgrounds backgrounds proj- on on technical technical Alterations were made in the land- been placed and changes inclassifica- tenance employees, and 3,030 clerical scape maintenance classifications so tion are being completed. and administrative staff personnel. that landscape maintenance crews In connection with the Governor's During the fiscal year, 1,633 promo- could be brought under the direction program for equal employment options were made. of highway maintenance superintend- portunities, an ethnic census of divi- During the current year, 19 em- ents. The purpose was to provide sion employees was conducted. Efforts ployees were dismissed-10 from per- closer coordination in the maintenance to implement the division's long- manent positions. Twenty-six were re- of the highway and its adjacent land- standing policy of nondiscrimination jected during probation, none were scaping. are continuing through review of re- demoted, and 43 were suspended. A Changes in the division's accounting cruitment and promotion procedures. total of 190 employees retired. Fifty system eliminated the need for book- 25-year awards were given, making a keeping machines and the 3 3 opera- statistic: total of 2,271 for the division. tors who manned these machines On July 1, 1964, there were 16,758 During the year, 192 visitors from throughout the state. As most of these employees on the Division of High- 35 countries were guests of the divi- operators have had more than a dec- ways' staff, an increase of 472 over sion, generally under the auspices of ade of experience with the division, the previous year. The staff includes federal government programs. Discus- every effort was made to retain them 8,872 engineering employees, 592 sions and training programs, varying through retraining in new assign- right-of-way employees, 413 equip- from a few hours to several months, ments. All of these employees have ment repair employees, 3,878 main- were arranged for each individual.

TRAINING The name of training activities used pervisors and will be given to new An eight-hour "Effective Letter by the Division of Highways include supervisors as they are appointed. It is Writing" course was given to 396 planned individual development, a part of an overall management de- right-of-way agents. formal division training courses, and velopment curriculum, which includes Training in the use of electronic workshops, interagency programs, on- formal training and development ac- data processing for engineering com- the-job training, and short courses at tivities for all levels of management. putation was given to 458 engineers. colleges and/or universities. Top level managers participated in Within the districts, 153,424 man- Formal training courses `vere given the interagency management develop- hours of training were conducted in in almost every job-related subject ment program. Examples of courses a wide variety of technical subjects, and in orientation, management and and workshops attended are the "Gov- supervision, professional and technical, ernor's Annual Management Con- Specialized Programs engineering, right-of-way, mainte- ference," "Regional Management Fifty-one employees also partici- nance, and clerical, among others. Conferences," "Data Processing for pated at state expense in training These courses took 312,855 hours, an Managers," "Legislative Processes," presented by universities or other edu- average of 24+.36 hours per employee. "School of Management" and "Public cational facilities. These courses intro- Administration." Supervision and Management duced new technology or developed Formal training of supervisors used A 16-hour critical path method needed skills that could not be pro- seminar, 46,935 man-hours, or 15 percent of taught by representatives of vided as efficiently through the in- the Bureau of Public the total training time. Roads, was given service training program. to 62 engineers and administrative The major management training staff personnel. Courses covered a wide spectrum effort during the fiscal year was the of technological training needs; such installation of a new "management re- Technical and Professional as "Real Fstate Appraisals," "Photo- porting system." This system is de- A wide variety of courses were grammetric Methods in Cadastral signed to provide each supervisor, on given this year throughout the divi- Surveying," "Advanced Hydrology," a monthly accurate basis, and up-to- sion in the professional and technical "Technique of Using Radioisotopes," date summary information cost, on the fields, "Introduction projects, to Industrial Statistics and types of work performed More than 1,500 engineers, aid and in his portion of the organization. and Quality Control," "Fundamental technicians participated in a 12-hour Principles of Gas Chromatography The regular "management and su- course, "Inspection Procedures for Chemistry," "Regional Economic pervisory" course was given to super- Portland Cement Concrete Construc- Analysis," and "Analog Computa- visors in engineering, right-of-way, tion," which was presented by head- tions." and staff functions, who had not par- quarters instructors. The course cov- ticipated in the 40-hour course before. ered new developments in correct Future Programs This is a continuing program which procedures for the inspection and In conjunction with the Governor's soon will have reached all current su- testing of portland cement concrete. Code of Fair Practices, Scott H.

November-December 1964 59 Lathrop was appointed human rela- practices in accordance with the long- scheduled to be given to all top man- tions coordinator for the Division of established policy of the division,, agers in the fall of 1964, to assure that Highways. The role of the human re- A training course in "Cultural. Dif- the Code of Fair Employment Prac- lations coordinator is to promote equal ferences," to explain and implement tices is understood and carried out job opportunity and fair employment the equal opportunity program, was statewide.

EMPLOYEE SAFETY Safety Commiftees There is a division safety committee consisting of the deputy state highway engineer, Administration, as chairman, the division maintenance engineer, the equipment engineer, the engineer in charge of personnel and public information, and an attorney from the Legal Department as members. The safety engineer acts as secretary. The division safety committee (a) formulates the details of the safety program within whose framework the districts operate; (b) reviews monthly reports of district committees and makes recommendations relative to the problems referred to in them; (c) acts as a clearinghouse for safety ideas and suggestions; (d) reviews and acts on reports of accidents involving Headquarters personnel; and (e) reviews from time to time the effectiveness of the program as carried out. Assistant Safely Engineer Frank Bunyard~ (right} discusses a model of work area protection on multilane The district and departmental safety freeways wish District 4 (San Francisco) maintenance personnel. committees are appointed by the district engineers and department heads. safety supervisors assigned to the yearly rates to determine the pro- They meet monthly and are charged Bridge Department, Service and Sup- gram's effectiveness. with the following responsibilities: ply, Materials and Research, and With minor exceptions, there has (a) Reviewing motor vehicle acci- Equipment Departments. They serve been a continuous reduction in fre- dent reports and deciding on their as secretaries to the district and de- quency rates of both industrial in- recordability; (b) interviewing state partment safety committees, investi- juries and motor vehicle accidents operators or employees who have been gate accidents, and do such work as since the Safety Section was estab- involved in accidents when it is con- is necessary to carry out the program lished in 1941. The frequency rate has sidered advisable; (c) making recom- and assignments determined by the been reduced from 22.08 in 1953 to mendations as considered appropriate; district committees. (d) recommending disciplinary action 9.93 in 1963. The frequency rate for to the district engineers or department Accident Analysis motor vehicles has been reduced from heads when in the judgment of the All personal injuries and motor ve- 1.00 in 1953 to 0.63 in 1963. committee such action is justified; (e) hicle accidents involving Division of The reduction in the personal in- holding monthly meetings, with the Highways personnel or equipment are jury frequency rate has been accom- reports being submitted to Headquar- coded and processed by electronic panied by a reduction in the compen- ters; and (f) carrying out an educa- equipment to develop annual and spe- sation insurance rate per $100 of tional program to acquaint highway cial statistical reports. The "American payroll. In 1953 the compensation rate employees with safe work practices, per safety codes, hazardous operations, Standards Method of Recording and $100 of payroll was 0.41 and in accident causes, etc. Measuring Work Injury Experience" 1963 it was o.37. is used as a basis of reporting and re- The frequency rate for personal Safety Supervisors cording accidents. Frequency and se- injuries is the number of lost-time ac- Each of the 11 districts has a full- verity rates are compiled monthly and cidents per million work hours of time safety supervisor with part-time compared to previous monthly and exposure. For motor vehicles the fre-

60 California Highways and Public Works quency rate is the number of record- ment of Motor Vehicles for review acts, special service and superior ac- able accidents per 100,000 miles. of his driving record or may be coun- complishment. The National Safety Council has seled by representatives of the safety Suggestions submitted during fiscal recognized the 1963 record of the Di- section. If these steps prove ineffective year 1963-64 totaled 616. This repre- vision of Highways as an outstanding he may be "grounded" or disciplined. sents an increase of 20 percent over achievement and presented an award the 1962-63 total of 513. Other figures Fire Prevention for the accomplishment. on the program are as follows: The safety section maintains a con- of the division who drive Number of money awards._____.___ 56 Employees tinuous program of demonstration of motor vehicles are given a Amount of money awards.._.______. $1,710 highway fire control by fire extinguishers so driver improvement course by the Certificates of commendation._..__ 22 that employees are familiar with dif- section. New employees must Total amount of estimated sav- safety ferent types of fire and the character- ings resulting from adopted given a road observation run by an be istics of fire extinguishers and are suggestions where savings ca- instructor or the employee's super- ______given an opportunity to use the equip- pable of being measured $54,900 before being allowed to drive a Total number of suggestions visor ment. state vehicle. The employees must where award presented was based upon intangible savings 38 complete the lecture and psychophys- Employee Merit Award Program ical test within three months of their The division's employee suggestion State Liability for Damage Claims employment. program is administered by the head- The safety section coordinates the When an employee has three or. quarters safety section. The section program of accident investigations more recordable accidents or there is also coordinates the portion of the with the legal division and the districts a reason to question his attitude or State Merit Award Board program if the division may be involved in skill he may be referred to the Depart- which provides recognition for special damage claims.

AUDIO-VISUAL The audio-visual section originates ing, and other miscellaneous equip- Highway Report Supplement"; sound- and produces a wide variety of ment for departmental use for training slide presentation on "Map Reading" graphic material and films for use in or public presentations. for Right-of-Way Training Academy; employee training and public infor- Some of the material produced dur- motion pictures on "Concrete Paving mation. ing 1964 included: publications, re- Methods," "Snow Maintenance Equip- The section maintains a comprehen- ports, or brochures on "WASHO ment," traffic studies on "Freeway Ca- sive library of colored slides on state- Conference," "Communications Me- pacity," "Freeway Operation (Grades wide highway scenes, conditions, and operations. It also maintains a variety dia," "Progress and Needs—County and Interchanges)," "Bridge Rail Im- of film, slide projection, sound record- Roads and City Streets," "Scenic pact tests."

PUBLIC INFORMATION Progress in the construction and the tention. These tangible signs of trans- tion progress, as well as on actions of planning of California's interstate sys- portation progress (see "California the California Highway Commission. tem and other freeways continued to Highways-1964," beginning on page Several of the district offices also is- attract public interest during the year, S) were climaxed in the latter part sued periodic comprehensive county- along with increased emphasis on the of 1964 by several major dedications by-county reports on the status of engineering aspects of traffic safety. during National Highway Week (Oc- planning, design and construction on There vas also evident an intensi- tober 4-10), plus the opening of the various routes. fied concern with the aesthetic and Donner .Summit Freeway on Inter- News releases accompanied by community values aspects of highway state 80 in November. sketch maps were issued in advance of location and design, as reflected in These opening ceremonies were district public hearings in connection public hearings and in widespread dis- planned and conducted by local or- with route planning studies. cussion of route locations in the vicin- ganizations, with the district offices of Displays of freeway interchange ity of state parks. News releases on the Division of Highways supplying models at county fairs and the State scenic highways, and particularly an information and sketch maps to news Fair were more extensive than ever. illustrated release on the roadside rest media. Numerous other displays were set up, program, received exceptionally wide News releases were issued on an in- especially during National Highway attention in the press. creasing number of regular develop- Week. The opening of important new sec- ments such as bid advertising and Television Series tions of freeways and other highways opening, contract awards, completion Two new ventures in public infor- also drew a major share of public at- of projects, speed zones and construc- mation were undertaken during the

November-December 1964 61 Scale models of freeway interchanges and other structures planned for the Sacramento area and San Mateo County were featured in an exhibit at the 1964 State Fair. The display, prepared by the Bridge Architectural Section, occupied double the usual space of fhe Division of Highways exhibits a} fhe fair. Bridge Department representatives were on hand to answer questions. year. One was a 13-week series of tele- principal publication of the Division tributed to persons attending public vision shows in Los Angeles entitled of Highways, continued to serve as a hearings on freeway routes as con- "King's Highway," featuring freeway source of general and technical infor- ducted by the district engineers of the developments along with other activi- mation and as an illustrated chronicle Division of Highways and by the Commission. ties of the Highway Transportation of the. state highway program for the California Highway the neighbor- Employee bulletins were published Agency. Another was employees of the Department of Pub- l~ood distribution, with the aid of the monthly by each district ofrice and lic Works and for other interested Bou Scouts of America, of informa- some headquarters departments. Loca] tional leaflets concerning planned and persons. The magazine also served as a information was supplemented by ma- current highway construction. source of reprints on a variety of sub- terial contained in the statewide "Clip illustrations were Traffic safety informarion included, jects. Prints of its Sheet." in addition to established procedures, supplied on request to many writers Representatives of the division con- the distribution of widely published and editors all over the world as well tinued to welcome invitations from news releases on special safety proj- as in California. service clubs, chambers of commerce, ects in each district. Such experiments A leaflet entitled "California's Free- neighborhood groups and other organ- as fog warning signs and wrong-way way Planning Team," prepared pri- izations to appear and provide infor- ramp warning signs received statewide marily for the use of legislators and mation on local and statewide highway and even nationwide. attention. public service organizations, was re- matters. They also appeared on tele-

Publications printed during the year. vision and radio programs, and were The bimonthly magazine Calif ornin Thousands of copies of the latest available at all times for interviews Highways and Public Works, the edition of "Freeway Facts" were dis- with newsmen.

62 California !-lighways and Public Works Appraisal Property owners and taxpayers are particularly concerned with the price . I which will be paid for right-of-way. -O - d The appraisal unit, using universally acl

Interstate 280 will serve an area of Sanfa Clara County which is rapidly undergoing the transition from agricultural to intensive residential uses. This aerial view shows the completed section eastward from the Saratoga Avenue Interchange (center), with construction underway on a four-mile section extending westward into Cupertino.

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways California California 64 64

values. of of sideration sideration community community areas. expenditures. -way -way of

con- their their in in important information information valid valid three three useful, useful, -64 -64 efforts efforts in in right- 1963 the the successful successful of of percent percent 6.8 6.8 way way

with planners planners highway highway provide provide attributable attributable is is to to percent percent 12 12 to than than less less -of- rights highway highway of of production production the the

locarion freeway freeway of of loss loss impact impact the the -64 -64 of rate rate a a with with relate relate 1963 in in to contribution contribution unit's unit's trend trend utilities utilities The The

and research research to to this continued continued unit unit Reversal Reversal 14 14 -63, -63, of of The The percent. percent. 1962 Utilities

9 9 in percent percent and and -62, -62, 1961 in in percent; percent; Board.

Research Research Highway Highway

the the of of

-64. 1963 in in service service available available this this to to

7 was was rate rate attrition attrition the the -61 -61 1960 In In meeting annual annual 43rd 43rd the the at at

presented presented

subscribed persons persons eligible eligible of of percent percent

people. was Valuation" Valuation"

which which Parcel Parcel

mainder mainder

4 only only publicized, publicized,

been been

has has

widely widely

competent many many lure lure time, time, they they Effects Effects Re- Upon Upon "Community "Community

and and

program assistance assistance

advisory advisory

relocation relocation

training for for advancement advancement 1964) shortcut shortcut and and March -April -April Works, Works,

and and

Public Public

the Although Although

request. request. on on extended extended

salaries substituting substituting Highways By By Department. Department. California California (see (see Report" Report"

assistance assistance is and and

advice advice

Relocation Relocation

Way of of Right Right the the of of ranks ranks in in lems lems "Glendale the the produced produced of also also -way, -way, it it

dollars.

prob- staffing staffing their their seek seek right- of of solution solution in in growth growth technical technical for for studies studies

acquisition -way -way -of right stretching stretching

organizations Other Other great great special conducting conducting demand. demand. duction duction and and data data

effectively $15,150,000, $15,150,000, thereby thereby ered ered

acquisition acquisition in are are land land -pro- cost - in in time experienced experienced year, year, analyzing analyzing while while

-64 -64 recov- also also 1963 in in but but habilitation, habilitation,

practitioners, Skilled Skilled the the concerns. concerns. rent rent fiscal During During development. development. and and

re- of of abruptness abruptness the the lessens lessens only only

are are concur- training training and and Personc~el Personc~el research -way -way -of right is is rario, rario, omy omy

not improvements, improvements, useful useful of of sale sale and and

-econ- production the the of of provement provement -way. of

leasing

rentals, rentals,

program program sound sound A A

of of

im- management management enabling enabling methods, methods, of. of. functions functions right- in in levels levels all all at at all all

use. interim interim of of capable capable

productive productive

are are

and tools tools these these of of source source A A major major

stimulated stimulated greatly greatly consciousness cost cost

properties

the the of of

Many Many

construction. construction.

DeVelopmenf and and Research Research and districts districts the the within within plishment plishment

highway by by

occasioned occasioned

proposed proposed

tion tion

accom- program program competition competition the the in in

clarified. and and transi- defined defined the the through through

communities communities

and and

comparisons comparisons intensified have have These These

re- were were time, time, avenues avenues advancement advancement individuals also also unit unit both both assists assists

The The

comparisons. trict trict

same the the supervisors. supervisors. closest closest his his At At

construction." "clear "clear for for — certification

specific specific interdis- possible possible made made and and

to delegated delegated primarily primarily is is performance performance

the for for it it prepare prepare to to is is management management

distribution distribution costs sources sources of of fied fied and and

candidate's the the of of evaluation evaluation whereby whereby

property of of province province the the improved, improved,

data, data, detailed detailed identi- yielded yielded

accurate, accurate,

procedure a a adapted adapted

partment partment

or or raw raw is is land land the the highly Whether Whether

rriethod

The The

cost. cost. to to

were were way way

related related

de- The The -way -way -of right of of ice ice agents. agents.

-way. as as -of right use use for for ready ready

of of functions functions -of-

right

in in ductivity ductivity

all all

serv- encourage encourage to to vised vised "career" "career" the the

they are are Rarely Rarely public public ownership. ownership.

pro-

whereby whereby

developed developed was was method method

re- were were Promotional Promotional procedures procedures

into character character of of properties properties varied varied

analysis

-64 -64

1963 cost cost new new a a In In

raise. pay pay the the to to deliver prior prior activities activities preceding preceding The The

352,537.15.

occurred -64, -64, 1963 thirds thirds - two nearly nearly Management Property Property

of of expenditures expenditures $11,- with with year year total total

in terminations terminations 66 66 the the Of Of employers. employers.

agreements agreements fiscal utilities utilities the the in in courts. ate ate the the contest contest in in by by mined mined

external of of those those with with mensurate mensurate

793 793 separ- in in dete.r- be be resulted resulted accomplishment accomplishment compensation compensation that that required required

1964, 1964, com- nearly nearly more more be be to to 1, 1, ary ary

maintaining maintaining percent this 3.9 3.9 in in unit unit utilities utilities the the only only of of year, year, fiscal fiscal this this sitions sitions

Janu- pay pay of of increase increase the the on on scales scales to to

effort The The public. public. acqui- all all savings savings Of Of large large condemnation. condemnation. the the to to involving involving

led which which made made were were studies studies Salary Salary

yielded has has 25 25 cases of of percentage percentage years, years, the the than than more more for for low low in in year, year,

percent. 200 200 than than

more more of of

after year year tion tion reflected, reflected, is is program program

$6,777.74, $6,777.74, saving a a of of sum sum

an an

to to

actual actual

acquisi- the the of of and and concepts concepts practice practice

$181,336,651.13 Total Total expenditures expenditures

$20,870 of of an an figure figure annual annual

estimated estimated

the of of acceptance acceptance public public cumstances, cumstances,

$4,040,422.66 agencies agencies from were were costs costs cut cut

tionally, tionally,

training training

complex complex cir- Despite Despite increasingly increasingly

Acquisitions Acquisitions

other for for

19.9 19.9

Addi- percent. percent. 12.8 12.8 to to from from fell fell

economies.

real real

escrows escrows estate estate and and

$11,352,537.15 reimbursements reimbursements ______

level personnel personnel this this at at Terminations Terminations

relocation Utility Utility skilled skilled and and title, of of fields fields the the in in stances stances

process.

$22,629.71 parcel parcel per per circum- o~~ner's o~~ner's property property the the of of ative ative

value Average Average

and purpose purpose of of homogeneity homogeneity attained attained

are are agents agents -way -way -of appreci- right who who

7,333

acquired acquired ______

it 11, 11, former former the the course course

to to compared compared

accomplished accomplished is is This This acquisition. acquisition.

parcels of of Number Number

one Being Being tending tending

district. district. every every from from

-of -way right for for policy policy California California the the

$165,943,691.32 acquired acquired parcels parcels of of Value Value

at- agents agents among among

corps" corps" de de "esprit "esprit

respect, respect, and and

relations relations

icable icable

mutual mutual

WAY WAY

PROGRAM OF OF

RIGHT RIGHT -64 -64 7963

and atmosphere atmosphere academic academic an an erated erated am- Negotiated Negotiated through through settlement, settlement,

it it Campus, Campus, gen- Davis Davis California's California's of of

time. lotted lotted

University the the at at weeks weeks two two for for

Held Held

intensified and and developed developed cooperation cooperation within within state, state, the the of of title title al- the the into into

counterparts. conducted conducted

the the

district

of of program program and planning planning mutual mutual A A land land of of space occupancy occupancy required required

and and replaced

consolidated consolidated

program program

concern. major major a a is is networks networks these these in in to to is is of right right the the sponsibility sponsibility deliver deliver

training -level -level indoctrination tense, tense,

conflict of of adjustment adjustment or or Avoidance Avoidance success success re- Its Its port port unit. unit. this this of of and and

this this in- nationally, nationally, kind kind its its

of of

First First

second second facilities facilities highways. of of to to only only sup- the the to to are are function function oriented oriented ~vay ~vay

) 1963 1963 October October a a drainage, drainage, requires requires sewers), sewers), network -of- right the the of of aspects aspects other other All All

September- Works, Works, Public Public and and ~ways ~ways gas, California California in in power, power, (water, (water, Acquisition

High- California California (See (See the the inaugurated. inaugurated. industry ities ities utilities utilities by by furnished furnished erty.

was Academy Academy Way Way of of Right Right The The 1. 1. and and The The commod- of of supply supply service service related related prop- carefully carefully required required the the to to PHOTO ABOVE: A section of the Interstate 5 Freeway near fhe City of Mount PHOiO ABOVE: This television camera mounted on the new }wo-lane Calde- Shasta (foreground) was completed in November. The interchange at Lake cott Tunnel bore on Route 24 will keep maintenance personnel posted on Street is at lower right. Lake Street will be extended 6y fhe city to the franc conditions. Increasing traffic volume could show the need for switching Everitt Memorial Highway (center of photo), the route to fhe ski area. PHOTO on addifional fans and blowers. PHOTO BELOW: The Santa Monica—San BELOW: Looking north along a section of Intersta}e 580 Freeway through Diego Freeway interchange in Los Angeles, looking south along the San San Leandro, completed }his summer. The loop of Grand Avenue (left) was Diego Freeway. used os a detour during construction. The trees across the middle distance delineate San Leandro Creek. a newly constructed frontage road. The jury verdict, awarding defendants nothing for severance damages (and finding special benefits in the amount of $32,000) was upheld on appeal. • The Division of Contracts and Rights of Way is the The facts were somewhat similar in People v. Edgar, where defendants Legal Division of the Department of Public Works and former frontage on and access to a renders a variety of legal services to the department state highway were replaced by the and its Division of Highways construction of a new frontage road. The jury found that the special bene- The following tabulations indicate Inc., for damages from an automobile fits to the remaining property far ex- the volume of work performed by the accident which occurred on the San ceeded the severance damages, and the Legal Division involving court appear- Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during judgment was affirmed on appeal. ances before various administrative 1962. People v. City of Los Angeles was agencies for the past fiscal year. Arizona had paid workman's com- a proceeding to condemn a portion of pensation benefits to one of its em- Condemnation Proceedings Griffith Park for freeway purposes. ployees, the Dean of Women at A difficult question had arisen as to Some idea of the volume of the Grand Canyon College, and alleged the proper method of valuation of condemnation casework is given by that she was injured as a result of a park property. The court rejected the following tabulation: (The parcel dangerous condition on the bridge. both the "public trust" theory that count is based on a count of parcels The U.S. Supreme Court denied the valuation should be nominal when in condemnation resolutions.) the petition of the State of Arizona and transferred from one public agency Suits filed 448 which implied that the action should to another, and the "federal substitu- Parcels involved ______2,163 be brought in state court rather than Defendants involved ______14,205 tion" rule under which the measure Suits closed ______604 in the U.S. Supreme Court. of compensation is the cost of supply- Contested trials ______266 In another federal decision, the ing asubstitute facility of substantially Uncontested judgments ______384 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cir- equal utility. The court also held that Default judgments 31 cuit decided in U.S. v. State of Cali- Suits pending 7-1-63 1,004 it was error to value the property on Suits pending 6-30-64______._.__ 848 for~aia, that the United States could the basis that it could be used only sue the State of California ih U.S. for park purposes and that it could The total suits closed, 604, repre- District Court for damages allegedly not be sold. The proper test, the court sented total awards of $29,427,868.79 resulting from negligent acts of state held, is the fair market value of the and represented 1,432 days in court. employees in starting a fire in a na- property in terms of what private Appellate Cases tional forest and in attempting to ex- purchasers would be willing to pay During the fiscal year the Legal tinguish it. State highway construc- for it if it were placed on the market Division prepared more briefs and tion work was being carried on in the available for all uses to which it is argued more appeals, both in state and Angeles National Forest by the Divi- adapted. sion of Highways with the assistance federal courts, than in prior years. Several other cases are now pend- of prison inmate laborers. Decisions were rendered in People v. ing before the appellate courts, await- Jones, 218 Cal. App. 2nd 747; People The Legal Division has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the ing argument or decision, including v. Lillard, 219 Cal. App. 2nd 368; two very important cases involving People v. Edgar, 219 Cal. App. 2nd U.S. Supreme Court, contending that the constitutionality of the 1963 Cal- 381; People v. City of Los Angeles, the decision is erroneous and that the Tort Claims Act, which 220 Cal. App. 2nd 345; People v. action cannot be brought against the fornia regu- Lagiss, 223 A.C.A. 24; People v. Bru- State of California in the U.S. District lates the tort liability of all govern- sati, 223 A.C.A. 718; People v. Fink, Court. mental entities. (Flozaynoy v. State of 226 A.C.A. 27; Miles v~. Superior Frontage Road Benefits California, and Hayes v. State of Cali- Court (unpublished opinion); U.S.A. Two decisions in condemnation pro- forni~r. ) v. State of Calif ornia, 3 28 F. 2nd 729; ceedings should prove most helpful in Other Litigation and State of Arizona v. State of Cali- establishing special benefits as a result In addition to the condemnation foynicr, 84 S.Ct. 1330. of the construction of frontage roads. proceedings, the department's attor- The most unusual decision con- In People v. Lillard, defendants' prop- number of mis- cerned an attempt by the State of erty fronted on US 40 and had direct neys handled a large Arizona to invoke the original juris- access thereto at three locations. As a cellaneous cases. The following fig- diction of the U.S. Supreme Court result of the condemnation suit, de- ures cover a wide variety of litigation and sue the State of California and fendants' remaining property had no and indicate the sizable increase in this its contractor, Charles L. Harney, direct access to US 40, but fronted on phase of the department's work:

6 California Highways and Public Works At the start of the fiscal year there higll~~~ays, breach of contract, and in- tivere 759 cases pending; 738 cases verse Condemnation. were filed during the year, for a total of 1,497 cases being processed. There Liability Expanded were 6~ 1 cases closed during the year, The increase in the number of leaving 846 cases pending on June 30, claims filed with the board is due in a 1464. large part to the recent decision by Some of these cases involve claims the California Supreme Court in the for damage ro state highway facilities, case of Nlzsskopf v. Cor7zi~z~ ~dospit~tl such as bridges, signals, guardrails, or Distinct, SS Cal. 2d 211. This decision damage to state vehicles, or unlawful greatly expanded the liability of the detainer actions. During the fiscal ~>ear state, particularly for accidents arising collections from these cases by the out t>f the dangerous or defective con- division amounted to $115,531.45. ditions ~f state highways. The case total includes inane cases Tl~e 196.3 session of the Legislature where the c~eparrn~ent ~~~as represented enacted Chapter 1681, ~~hich expands as a defendant, such as inverse con- the liataility of the Department of c~emnation, suits b~~ contractors for Put~lic Worlf ~vor]Fe following tabulatian indicates the vol- The "house counsel work" of the Number ume of work handled by the dzvision of clain2s l~mount division has also shown ~ decided in- in this category: Pending on 7/1/63.... 153 $12,477,674.27 crease, ~~his work consists of legal Fiscal Year 1963-64 Filed ____----__._-_--_- 387 27,943,08736 opinions directed towards preventing Applications pending (decisions not litigation rather than engaging in liti- issued) 6/30/63 ____ _..------__ 10 Total..______540 $40,420,761.63 gati~n after damage has occurred. Claims disposed of___ 475 38,368,494.59 Applications pending (decisions Other routine work has increased, issued) 6/30/63 __ .__--..--_---_ 24 Pending 6/30/64...... _ 65 2,052,267.04 such as approval of New applications filed during year...... ____ 27 contracts and where was an increase of 78 claims leases, reviewing forms and accident Total applications before P.U.C. _ __ 61 filed over the previous year, amount- reports. This work is directly propor- Decisions received during year..______...._ 53 ing tc> $13,039,956.55. This was an in- tional to the increased volume of the crease of 25 % percent. The principal Applications pending, June 30, 1964...... _ 8 highway program. In addition, there types of Board of Control claims as were 33 contested hearings before the In addition to formal applications, listed above are for negligence, dan- State Personnel Board, an increase of nine proceedings under P.U.C. Gen- gerous or defective condition of state 3 over the previous fiscal year.

Noverrrber-December 1964 67 sponsibilities included the operation s and maintenance of existing toll bridges, formerly a Division of High- ways'Bridge Department responsibil- s ~ J~~ ity, and the planning for new toll- crossings in various areas of Califor- nia. The Bay Bridge Accounting Of- fice was transferred from the Division of Highways to the Division of Bay !~ ~I I 1~~ Toll Crossings. The accounting function for the Division of Aeronautics was trans- i Administration of all accounting activities of the Division ferred from the Department. of Gen- of Highways, and the other Divisions of the Department eral Services to the Division of High- of Public Works, is under the direction of the ways. Comptroller of the Division of Highways and his stafl~ Fiscal Management Improvement 1. The backlog of unbilled federal Organization The accounting function of the reimbursement was reduced $22,800,- Organizational changes during the City and County Projects Department 000. This compares with the reduction fiscal year included the establishment `vas transferred to the Fiscal Manage- of $18,000,000 during the preceding of a position of Deputy Comptroller ment Department, although the physi- year. Not only did this improve the and four Assistant Comptrollers, with cal location remained in the City and cash balance of the State Highway Fund, but it also increased revenues each of the Assistant Comptrollers re- County Project Department to facilitate tie work without creating dupli- through investment of temporary cash sponsible for one of the following cate files. surpluses. areas: With the establishment of the Divi- 2. A procedure ~~•as developed to 1. Budgetary and control and toll sion of Bay Toll Crossings on Novem- charge use of construction warning bridge accounting, ber 18, 1963, many accounting changes signs against highway projects on a 2. General administrative account- were necessary to accommodate the rental basis. The new procedures, will ing, responsibilities assigned to this division permit the collection of approximately 3. Federal aid and special activities, which had not been performed by the $100,000 additional per year of fed- and superseded Division of San Francisco eral funds on interstate highway proj- 4. Accounting systems. Bay Toll Crossings. These new re- ects.

A seminar for district accounting officers of }he Division of Highways was held in Sacramento on June 4 and 5, 1964. 3. In May 1964, approval of the Bu- 1. Director of Public Works Order providing for progress payments to reau of Public Roads was obtained for General No. 6, naming the Comptrol- BARTD not to exceed $4,500,000, to the reimbursement of state audit costs ler of the Division of Highways as the finance the cost of preliminary engi- in connection with the examination of Chief Fiscal Officer of the Division of neering and right-of-way. force accounts of contractors working Bay Toll Crossings, and 3. Sa7r Diego-Coro7aado Bridge under the provisions of a federally ap- 2. Appropriations from the State proved construction agreement relat- Highway Fund for toll bridge main- The California Toll Bridge Author- ing to the interstate program. tenance, toll crossing feasibility, stud- ity, on May 14, 1964, authorized the Department of Public Works to pro- 4. The payment for credit card de- ies, and preliminary engineering of approved crossings. ceed ~~ith the design and acquisition of liveries of petroleum products was right-of-way for a toll bridge from of im- shifted to the Equipment Department. During the year, a number San Diego to Coronado.' funds total- and This change permitted a more efficient portant toll bridge financing ing $3,600,000 have been appropriated handling of voluminous delivery tags fiscal matters required active participa- from the State Highway Fund by the by Fiscal Management De- and facilitated the adoption by the tion the Le~uislature to cover these costs. High- partment. Seven of these are cited: Equipment Department of equipment way funds expended are repayable rates covering complete costs of oper- 1. Carquinez Strait Bridges Refunding from proceeds of the sa]e of toll rev- ation. Bonds enue bonds. $. The consolidated reporting of The unusually favorable bond mar- 4. Southeraz Crossi~zg Studies led to a sales of tangible personal property was l~et in the summer of 1963 Financial end engineering studies are to the Toll Bridge shifted from the Equipment Depart- recommendation in progress to determine the feasibility the sale of ment to the Fiscal Management Office. :authority to authorize of constructing additional toll cross- amount of This resulted in more efficient report- refunding bonds in the inms ~~f San Francisco Bav south of the refund the oustandinR ing to the Board of Equalization for $7,000,000 to S;in Pr:~ncisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. bonds. In all, sales tax collected by the Di~~ision of Carquinez Strait bridges The l~~c~tion, desimn, and number of cost call pre- High~vays, and eliminated one copy considering the ~of the .~~ldiri~nnl crossings ha~•e not vet been of accounts receivable invoices. miums nn the ontstandin~ $33,390,000 ~:sr~blished, but the Fiscal Management of Series B bonds, there vas a net in- 6. Effective January 1, 1964, a pro- Department produced several financial terest saving of approximately $1,000,- cedural change affecting deposits in projections to assist the Toll Bridge 000 gn this transaction. Another ma- the Condemnation Deposit Fund was Authority in considering the financing jor benefit of the preceding transaction adopted which expedited federal re- problems. was that it freed $10,000,000 for the imbursement covering such deposits construction of an additional bridge 5. Viatcent Thomas Bridge Opening for acquisition of rights-of-way on the approach from IS 80, in the vicinity of On the Vincent interstate highway system. This revi- November 15, 1963, Cordelia, to the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, between San Pedro sion improved the cash position of the Thomas Bridge. This could not have been done and Terminal Island, was opened to State Highway Fund by approxi- until the restrictions of the prior bond toll traffic. Fiscal Management estab- mately $1 ].,000,000. issue were eliminated by the retire- lished abridge operating fund with 7. Between May 1963 and January ment of outstanding bonds. This 12- the State Treasurer and provided the 1964, the accounting input equipment mile connection to the Benicia-Mar- Division of Bay Toll Crossings with in the district offices was replaced tinez Bridge from IS 80 is thus being accounting procedures. with keypunches and verifiers which provided years before it could have are compatible with the Headquarters been constructed with State Highway 6. Toll Bridge I7asurc~nce Office computers. Fund money. The Comptroller of the Division of Highways is responsible for adminis- Toll Bridges 2. San Francisco-Oakland Transbav tering the toll bxidge insurance pro- ✓ The establishment of the Division Tube gram. Present insurance coverage on of Bay Toll Crossings on November Sections 30770-30782, of the Streets all toll bridges is $195,000,000, of 18, 1963, with complete responsibility and Highways Code, pledge toll rev- which $163,000,000 is physical dam- for toll bridge operations, as well as enue of the three bond-free bay age insurance, and $32,000,000 is use construction, did not remove toll bridges, earned after December 31, and occupancy insurance. During the bridge accounting, fiscal and insurance 1964, to pay the cost of construc- 1963-64 fiscal year, a major accom- responsibilities from the Fiscal Man- tion of the Transbay Tube for rapid plishment was the renewal and in- agement Department of the Division transit. An agreement has been exe- crease of the physical damage insur- of Highways. The involvement ofthe cuted between the Department of ance on the San Francisco-Oakland Fiscal Management Department arises Public Works and the Bay Area Bay Bridge to $55,000,000. Previously, from: Rapid Transit District (BARTD), the most coverage-that could be ob-

November-December 19b4 69

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Kern Kern County. west west Tehachapi, Tehachapi, of of mountainous mountainous terrain terrain Route Route in in 58 58 on on construction construction Freeway Freeway

3 3 $7 $7 3,543,416, procedures vouchering vouchering aid aid persori- -of federal federal -way -way and and right engineering engineering

to 1964, 1964, amounted amounted 30, 30, June June ended ended in seas seas conducted conducted 1,400 1,400 management, of of program program 1. 1. Training Training training training

year

fiscal fiscal the the to to

applicable applicable

incurred incurred

intensified an an members, members, lcev lcev staff staff eral eral sisted sisted subprograms: of of three three

obligations and and Expenditures Expenditures

pleted. pleted.

sev- of of loss loss and and the the aid aid con- federal federal This This billed billed was was conducted. conducted. program program ing ing

com- is is as as work work applicable applicable collected collected be be

train- un- of of t11is t11is extensive extensive effort, effort, an an backlog backlog the the tion tion large large of of of of Because Because

will tvhicll tvhicll sources, sources, other other and and agencies agencies

1964. 1964. July July Asa Asa por-

1, 1, be be to to installed installed

1964. 1964. (See (See Photo.) 4-5, 4-5, June June nar, nar,

and and local state state from from contributions contributions

system a a accounting accounting simplified simplified tion tion for for

-day -day semi- two a a in in

officers officers

accounting accounting

$8,516,259 aid aid and and federal federal of of 670,562 670,562

prepara- for for

in in participation participation consisted consisted

district for for training training

3. 3.

intensified intensified An An

$250,- of of consists consists not not received received enue enue

the the year during during Department Department agement agement

Rev- 1964. 1964. 30, 30, June June nn nn collected collected he he S8.) opt opt

page page

photo photo

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the the of of Fiscal Fiscal Man- effort effort major major A A

to remained remained of of which which $264,186,121 $264,186,121 1964.

1964 1964 June June through through January January from from

Activities

Training Training

$781,847,768, to to amounted amounted year year team fiscal fiscal this this time time of of full full the the required required

1963 -64 the the for for revenues revenues

Budgeted Budgeted This This training

members. members.

management management $2,326,227.94. of of amount amount total total the the

the the of of fiscal

one one 7 7

District District replaced replaced of of Data Financial Financial in vas vas the the vear vear for for income income Investment Investment

a a representative.

month, month,

final final the the ing ing >,000. to to $61,86 amounted amounted Treasurer Treasurer

developed. training training additional additional Dur-

Department. Department. Management Management

Fiscal Fiscal the the State by by funds funds bridge bridge for for

toll toll

need need a a for where where in in districts, districts, five five sion sion Ieadquarters Ieadquarters Ofrice

of of

representatives representatives held value value of of

par par 19C>4, 19C>4, investments investments the the

ses-

training training afour -IZOUr -IZOUr by by followed followed by by three

supplemented supplemented

officer, officer, training training 30, June June On On securities. securities. go~•crnment go~•crnment

vas This This course course function. function. counting counting division

assistant assistant

the the

by by

team, team, headed headed U.S. funds funds in in and and bond bond funds funds

enue enue

to to ac- this this applicable applicable procedures procedures and and by by

four -man

another another

conducted conducted

vas vas rev- of of toll toll investment investment temporary temporary the the

forms, and and methods, methods, solving, solving, problem problem and each each in in district, district,

instruction instruction of of days days

also also administers The The

Comptroller Comptroller

Act, Act, administration cal cal Transportation Transportation full of of five five consisted consisted

This This

training training

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Fu~zds 7. 7.

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including including Headquarters. at at and and districts districts all all in in

the the statutes, covered covered course course This This

trict. trict.

personnel of of accounting accounting

Training Training

2. 2.

bridges. dis- each each from from representatives representatives t~vo t~vo for for

1964.

April April through through bonded for for resolutions resolutions bond bond in in fied fied at at Headquarters conducted conducted was was course course

1963

from from November November members members team team speci- the the amount amount ~~alue, ~~alue, -day -day replacement replacement training t~so a a 1964, 1964, 21 -22, -22, April April

these time time of of the the of of portion portion unit, unit, major major projects projects on a a the of of percent percent of of county county 80 80 and and amount amount city city the the the the irl irl

effort effort .for occupied function function training training accounting accounting This This the the officer. officer. of of ance ance coverage to to carry carry desirable desirable be be ould ould ~~ ~~

effective effective perforin- insure insure to to order order training division division In In the the by by headed headed It team, team, of of $40,000,000. $40,000,000. excess excess in in loss loss a a for for

a a -man four 1964. by by conducted conducted -as -as ~~ training training X9,037,500 additional additional an an ~vitlz ~vitlz 008,494, 008,494,

Jsnuary- through through 1963 1963 October October from from Tllis and and above. above. level level senior senior the the at at ncl ncl $33,- vas vas "Bay "Bay Bridge" Bridge" the the for for twined twined - ~ vvd u e The California Highway Commis- umes were greatest. Now we are con- It also allocated $48,740,000 to sion on October 30 budgeted $612,- centratirig on interstate projects con- finance the balance of projects total- 432,000 for state highway construc- necting these metropolitan areas and ing $106,602,000, which were ap- tion purposes, including rights-of-way on long sections in more rural and proved in the 1964-65 budget. and engineering, for the 1965-66 fiscal desert areas. In addition to the construction items, year. "For example," he continued, "the the commission budgeted $79,200,000 This figure, up $34,020,000 from the new budget authorizes projects cost- for state highway purposes other than 1964-65 highway budget adopted a ing nearly $50,000,000 to construct 13 construction, including $48,000,000 for year ago, contains $431,781,000 for miles of the eight-lane Interstate 5 maintenance; $15,500,000 for adminis- major construction and improvement Freeway, and to do the heavy grading tration; $6,050,000 for maintenance of (including engineering); $158,651,- for an additional 12.4 miles, in the dif- landscaping, functional planting and 000 for rights-of-way; plus smaller fieult terrain along the Ridge Route safety roadside rests; $5,000,000 for amounts for contingencies, resurfac- south of the Kern-Los Angeles county buildings and land; $3,500,000 for high- ing programs, signs and striping, traf- line. way research and development; $1,- fic safety projects, highway planning "Also, the new budget provides 100,000 for honor camps; and $50,000 studies and minor improvements. funds for projects totaling more than for legislati~•e claims. In submitting the budget to G~v- $34,000,000 on the Westside Freeway A third budget segment totaling ernor Edmund G. Brown, Robert B. (Interstate S and 580), a new route $149,401,526 was allocated for func- $radford, chairman of the commission along the west side of the San Joaquin tions not under state highway juris- and Administrator of the Highway Valley, with spurs to the San Fran- diction. Transportation Agency, pointed out cisco Bav and Stockton-Sacramento The largest nonstate highway items that the newly adopted budget will areas. provide for about 350 miles of new are $72,502,857 for construction and 42 multi-lane freeways and adding lanes "This money will buy about rights-of-way for streets and roads on on another 37.2 miles of existing free- miles of full freeway in Merced, the select system of cities and coun- ways. Stanislaus and southern San Joaquin ries as established by the 1963 Legisla- an "Freeways are well recognized as Counties," Bradford said, "plus ture, and $50,492,857 for improve- the best solution to the safety prob- additional 45 miles of preliminary ments and maintenance work on city 1em on our overcrowded highways," construction work in Fresno and Kern streets. Bradford said. "We wish we could Counties." The other such items are $8,600,873 finance all the needed freeways at He noted that when two projects in federal aid for county roads on the once. In line with Governor Brown's already under construction and the federal aid secondary system, and emphasis on maximum traffic safety, 42-mile section are completed, motor- $4,107,439 in state funds to counties the new budget also provides substan- ists will be able to travel from the San for use in matching these federal tial funds for spot safety projects as Francisco Bay area to US 99 south of funds; $5,000,000 in state funds to curve corree~on, widening, and chan- Chowchilla in Madera County via the help finance railroad grade separation nelization on certain sections where Westside Freeway and Route 152 east- projects on local streets and roads; freeway construction is not yet fea- erly from near Los Banos, pending $3,396,500 in state funds to pay part sible." completion of the southerly section of of the cost of extending federal aid Construction emphasis in the new the Westside Freeway a few years secondary county roads into urban budget continues on California's 2,173- hence. areas; $3,670,000 for maintenance of mile share of the national system of The commission chairman added state-owned toll bridges; $1,500,000 in interstate and defense highways. The that the 'new budget provides $6,229,- engineering funds for cities; and $131,- budget contains $317,442,281 in fed- 000 for landscaping, functional and 000 for administration of the Outdoor eral funds, of which $266,988,400 is tree planting along various freeway Advertising Act. included for the completion of this routes. The total estimated revenue from system, which by federal law, must be As it did last year, the commission all state sources is $514,990,758, a gain accomplished by 1972. approved some projects which are of $33,705,336 over such revenue for "As in the past few years," Brad- only partly financed in the 1965-66 the present fiscal year. It will derive ford said, "our progress on the inter- budget, but which under current from $375,339,286 in gasoline taxes, state freeway system is on schedule federal and state procedures can be $90,720,472 in motor vehicle fees, except in San Francisco. We placed placed under contract in their en- $29,800,000 in taxes on diesel fuel, our early interstate moneys on free- tirety with the assurance that the bal- $15,500,000 in taxes on for-hire ve- way routes in the more expensive ance will be included in the 1966-67 hicles, $3,500,000 in interest, and $131; metropolitan areas where traffic vo1- budget. 000 in outdoor advertising fees.

November-December 1964 71

Public Public Works Highways Highways and and California California 72 72

$750,000. — routes between construction construction expressway expressway -lane -lane two inter- with with line, line, county county Tehama Tehama the the and and

highway (This (This various various complete miles. miles. state state will will -way -way of of -of Rights on on 2.9 2.9 distance distance a a Willows south south miles miles of of two two between between 5 5 state state

Likely, at at Road Road Valley Valley Jess Jess and and line line county county Inter- on on projects projects freeway freeway -lane -lane four two two of of $980,000. cost, cost,

the the of of 0.5 0.5

north north Lassen between between mile mile

395 395

the the financing complete complete to to $3,851,000 $3,851,000 Estimated state state to to Nevada Nevada line line

Applegate). Applegate).

on on US -lane -lane

expressway expressway Construct Construct atwo

County Glenn Glenn the from from completed completed freeway freeway full full extending extending

County Modoc Modoc

(and to to section section freeway freeway full full expressway expressway an an

$930,000. — routes

of of

converting west west

mile mile Weimar, Weimar,

1 1 mately mately

$50,000. — routes highway state state various various -way on on -way -of Rights

liighway~

Heather Heather Glen, Glen, on on state state -way -way approxi- -of various various and and Rights Illinoistown Illinoistown $300,000. cost, cost, mated mated

y~2,030,000. on on interchanges interchanges at 80 80 Interstate Interstate Construct Construct Phillips. Phillips. of of Esti- east east just just and and Strawberry Strawberry of of

cost, miles. miles. of of Estimated Estimated adistance adistance 8.2 8.2 ville, ville,

50 50 US US west on on miles miles 3 3 lanes lanes passing passing Add Add $970,000. mated mated cost, cost,

Susan- in in Street Street Road Road Main Main Lake Lake and and Eagle Eagle

$310,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

four four lanes. lanes.

to to from from six six 80 80 Esti- Interstate Interstate

west west

mile mile 0.6 0.6 of between between westbound westbound traffic traffic Tahoe Tahoe Wye. the the of of 1.5 1.5 Valley Valley

north north

miles miles

to to of future future the the four four widening widening and and lanes lanes

climbing climbing for and add add and lane lane truck truck a a widen widen

and between between mile mile 0.2 0.2 south south mile mile and and and and 0.2 0.2

two Ridge Ridge from from

Road Road of of widening widening Rocky Rocky

west west and mile mile Eagle Eagle 0.6 0.6 of of Road, Road, Lake Lake and and

lanes lanes 0.8 0.8

to to between between 89 89 mile four four 50 -Route -Route

accommodate accommodate •the to to Freeway Freeway Roseville Roseville in in

west west between between mile mile De~~iPs De~~iPs 1 1 of of Corral 36 36 US -lane -lane of of two section section an an

existing existing

Widen Widen

80 on on and and

ramps ramps Interstate Interstate change change the the revise revise Construct Construct atwo Route on on -lane -lane expressway expressway

County

Dorado Dorado

EI EI

Widen Widen the the Ridge Ridge Inter- Road Road Rocky Rocky Lassen Lassen County

County Placer Placer $735,000. — routes

100,000. —$~ —$~ routes highway state state various various on on -way -way -of Rights

highway various various state state -way -way $350,000. — on on routes -of Rights

County

Colusa Colusa

highway various various state state on on -way -way -of Rights year.

fiscal -65 -65 1964 the the in in budgeted budgeted was was $35,000. 800,000 800,000 — routes County Nevada Nevada

highway $7; of of state state various various which which X11,651,000, X11,651,000, on on cost, cost, -way -way -of Rights Estimated Estimated

$90,000.

—

routes freeway. new new the the to to Orland Orland and and Willows Willows balance. the the in in county county

highway state state

various various

-way -way

-of

Rights on on and highway city city the the existing existing and and the the at at $290,000, $290,000, termini termini present present pay pay will will state state their their the the

$430,000. cost, cost, from which of of westward westward $300,000, $300,000, cost, cost, Route Route and and 32 32 Estimated Estimated 162 162 Route Route Gridley. Gridley.

Estimated Likely.) Likely.) in in section section short short fora fora north north of extending mile mile includes includes 0.3 0.3 and and project project The The south south mile mile 1 1 Road, Road, ville ville between between

except Alturas, Alturas, of of south south miles miles 6 6 and and line line lanes four four to to and and two two 7, 7, 32 99 99 Route Route 39, 39, -New- 16, 16, from from 57B, 57B, 33, 33, Route Route Widen Widen Roads Roads

county the the -Modoc -Modoc south south Lassen mile mile

of of 1 1 County Willows, Willows, in in 162 162 Route Route at at changes changes County Butte Butte

PROJECTS VALLEY VALLEY NORTHERN NORTHERN AND AND VALLEY VALLEY SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO

$765,000. — routes " 5,000. 5,000. —$93 —$93 routes Route junction junction its its with with north north of of mile mile 0.2 0.2

highway state state various various various various highway on on state state -way -way -of Rights -way on on -way Rights -of and county county line line -De] -De] Humboldt I~T~rte I~T~rte the the of of

$p100,000. $170,000. cost, cost, ville. ville. Estimated Estimated cost, cost, Estimated Estimated alignment. alignment. south same same mile mile 0.9 0.9 between between Freeway Freeway US US 101 101 lane lane

east east 1.5 1.5

miles miles Bridge- 9.6 9.6 of of between between and and on structure structure a a with with new new Hopland, Hopland, of of south south four- and and two- two- the the of of paving paving Complete Complete

36 portions portions

Route Route on on Improve Improve of of curves curves

miles

1.4 1.4 approximately approximately tracks, tracks, Railroad Railroad cost, cost, °7,100,000. Estimated Estimated Creek. Creek. Jordan Jordan of of

,'~r415,000.

Pacific

Northwestern Northwestern

the the across across 101 101 US US on on

south US US the the 101 101 old old Highway Highway and and ~vood, ~vood,

cost, Estimated Estimated

Creek. Creek.

in in

proaches proaches Willow Willow

overhead

deficient deficient

a a

Replace Replace structurally structurally to to entrance entrance Pepper- southern southern the the

Redcrest, Redcrest,

ap- expressway expressway -lane -lane t~vo of of mile mile 6 6 struct struct 0 0

SS'0,000.

interchanges interchanges ~~ith ~~ith

miles miles Scotia, Scotia, of of

south south con- and and 96 96 Route Route on on Creek Creek Willow Willow across across

cost, Estimated Estimated

Arena. Arena. Point Point north north of of miles miles to to miles miles 4.2 another another 7J 7J ~vood) ~vood) northerly northerly bride inadequate inadequate structurally structurally a a Replace Replace

approximately approximately culvert, culvert, arch arch concrete concrete ~ngle- Phillipsville Phillipsville of of and and south south Creek Creek Dean Dean Crcek.) Redwood Redwood miles miles of of east east 2.2 2.2 and and

reinforced a a with with Creek Creek Pass Pass Alallo Alallo across across Lake. between Blue Blue of of east east completed completed or or miles miles (under (under construction construction 12.6 12.6 Summit, Summit, Lllis Lllis

Lord bet~~een bet~~een progress, progress, or or completed completed in in bridge Freeway existing existing US US an an replace replace 101 101 to to the the -lane -lane Extend Extend .,l;gnment .,l;gnment four

expressway expressway construction. -lane -lane t~vo of of part part is is new on on 1 1 Hvmbo'd Hvmbo'd Route Route Colnfy of of mile mile 1 1 Construct Construct

project

(This (This $515,000. $515,000. Estimated Estimated cost, cost, Lake. Lake.

County Mendocino Mendocino

Bluc of of east east

miles miles 16 16

existing existing

the the bridge, bridge,

progress.) in in are are channel channel

overflow overflow

its its

of south south mile mile

1 1 299 299

approximately approximately Route Route nn nn

and Ricer Ricer Klamath Klamath the the across across bridge bridge

a a of of

X240,000. — routes

Creek across across a a Redwood Redwood

Construct Construct bridge bridge

construction and and 169, 169, Route Route with with terchange terchange

highway state state various various on on -way -way

-of

Rights

County.)

in-

an an of of

construction construction (Grading, (Grading, $1,300,000. $1,300,000.

$1,900,000. cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated Creek. Creek. Kelsey Kelsey

Norte

Del Del

in in

above above

repeated repeated project project

cost,

Estimated Estimated miles. miles. 5 5 distance distance of of a a

169, 169,

across bridge bridge a a

constructing constructing project project involves involves (This

progress.) progress.)

in in

are are

channel channel overflow overflow its its

Route with with junction junction its its of of north north

mile mile 0.2 0.2

The miles. miles.

of of

distance distance a a 6.2 6.2 175, 175, Route Route and

River River

Klamath Klamath

the the

across across

bridge bridge a a of of

and

line line count}' count}' Norte Norte -Del -Del Humboldt the the of of

and Kelseyville Kelseyville of of

1 1 south south between between 29 29 mile mile

construction

and and

169, 169,

Route Route with with terchange terchange

south mile mile 0.9 0.9 between between Freeway Freeway 101 101 US US

lane lane

Route on on -lane -lane

expressway expressway Construct Construct atwo

in- an an

of of

construction construction

(Grading, (Grading, $1,300,000. $1,300,000.

four- and and t~vo- t~vo- the the of of Complete Complete pa~•in~ pa~•in~

County Lake Lake

cost,

F_stimated F_stimated Smiles. Smiles. distance distance of of a a 169, 169, County Norte Norte Del Del

PROJECTS COUNTIES COUNTIES COASTAL COASTAL NORTH NORTH

change.

number number not not route route will will the the

appears, appears, number number route route one one only only If If designations. designations. route route new new end end old old

both both by by

listed listed

are are

this this

in in

Projects Projects budget

1964. 1964.

1, 1, July July

effective effective

routes routes highway highway

state state

renumbers renumbers The The which which passed passed was was bill bill a a Legislature, Legislature, of of session session 1963 1963 the the the the 4 —At —At NOTE NOTE

year. the the

fiscal fiscal

of of start start

the the

1, 1, July July 1965,

until until spent spent

be be not not

funds funds

may may -way -way right

1965; 1965; -of January January beginning beginning awarded awarded be be may may budget budget new new this this in in financed financed contracts contracts Construction Construction 3— NOTE NOTE

counties. are are both both in in listed listed lines lines county county overlap overlap Projects Projects which which 2— NOTE NOTE

four four to to lanes.

expansion expansion

future future

for for are are planned planned

and and

usually usually access access control, control, of of measure measure some some with with highways highways -lane -lane two expressways" expressways" are are "Two-lane "Two-lane

signalized. signalized.

may may or or

not not

be may may

which which

intersections intersections

some some

at at grade grade

at at crossings crossings and and turns turns left left does does permit permit but but freeway freeway the the as as

control control

access access same same the the has has

"expressway" "expressway"

An An

-turn -turn

left no no movements.

and and

stoplights stoplights no no

grade, grade, at at crossings crossings no no access access control, control, full full with with highway highway divided divided multilane multilane a a means means "freeway" "freeway" term term —The —The NOTE NOTE 1

Counties Region, Region, by by Budget Budget Highway Highway State State -66 -66 1965 -~vay various state highway Plu~nas Gountr distance of 4.8 miles. Estimated cost, $1,- Rights-of on $810,000. Construct truck climbing lanes, resurface 250,000. routes— Rights-of-way on various state highway and improve the banking of cur~-es on Sutter County routes—$13,990,000 (including $10,000,000 on Route 89 between 1 mile north of Crescent Install traffic signals, construct left-turn Mills Greenville, Interstate 5 in the vicinity of Sacramento). and 1.5 miles south of a storage lanes and widen Route 99 from t~vo distance of Estimated cost, X210,000. 1.6 miles. Shasta County to four lanes between 0.3 mile south of Rights-of-way on various state highway Construct the four-lane Interstate S Free- Franklin Road and 0.4 mile north of Bridge routes—$180,000. way between 1.9 miles north of O'Brien and Street in Yuba City, a distance of 1.1 miles. Sacramento County the south end of the Sacramento River Estimated cost, $130,000, of which the state the city and county Construct the eight-lane Interstate 80 Free- Bridge ac Antler, a distance of 4.6 miles. The will pay y~110,000, and way in Sacramento in two units between the project involves construction of an inter- the balance. west side of Fifth Street and Alhambra change with county roads at Salt Creek. Rights-of-way on various state highway Boulevard, a distance of 2.3 miles, which Estimated cost, $4,650,000, of which $1,550,- routes—$700,000. together with the 29-30th Street (Interstate 000 will be budgeted in the 1966-67 fiscal Tehama County year. 80) Freeway, already under construction or $1,200,000 to complete the financing of Place base and surface to complete the budgeted, will complete freeway construc- construction now in progress on the four- four-lane Interstate 5 Freeway between the tion on this route through the city. Esti- and six-lane Interstate 5 Freeway between Sacramento River north of Anderson and mated cost, $19,100,000, of which $9,900,000 Corning Road and Kimball Road at Red two miles north of Redding, extending free- will be budgeted in the 1966-67 fiscal year. Bluff, a distance of 16.1 miles, with inter- way construction now in progress through $5,410,000 to complete the financing of changes at Finnel Avenue, Gyle Road, Anderson another 11.9 miles northerly. Esti- the superstructure of the eight-lane Inter- Flores Avenue and South Red Bluff. The mated cost, $4,180,000. state 80 Freeway bridge across the Sacra- six-lane section will be between the South $1,620,000 to complete the financing of mento River, between Jefferson Boulevard Red Bluff Interchange and 2.3 miles souch- the state's share of construction now in pro- in Yolo County and Fifth Street in Sacra- erly. Estimated cost, $7,750,000, of which gress on the four-lane Interstate 5 Freeway mento. Estimated cost, $16,410,000, of which $6,550,000 was budgeted in 1964-65 fiscal between two $11,000,000 was budgeted in the 19665 fis- miles north of the Shasta- year. Tehama county line and the Sacramento cal year. Construct the four-lane Interstate S Free- River north of Anderson, a distance of $2,974,000 to complete the financing of S way between the Glenn-Tehama county line miles, with interchanges at South Anderson, the eight-lane Interstate SO-99 Freeway be- and Corning Road, a distance of 9.3 miles, Deschutes Road, Balls Ferry Road, North tween OZ mile south of Fifth Avenue and with interchanges at Liberal Avenue, South Street and Riverside Avenue, and a grade 0.1 mile north of A Street in Sacramento, Avenue and Corning Road. Estimated cost, separation between Deschutes Road and the a distance of 2.9 miles. Estimated cost, $11; $4,650,000. (This construction will connect Southern Pacific Railroad. Estimated cost, 724,000, of which $8,750,000 was budgeted a recently started project between 1 mile $4,156,000, of which $2,400,000 was budgeted in the 1964-65 fiscal year. north of Artois and the Glenn-Tehama in the 1964-65 fiscal year. The county and Widen the Interstate 80 Freeway, includ- county line with construction in progress Anderson will pay an estimated $136,000 for ing the American River Bridge near ~lvas to 0.6 mile north of Red Bluff, a total dis- the grade separation with the railroad. from four to six lanes between A Street in tance of 41.3 miles.) Construct truck climbing lanes and chan- Sacramento and the North Sacramento Rights-of-way on various state highway nelization on Freeway, just south of the Arden Way In- portions of Route 299 between routes—$100,000. terchange adistance of 2.2 miles. Estimated 5.8 miles west and 3.4 miles east of Mont- cost $1,400,000. gomery Creek. Estimated cost, $125,000. Trinity Gountr Landscape and plant trees along the In- Replace an inadequate timber bridge on Construct truck climbing lanes on Route terstate 80 Freeway between the Elvas Route 299 across Churn Creek with a con- 299 between 2.9 miles and S miles east of Underpass in Sacramento and 0.4 mile east crete structure, approximately 1.6 miles east Douglas City. Estimated cost, $385,000. of Arden Way a distance of 2 miles. Esti- of Interstate S. Estimated cost, $75,000. Rights-of-way on various state highway mated cost, $150,000. Rights-of-way on various state highway routes—$90,000. Widen the Route 160 Freeway from four routes—$1,060,000. Yolo County to six and seven lanes between Sproule Sierra Counfy $5,410,000 to Street, just south of Richards Boulevard in complete the financing of the Extend the two-lane Route 49 Expressway superstructure Sacramento, and 0.1 mile east of the North of the eight-lane Interstate (between Bassetts and 0.8 mile east of Sierra Sacramento Undererossing, a distance of 1.1 SO Freeway bridge across the Sacramento City) westerly to Sierra City. Estimated miles. The project involves widening the River, between Jefferson Boulevard in Yolo cost, $190,000. Fifth 16th Street Bridge across the American County and Street in Sacramento. Esti- mated cost, $16,410,000, of which $11,000,000 River and the North Sacramento Viaduct. Siskiyou County vas budgeted in the 1964--65 fiscal year. Estimated cost, $2,100,000. Construct the Hilt Road and Interchange Rights-of-way on various state highway Construct an initial two-lane expressway add two lanes to convert the existing two- routes—$910,000. on the alignment of the future four-lane lane US 99 highway to four-lane Interstate Interstate S Freeway between near Route 5 Freeway between the Oregon state line Yuba County 99 at El Centro Road in Sacramento and and 1.5 miles southerly. Estimated cost, $1,- Rights-of-way on ~-arious state highway Garden Highway near the Elkhorn Ferry, a 720,000. routes—$25,000.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION PROJECTS Alameda County anton-Sunol Road, Vernal Avenue, and $8,450,000, of which X4,335,000 will be budg- ~;xtend the Interstate 680 Freeway 8.7 twin bridges across the Arroyo de la Laguna. eted in the 1966-67 fiscal year. northerly from near Scotts This project, together with a miles Route 84 previously Widen the Route 17 (Nimitz) Freeway Corner to construction now in progress be- budgeted project between 0.9 mile north of from four to six 92 tween south of Interstate SSO and one mile the Alameda-Contra Costa county line and lanes between Route north of the Alameda-Contra Costa county Danville, will complete the Interstate 6H0 (Jackson Street) in Hayward and Wash- line. The project involves construction of Freeway from Fremont in Alameda County ington Avenue in San Lorenzo, a distance of interchanges at Route 84, Sunol Road, Pleas- to Vallejo in Solano County. Estimated cost, 4.2 miles. Estimated cost, $1,300,000.

Noverttber-December 1964 73

Works Public Public and and Highways Highways

California California 74 74

$1,900,000.

rough

and and miles; miles; 2.2 2.2

of of distance distance a a 117), 117), grade Road, Road, Ranch Ranch Reed Reed

Drive Drive to to

Blackfield Blackfield

cost, Estimated Estimated San San in in Jose. Jose.

Street Street Antonio Antonio

(Route

Serra Serra Boulevard Boulevard

Junipero Junipero and and 35) 35) from highway highway -lane -lane

four a a as as

mile mile

easterly easterly

1 1

San of of

north north 0.2 0.2 mile mile and and

Bridge Bridge Creek Creek

(Route

Boulevard Boulevard

at at Skyline Skyline interchanges interchanges 13.1) (Route (Route Boulevard Boulevard

Tiburon Tiburon

Extend Extend

Coyote

of of 0.4 0.4 mile mile north north between between route route with Bruno, Bruno, San San in in 186 186

of of

Route Route south south

County Marin Marin

this of of

poFtions poFtions and and freeway, freeway, resurface resurface full full

mile 0.3 0.3 Drive Drive and and Larkspur Larkspur between between route route

$500,000) $500,000)

section section

an an convert convert to to expressway expressway US US

101 101

this on on freeway freeway eight -lane -lane an an and and construct construct

share, (state's (state's

$1,000,000 $1,000,000

cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated

Road Road Interchange Interchange the the Story Story

and and crossing crossing

Millbrae, Drive Drive in in Larkspur Larkspur and and borough borough

bridges.

parallel parallel

construct construct

and and highway highway

Street Street Over- Antonio Antonio the the San San

Construct Construct

Hills-

in in Drive Drive Summit Summit between between Freeway Freeway

divided

-lane, -lane,

four

to to

in in Concord Concord Street Street

balance.

the the

280

county county the the portions portions Interstate Interstate Rough Rough and and grade grade of of

Market

and and Channel Channel Creek Creek Walnut Walnut

tween tween

city

the the and and

$2,655,000, $2,655,000,

pay pay

will will state state the the

year.

be-

Avenue Avenue

Concord Concord of of

mile mile

0.6 0.6

Widen Widen

which

of of

y~2,905,000, y~2,905,000, cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated fiscal -65 -65 1964 Road. Road. the the in in budgeted budgeted was was 800,000 800,000

program:

extension extension

Station

Lawrence Lawrence at at

interchange interchange $1,- an an with with which which of of

cost, cost,

$10,425,000, $10,425,000,

estimated estimated

urban county county

and and city city the the

under under

Projects Projects

miles, 2 2 of of

distance distance

a a Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale,

in in Road Road Freeway. 1 1 future future Route Route the the and and Avenue, Avenue,

$720,000. routes-

Station

Lawrence Lawrence

east east

of of mile mile

0.5 0.5 and and nue nue Collins at at Extension Extension

Boulevard Boulevard

Hickey Hickey ture ture

highway

state state various various -way -way

on on Rights -of

Ave-

Borregas Borregas

of of west west mile mile 0.1 0.1

237 237 between between fu- the the Boulevard, Boulevard, Westborough Westborough at at changes changes

y~150,000.

cost, cost,

estimated estimated

Route

on on

freeway freeway

-lane -lane afour Construct Construct

inter- with with miles, miles, 33 33 of of

distance distance a a Francisco, Francisco,

Creek.

Walnut Walnut

in in

Avenue Avenue

Crest Crest of of

north north

X300,000. cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated San South South miles. miles. of of 3.5 3.5 of of distance distance west west Drive Drive

Arroyo Arroyo of of south south

mile

0.2 0.2

Road Road

and and Valley Valley

Sycamore Sycamore

of of south south

a Cupertino, Cupertino, in in

mile Road) Road) 0.5 0.5 - and and Sunnyvale Sunnyvale (Saratoga City City in in Daly Daly Avenue Avenue

moor moor

03 03

mile

between between 680 680

Interstate Interstate of of

portions portions

R5 Route Route west west of of mile mile

East- 0.2 0.2 Jose Jose between between and and San San Freeway Freeway 280 280 Interstate Interstate

lane lane

planting planting

functional functional trees trees and and

Install Install

Avenue Avenue Saratoga Saratoga

west west of of the the 0.3 0.3 eight- mile mile construct construct to to tween tween project project budgeted budgeted a a of of

$235,000. mated mated cost, cost,

be-

280 280 Freeway Freeway the the

Interstate Interstate financing the the Landscape Landscape corriplete corriplete to to

X8,625,000 X8,625,000

Esti-

miles. miles.

3.2 3.2

a a

of of distance distance

of of

Concord, Concord,

year. -67 -67 fiscal fiscal 1966 the the in in budgeted budgeted be be

will will

Mateo Mateo County

San San

city city limit south south

the the

and and

Road Road

Walden Walden

tween tween

$1,600,000 which which of of $3,600,000, $3,600,000,

mated mated cost, cost,

be- 680 680 Freeway Freeway

Interstate Interstate

the the

Landscape Landscape

$6,555,000.

- routes Esti- Altos Altos Hills.) Hills.) Los Los and and Jose Jose San San

in in 101 101

year.

fiscal fiscal

-65 -65

1964

the the

in in budgeted budgeted

highwa}~

state state

various various

-way -way on on -of Rights

US at at Freeway Freeway 680 680 Interstate Interstate the the between between

was

$4,700,000 $4,700,000

which which

of of

$7,000,000, $7,000,000,

cost, cost,

$60,000. cost, cost,

mated mated

a a freeway full full provide provide Road, Road, will will A~ill A~ill

Page Page

Estimated

Creek. Creek. Walnut Walnut

Dublin Dublin and and

tween tween

Esti-

Avenue. Avenue.

Revere Revere

and and

101) 101) (US (US ~vay ~vay

Boulevard Boulevard Foothill Foothill project project from from

freeway freeway

be-

construction construction

freeway freeway

completing completing Road, Road,

Free-

Memorial Memorial

Lick Lick

James James

the the

u~ay u~ay between between

budgeted a a with with

previously previously ects, ects, together together

Canyon

at at

Crow Crow

an an

interchange interchange with with miles, miles,

Free-

Route Route 82 82

the the

of of

portions portions

Landscape Landscape

proj-

(These (These Creek. Creek. Stevens Stevens across across bridges bridges

S.5

of of distance distance a a

Danville, Danville, of of

south south mile mile

$135,000.

cost, cost, mated mated

and and

twin and and Boulevard, Boulevard, 85 85 Foothill Foothill

Route Route

one

and and line line

county county

Alameda Alameda

the the of of north north

miles. miles. Esti-

of of

13 13

distance distance a a Avenue, Avenue,

Ocean Ocean

interchanges interchanges with with Road), Road),

Creek Creek Stevens Stevens

mile

0.9 0.9

between between

Freeway Freeway

680 680 Interstate Interstate

mile mile north north 0.4 0.4

and and

Avenue Avenue Jose Jose

San San

View- (Mountain (Mountain Boulevard Boulevard west west Foothill Foothill

of of

-lane

six the the

construct construct to to

project project

budgeted budgeted between

Freeway Freeway 82 82

Route Route the the

Landscape Landscape

mile 0.6 0.6 miles miles to to 1.9 1.9 westerly westerly another another tino) tino)

of of

financing financing

complete complete

to to

$2,300,000 $2,300,000

year.

fiscal fiscal

-67 -67

1966

in in budgeted budgeted in in

Cuper- Road Road and and

Stelling Stelling

atoga atoga Avenue Avenue

County Costa Costa Contra Contra be will will $2,800,000 $2,800,000

which which of of $9,500,000, $9,500,000, cost, cost, Sar- (between (between progress progress in in now now construction construction

miles..Estimated

1.4 1.4

of of

distance distance a a Street, Street,

280 280 Interstate Interstate

Freeway

the the -lane -lane

six

Extend Extend

$125,000).

share share (state's (state's $250,000 $250,000

cost, cost,

18th of of

mile mile north north

0.1 0.1 to to

87 87 Freeway Freeway

Route Route

fiscal fiscal

year. 65 65 Estimated

highway. highway. undivided undivided -lane, -lane,

four

as as

-lane

eight

as as

the the

northerly northerly

thence thence

Point, Point,

1964-

the the

in in

budgeted budgeted

was was

$3,000,000 $3,000,000

area which which urban urban

in in Hayward Hayward Avenue Avenue Somerset Somerset

Hunters

via via freeway freeway

future future

the the

with with change change

$8,725,000, $8,725,000,

cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated

miles. miles.

73 73 of of and

Boulevard Boulevard Valley Valley Castro Castro between between

Road Road

Inter-

Creek Creek

Islais Islais

the the

of of

to to site site

the the

easterly easterly

distance a a

Road, Road,

Mill Mill

Page Page

to to connections connections Chabot

Lake Lake of of mile mile -half -half one

Construct Construct

north- Street) Street) Army Army and and

Avenue Avenue

Newcomb Newcomb

ramp and and

Avenues, Avenues, Monte Monte

El El

and and

dalena dalena

$120,000). share share

(between progress progress in in

now now

construction construction

Mag-

at at

interchanges interchanges

Hills, Hills, with with Altos Altos Los Los

(state's

X240,000 X240,000 cost, cost, Estimated Estimated highway. highway.

rreeway

Route Route 82 82

-lane -lane

the the

six

extend extend

Road Road

Mill Mill Page Page

of of north north mile mile 0.5 0.5 and and ~iue ~iue undivided

as as -lane -lane

four area area urban urban Hayward Hayward

County Francisco Francisco

San San

Ave-

Magdalena Magdalena

between between freeway freeway -lane -lane eight in Drive Drive Park Park Buti Buti and and Drive Drive Joseph Joseph tween tween

as as

and and

Avenue, Avenue, Magdalena Magdalena and and Altos Altos be- Road Road Redwood Redwood of of mile mile

03 03

Construct Construct

$245,000.

- routes

Los in in

Road Road

Creek Creek

Stevens Stevens -

View ARountain ARountain

$274,000).

(state's (state's share share highway

state state

various various

-way on on -way

Rights -of

between

freeway freeway

-lane -lane a a as as six 280 280 terscate terscate $548,000 cost cost Estimated Estimated area. area.

urban urban Leandro Leandro

$50,000.

In-

construct construct

to to

project project

budgeted budgeted

previously previously

San in in 238 238

Route Route

State State

and and 17 17 Route Route State State

cost,

Estimated Estimated

Rutherford. Rutherford.

of of east east miles miles

of of

financing financing

the the

to to

complete complete

$5,725,000 $5,725,000

between

highway highway

divided divided -lane -lane six to to 12.5 vard vard approximately approximately 121, 121, Route Route and and 29 29

Route Route

Clara Clara

Couefy Santa Santa

Boule-

Hesperian Hesperian mile mile

of of -half -half one Widen Widen between 128 128 Route Route of of portions portions Widen Widen

program: extension extension

balance. the the

county county

Freeway).

280 280

Interstate Interstate

the the

urban

county county

and and

the the

city city under under Projects Projects

and city city

the the and and $1,260,000, $1,260,000,

pay pay will will state state

$5,775,000 $5,775,000

(including (including $7,245,000 $7,245,000

- routes

land. the

which which

of of $1,305,000, $1,305,000, cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

nue. nue.

highway

state state various various

on on

-way -way

Rights

-of

Oak-

in in

Freeway Freeway 24 24 Route Route the the on on

$5,150,000 $5,150,000

Ave- Lincoln Lincoln at at

interchange interchange an an with with miles, miles,

$100,000.

cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated

easterly. easterly.

miles miles

and

area, area,

Valley Valley

Castro Castro the the in in 580 580

of of Interstate Interstate 1.3 distance distance

a a

Napa, Napa, in in Road Road Redwood Redwood

2.5

and and

Gregorio Gregorio

San San

near near 1 1

Route Route

tween tween

$5,800,000 $5,800,000

(including (including

$14,405,000 $14,405,000 - routes

Street- 'Trancas 'Trancas

of of south south mile mile 0.1 0.1 and and Creek Creek

84 84

be- Route Route

resurface resurface

and and

Reconstruct Reconstruct

highway state state various various on on -way -way

Rights -of Napa

between between

freeway freeway

-lane -lane four way way to to

$1,110,000.

cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated

lighting. lighting. and and

balance. the the city city the the

and and

y6100,000 y6100,000 pay pay

Express- 29 29

Route Route

-lane -lane two

the the Convert Convert

improve improve

signing

miles, miles, and and

4.8 4.8

of of

distance distance a a

will

state state the the which which of of $120,000, $120,000,

cost, cost, mated mated

County Napa Napa

Burlingame,

in in

Broadway Broadway

and and Mateo Mateo

San San

in in

Esti- signals. signals. traffic traffic

and and install install

Fremont, Fremont,

in in

19th 19th

Avenue between between lanes lanes

eight eight to to six six

from from

Road Driscoll Driscoll

at at lanes lanes

four four $800,000. to to

two two - routes

from from

(US (US

101)

Freeway Freeway

Bayshore Bayshore

the the Widen Widen

highway state state various various 238) (Route (Route on on Boulevard Boulevard -way -way -of Rights Mission Mission Widen Widen

year.

fiscal fiscal -65 -65 1964 $65,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated Bay. Bay.

Cisco Cisco $200,000.

in in budgeted budgeted

the

was was

$2,500,000 $2,500,000 which which

000, 000, of of Fran San San overlooking overlooking cost, Estimated Estimated Point, Point, Vista Vista miles. miles. to to

~vay ~vay of of

1.9 1.9 distance distance

cost, cost,

$7,285,-

Estimated Estimated

Hillsborough. Hillsborough. near near walk- pedestrian pedestrian a existing existing Oakland, Oakland, an an use use to to in in Avenue Avenue motorists motorists

108th 108th of of

west west

mile mile

Creek Creek in in

and

Mateo Mateo

San San

across across

Freeway Freeway

280 280 southbound permit permit to to Bridge Bridge 0.1 and and Gate Gate Leandro Leandro San San in in Golden Golden Court Court

Gabriel Gabriel

tween tween

future future Interstate

the the

for for

bridge bridge -lane -lane

the eight of of north north immediately immediately be- 101 101 US US 580 580 of of Freeway Freeway side side Interstate Interstate

the the

Landscape Landscape

financing financing of of an the the

complete complete

co co west $64,785,000 $64,785,000

the the on on facilities facilities parking parking Construct Construct $300,000.

cost, cost,

year.

fiscal fiscal

-67 -67

1966

the the in in

eted eted

$$610,000. Estimated miles. miles. 2 2

of of a a distance distance

Leandro, Leandro, San San

be be will will budg-

$5,500,000 $5,500,000

which which

of of

X9,700;000, X9,700;000,

cost, Estimated Estimated Tiburon. Tiburon. .vest .vest of of miles miles in 112) 112) 2 2 (Route (Route Street Street

Davis Davis of of north north

mile mile

cost,

Estimated Estimated

280. 280.

Interstate Interstate and and City City

Daly Daly

approximately Avenue, Avenue, Rafael Rafael San San of of 0.3 west west and and Avenue Avenue

Washington Washington

of of miles miles north north

Boulevard Boulevard in Francis Francis

St. St.

between between

1 1 Route Route

mile 0.7 0.7 to to Bay Bay Richardson Richardson along along 1.1 protection protection between between Freeway Freeway

(Nimitz) (Nimitz) 17 17 Route Route

freeway freeway

-lane -lane on

afour

for for

portions portions

grade grade riprap rock rock place place mile, mile, and and 0.4 0.4 the additional additional an an on on shoulders shoulders and and pavement pavement Resurface Resurface Reconstruct the outer lanes and resurface Road east of Gilroy, a distance of 1.7 miles. 0.1 mile east of Main Street in Watsonville the inner lanes of US 101 between Leavesley estimated cost, $160,000. to a connection with the new freeway, a Road and I.O.O.F. Avenue in Gilroy, a dis- Rights-of-way on various state highwa}> distance of 1.6 miles. Estimated cost, tance of 0.7 mile. Estimated cost, $120,000. routes-$910,000. $3,000,000. (This project connects with one Install left-turn storage lanes and modify Projects under the city and county urban in Monterey County to pave the freeway traffic signals on US 101 at 16 intersections extension construction program: bypass of Watsonville between the Santa between Llagas Creek and the north city Widen two miles of Stevens Creek Boule- Cruz-Monterey county line and 1.2 miles limit of Gilroy. Estimated cost, $110,000. vard between Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and southerly. Grading and the construction of Widen Route 9 in Saratoga between Oak Lawrence Expressway in Santa Clara, Cu- the Pajaro River Bridge are in progress. Place and the junction of Route 85 (Sara- pertino and San Jose urban area to six-lane, Estimated cost, $785,000.) toga-Sunnyvale Road), and Route 85 from divided highway. Estimated cost, $700,000 Reconstruct and resurface Route 1 be- the junction to 03 mile north of Harriman (state's share, $350,000). tween Green and Rigg Streets in Santa Avenue, from two to four lanes; and widen Widen 2.2 miles of Foothill Expressway Cruz, a distance of 0.5 mile. Estimated cost, and construct shoulders on the existing two- between Arastradero Road and El Monte $110,000. lane Route 85 highway between 0.3 mile Avenue in San Jose urban area to four-lane, Rights-of-~vay on various state highway north of Harriman Avenue and 0.4 mile divided highway. Estimated cost, $680,000 routes-$150,000. south of Pierce Road; and widen this route (state's share, $340,000). Sonoma County from two to four lanes between 0.4 mile Widen 0.6 mile of Foothill Expressway Reconstruct Route 1 and improve drain- south of Pierce Road and 0.1 mile north of between Permanente Creek and Grant Road age between 10.9 and 12.5 miles north of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks, a total in San Jose urban area to four-lane, divided Fon Ross. Estimated. cost, $350,000. distance of 23 miles. Estimated cost, $706,000, highway. Estimated cost, $200,000 (state's Install underdrains on portions of Route 1 of which the state will pay $581,000, and the share $100,000). between 0.5 mile south of Stewart's Point county and city the balance. and the Mendocino county line. Estimated Construct the Dana Street Overcrossing Santa Cruz County cost, $90,000. and approaches on the Route SS Freeway in Complete the Route 1 Freeway (Watson- Relocate Route 116 as a two-lane com-en- and near i~~ountain View. Estimated cost, cille Bypass) between the Monterey county tional highway on improved alignment be- $421,800, of which the state will pay $260,- line and 0.2 mile northwest of Roache Road, cween 1Z and 1.7 miles east of Austin Creek 000, and the city the balance. with interchanges at Route 129, Harkins ac Big Bend, northwest of Monte Rio. Esti- Reconstruct shoulders and resurface I~'oute Slough Road and Route 152, a distance of mated cost, $320,000. 1>2 (Pacheco Pass Highway) between 0.3 3.4 miles (grading is underway under pre- Rights-of-way nn various state highway mile west and 1.4 miles east of Bloomfield ~-ious financing); and escend Route 129 from routes-$290,000. CENTRAL COAST COUNTIES PROJECTS Monterey County and 0.2 mile north of Foster Road, near the Rights-of-way on various state highway Construct afour-lane freeway on Route south city limits of Salinas, a distance of 1.9 routes-$300,000. 1 between 0.7 mile south of Castroville and miles, with an interchange at Spreckels the intersection with Route 156, and on Road. The Salinas River Bridge is now Santa Barbara Gounfr Route 156 to 1.2 miles north of the city, a under construction.) estimated cost, $1,- Construct a 'two-lane expressway on Route total distance of 1.9 miles. The project 510,000.' 1 between US 101 at Las Cruces and San includes construction of the Route 1/156 Construct an additional northbound off- Julian Ranch, a distance of 8.8 miles, and interchange and an overhead across the ramp on US 101 at Soledad. Estimated cost, add a northbound truck climbing lane near Southern Pacific tracks. Estimated cost, $145,000. Las Cruces. Estimated cost, $5,000,000. $~ 1,450,000. Rights-of-way on various state highway Reconstruct US 101 between Gaviota and Pave the four-lane Route 1 Freeway routes-$1,125,000. 1 mile north of Nojoqui Summit, a distance (Watsonville Bypass) between 1.2 miles Projects under the city and county urban of 7.1 miles. Estimated cost, $500,000. south of ~che Pajaro River (Santa Cruz extension program: Landscape US 101 between De La Vina county line) and the county line. (Grading Widen 0.8 mile of Lighthouse Avenue.be- and Pueblo Streets in Santa Barbara, a dis- and the construction of the Pajaro River tween Reeside Avenue and Washington tance of 3 miles. Estimated cost, $300,000. Bridge are in progress.) Estimated cost, Street in Monterey to six-lane, divided high- Relocate ramps and frontage roads to im- X6785,000. (This project connects wixh one way. Estimated cost, $380,000 (state's share, prove the interchange between US 101 and in Santa Cruz County to complete the free- $~ 190,000). Route 154 (Hollister Wye) at the north way bypass of Watsonville between the San Benito County city limits of Santa Barbara. Estimated cost, Monterey County line and 0.2 mile north- Construct atwo-lane expressway on Route $~ 190,000. of Roache Road, west a distance of 3.4 180 between 2 miles south of Hollister and Rights-of-way on various state highway miles, with interchanges ac Rou'ce 129, Har- 0.4 mile north of Tres Pinos, a distance of routes-$300,000. kins Slough Road and Route 152. Grading 3.1 miles. Estimated cost, $630,000. is now in progress; and extend Route 129 Rights-of-way on various state highway Ventura County from 0.1 mile east of Main Street in Wat- routes, $285,000. Construct six lanes of the Route 118 Free- sonville to a connection with the new freeway from Kuehner Drive in Simi Valley, ~vay, a discancc of 1.6 miles. Estimated cost, San Luis Obispo Ceunty Ventura Councy,through Santa Susana Pass $3,000,000.) Construct interchanges on US 101 at Del to Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Boulevard), Replace structurally inadequate bridges Rio Road, San Ramon Road, Vineyard a distance of 3.9 miles; and grade an addi- on Route 1 across Buck Creek, 10.6 miles Road and Las Tablas Road to complete ex- tional 0.7 mile eastward to Variel Avenue in north of Lucia, and across San Jose Creek, pressway - to -freeway conversion between Chatsworth, Los Angeles County; and ex- three miles south of Carmel. Estimated cost, Atascadero and Paso Robles. Eestimated cend Route 27 1.5 miles north from Devon- $530,000. cost, $1,670,000. shire Street to this freeway. The project in- Install retaining walls on portions of Route Add two lanes to Roaxe 1 between the cludes construction of partial interchanges 1 between the San Luis Obispo county line Main Gate of Camp Luis Obispo and 0.4 at Kuehner Drive, Los Angeles Avenue (the and Kirk Creek, four miles south of Lucia. mile north of San Luisito Creek, a distance summit of Santa Susana Pass), and Route 27. estimated cost, $320,000. of 4.4 miles, to complete a four-lane ex- Estimated cost, $9,500,000. Construct the four-lane Route 68 Freeway pressway between San Luis Obispo and Widen Los Angeles Avenue (Route 118) between 0.5 mile south of Reservation Road Morro Bay. Estimated cost, $850,000. _from two to four lanes and install traffic

November-December 19b4 75

Works Public Public and and

Highways Highways California California 76 76

mile mile west one one to to

or or

budgeted budgeted construction construction im-

completing completing

Woody, Woody, of of

east east miles miles S.S S.S between roads roads

distributor distributor

-~vay -~vay

one

and and

projects projects under

to to junction junction from from

the the westerly westerly

and mile mile 0.6 0.6

between between

Road) Road) Mountain Mountain horn horn Fresno, in in Streets Streets Stanislaus Stanislaus

and and

Tuolumne Tuolumne

miles, miles, north- 580 580 5.2 5.2

for for Freeway Freeway

Interstate Interstate

(Green-

155 155

Route Route surface. surface.

and and Widen Widen Fresno, to to Freeway Freeway

US US

99 99 the the

from from

tions tions

-lane

four

the the construct construct

and and

580; 580;

Interstate Interstate

$139,000. cost, cost, connec- Estimated Estimated -ramp -ramp Caliente. Caliente. off and and

on- on-

-new -new Construct

with junction junction

its its to to Counties Counties

Joaquin Joaquin

San San

of south south Boulevard), Boulevard), Mountain Mountain (Bear (Bear $650,000. 223 223

cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated miles. miles. 6.3 6.3

southern

and and Stanislaus Stanislaus

through through

north north

miles miles

Route with with junction junction of of of east east the the mile mile distance distance a a one one

Firebaugh, Firebaugh, of of

south south one one mile mile

36.4

another another County) County)

Merced Merced

in in

Gustine Gustine of of

approximately 58, 58, Route Route on on Canal, traffic traffic and and eastbound eastbound Outside Outside Mendota Mendota

in in

180 180 Route Route

southwest Route Route 33, 33, of of

north north miles miles

2.8 2.8

and and

nation nation for weighing weighing 33 33 truck truck between a a Route Route Construct Construct widen widen and and

Reconstruct Reconstruct

Los Los west west of of Banos, Route Route 152, 152, (between (between

year. -67 -67

1966 fiscal fiscal

m:es. 5.9 5.9

of of

distance distance

now now progress in in

construction construction

Freeway Freeway

side) side)

the a in in budgeted budgeted Bakersfield, Bakersfield, be be will will

$950,000 $950,000

which which in in near near of of

and and Spur, Spur,

Minkler Minkler

S S Interstate Interstate (West- -lane -lane

four

the the

Extend Extend

$4,950,000, cost, cost, and Road Road Estimated Estimated Planz Planz Creek. Creek. of of Panoche Panoche south south mile mile 0.2 0.2 tween tween

across a a be- and and 99 99 bridge bridge Mereed Mereed County US US Avenue, Avenue, on on and and Ness Ness Road Road in in progress progress planting planting screen screen

Little Little - Panoche and Avenue Avenue Shields Shields landscaping landscaping Avenue, Avenue,

continue continue

to to $350,000 $350,000

- routes

$75,000.

Russell

Road, Road, Panoche Panoche Avenue, Avenue,

Manning Manning

$5,720,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated way. way.

highway

various various state state

on on

Rights -way -way

-of

structures structures 20.7 20.7 with with interchange interchange miles, miles, High- Taft Taft and and Boulevard Boulevard

Mountain Mountain Bear Bear

$124,000. cost, cost, mated mated

of distance distance

a a county county line, line, Merced Merced and and the the Road,

River River

Road, Road,

Old Old

Copus Copus

166, 166, Route Route

Esti-

county county

line. line. the the Merced Merced east east of of miles miles

of of west west Fowler,

west west of of Avenue, Avenue, Manning Manning 99, US US at at

structures structures

interchange interchange with with miles, miles,

about about six 140, 140, Route Route on on curve curve a a Improve Improve

mile

03 03 S S between between Freeway Freeway (Westside) (Westside) 24.1 of of distance distance a a 119), 119), (Route (Route Highway Highway

-lane -lane for for future future Interstate

the the Grade Grade four County Mariposa Mariposa Taft of of north north mile mile 0.1 0.1 Ridge Ridge and and Wheeler Wheeler

County 99 99 US US at Fresno Fresno

between between Freeway Freeway (Westside) (Westside) S S

$379,000. - routes

Interstate

-lane -lane

four future future the the for for

Grade Grade

state state highway various various on on Rights -way -way -of 5,000. -$2 -$2 routes

County

Kern Kern

highway state state various various cost, cost, $1,910,000. -way on on -way -of Estimated Estimated Madera. Madera. Rights

of south south , , % % Avenue Avenue 13 13 of of mile mile 0.2 0.2 north north and and $115,000. cost, cost,

routes $45,000.

Estimated line county county the the Andreas. Andreas. San San between between of of

this this

of of west west route route tions tions miles miles 2.5 2.5

state state highway

various various

on on

-~vay -~vay of

Rights-

approximately por- 26, 26,

resurface resurface Madera, Madera, and and Route Route with with line line and and county county its its of of junction junction

$1,300,000. cost, cost, mated mated

east miles miles

2.1 2.1

and and Madera - mile mile 0.9 0.9 Fresno the the between between between between 12 12 to to freeway freeway Route Route

Esti-

miles. miles.

10.9 10.9 of of distance distance a a Aberdeen, Aberdeen,

miles miles

1.2 1.2 on on lanes lanes

expressway US US from from of of 49 49 truck truck the the climbing climbing Add Add conversion conversion

north north

just just

Rock, Rock, Black Black and and dependence, dependence,

County.

in in complete to to Alpine Alpine above above Avenue Avenue 13 13 at at overcrossing overcrossing repeated repeated an an

In-

of of

north north

miles miles 5 5 approximately approximately Road, Road,

Project

$820,000. $820,000. cost, cost,

and

12 12 at at Estimated Estimated 2.7 2.7 Avenue Avenue miles. miles. an an interchange interchange C;onstrucc C;onstrucc

Coloseum of of south south mile mile 0.5 0.5 between between 395 395

a a

distance distance line, line,

Alpine Alpine county county

Calaveras-

Madera Madera County

US on on expressway expressway -lane -lane

a a two Construct Construct

of of east east the mile mile 0.6 0.6 to to easterly easterly Tamarack Tamarack

CounTy Inyo Inyo and Ganns Ganns between between A~eadow A~eadow Highway), Highway), $6569,000. - routes

4 4

Pass (Ebbetts (Ebbetts Route Route highway state state on on progress progress in in various various now now on on -~vay -~vay Rights- of

$1,570,000.

- routes

construction expressway expressway -lane -lane Extend Extend two y~2,500,000.

cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

. . 43) 43)

(Route (Route

~ighway state state various various on on -way -way -of

Rights

Highway Counfy Calaveras Calaveras Valley Valley

Central Central

and and Avenue Avenue

10th 10th

Avenues. Shaw Shaw and and

California California between between

Street,

Doucy Doucy

Avenue, Avenue,

11th 11th

at at interchanges interchanges

Avenue Clovis Clovis of of

improvement improvement major major

a a

of of

5,000.

-$3 -$3

routes

with

expressway expressway

and and

freeway freeway a a

as as

easterly easterly

part as as work work

this this

perform perform will will

county county

The The

highway state state

various various

on on -way -way

-of Rights

miles four four

another another

Hanford) Hanford)

in in

Avenue Avenue

Clovis. 168) 168) in in

(Route (Route

Avenues Avenues

Clovis Clovis

and and

$700,000.

cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated

House. House.

Central Central

and and 11th 41 41

Route Route

(between (between

progress progress

in in

now now

of of

Shaw

intersection intersection

the the

at at

signals signals

traffic traffic

near 16 16 Route Route to to

progress progress

in in

now now struction struction

construction

freeway freeway 198 198

Route Route

Extend Extend

and and modifying

channelization channelization

installing installing

of of

con- to to connecting connecting

northerly, northerly,

miles miles 2.6 2.6 and and

cost the the of of

share share

state's state's County Kings Kings

the the as as

X65,000 X65,000

Ione in in Avenue Avenue Preston Preston between between pressway pressway

jy124,000.

cost, cost,

ex- -lane -lane two a a 124 124 as as

Route Route Reconstruct Reconstruct

000).

Estimated miles. miles.

of of 20.2 20.2 a a

distance distance

County, County,

$175,-

share, share,

(state's (state's

County $350,000 $350,000 cost, cost, Amador Amador

Estimated Estimated

Tulare in in River River Kings Kings the the and and

Fresno, Fresno,

highway.

divided divided

-lane, -lane,

four

to to

Bakersfield Bakersfield

of south south

Avenue, Avenue, Church Church of of southeast southeast

5,000. -$1

routes

Avenue Avenue in

Ming Ming

Lane Lane

and and

Brundage Brundage tween tween

mile

0.2 0.2 between between highway median median state state the the in in bushes bushes carious carious -way -way

on on -of

Rights

Street Street

be-

H H South South of of

mile mile

one one

Widen Widen

oleander and and 99 99 US US

along along $820,000.

trees trees cost, cost, Estimated Estimated Plant Plant 2.7 2.7 miles. miles.

program: extension extension

of a a distance distance line, line, Alpine Alpine ~p200,000. county county cost, cost, Calaveras-

urban

county county and and city city

the the under under Projects Projects

Estimated miles. miles. 1.5 1.5 of of of of east east the mile mile distance distance 0.6 0.6 a a co co Fresno, Fresno, easterly easterly

Tamarack Tamarack

$4,200,000. - routes

Street Street in Kern Kern

and

and and

Avenue Avenue Ganns Ganns Meadow Meadow Church Church

between between

of of

east east

Highway), Highway),

'highway state state various various

on on -way -way

-of

Rights

south- mile mile 0.2 0.2 Pass 4 4 between between (Ebbetts (Ebbetts 99 99 US US Route Route on on progress progress Landscape Landscape

in in

now now

$50,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

Sierra. Sierra. Alta Alta

and and

construction expressway expressway ~a445,000. -lane -lane Extend Extend two

Woody between between

highway highway this this of of provement provement

cost, Estimated Estimated Streets. Streets. Fresno Fresno and and Stanislaus Stanislaus Alpine Alpine County

PROJECYS COUNTIES COUNTIES

MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN CENTRAL CENTRAL AND AND VALLEY VALLEY JOAQUIN JOAQUIN SAN SAN

area). Oaks -Simi -Simi

Free- 126 126

Route Route nn nn the the Interchange Interchange Avenue Avenue $2,800,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

Thousand Victoria the the

the the in in

Freeway Freeway of of 23 23

construction construction Route Route

the the

Complete Complete Ojai. of of .vest .vest Road, Road, Bounds Bounds south south of of

mile mile

y6250,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated $2,700,000 $2,700,000 on change. change.

(including (including

y$5,033,000 y$5,033,000 routes-

0.4

tracks, tracks,

Railroad Railroad Pacific Pacific

Southern Southern the the

this this at at

inter-

capacity capacity

traffic traffic

vidc vidc additional additional

highway

state state

various various

-way on on -way

-of

Rights

crossing crossing o~~erhead o~~erhead an an and and 150), 150), (Route (Route

to to pro- facility facility

drainage drainage

a a

install install

and and

road road

Road Pass Pass balance. the the Casitas Casitas city city and and

Road Road the the Canada Canada

Larga Larga

and and

$650,000 $650,000 pay pay

will will

a a frontage relocate relocate Park, Park, Newbury Newbury in in Road Road

at interchanges interchanges the the with with

which which

Road, Road, Casitas Casitas stare Pass Pass of of of of $50,000, $50,000, cost, cost, Estimated Estimated Borchard to to I'ree~vay I'ree~vay (Ventura) (Ventura) 101 101 US US

0.4 0.4 north to to mile. mile. in in northerly northerly Avenue Avenue miles miles 2.9 2.9 Oxnard. another another Roderick Roderick from from she -ramp -ramp of of north north off mile mile a a westbound westbound Construct Construct

Freeway 33 33 Street Street and and Route Route Date Date four 0.1 -lane -lane of of Extend Extend the the -mile -mile south south tween tween 0.2 0.2 380,000.

(Route (Route 1) 1) be- cost, cost, y~l,- estimated estimated Boule~-ard Boule~-ard standards. standards. Oxnard Oxnard freeway freeway on on balance. full full the the the the scctions scctions and and county county 000 000

to expressway expressway from from Freeway Freeway $1,035,- (Ventura) (Ventura) six six pay pay at at state state will will the the of of ]Ol ]Ol which which inter- channelization channelization 100,000, 100,000, and and construct construct ing ing

-line -line four

convert convert the the to to ~1,- ing ing program program cost, cost, Estimated Estimated 8.7 8.7 miles miles easterly. easterly. Road, Road, and and signals signals lighx- traffic traffic modify modify and and Install Install

a a of of continu- part part as as and and Camarillo Camarillo

in in terchan~e terchan~e in in

Katherine Simi Simi Road Road Tierra Tierra Rejada Rejada

X6275,000. cost, cost,

Estimated Estimated

Road Road In- Arneill Arneill the the Park Park and and Newbury Newbury in in 13 13 between

at at intersections intersections

channelization channelization

of of west west Saticoy.

miles miles 2 2

approximately approximately

~vay, ~vay, Road Road Interchange the the Wendy Wendy Construct Construct intersections intersections and and 3 3 and lighting lighting at at signals signals westerly from the junction to projects under intersection and convert a 0.6-mile express- of the San Joaquin-Alameda county line, construction or budgeted to one mile west way section of US 99 to full freeway. ~sti- about seven miles west of Tracy. The proj- Joaquin- county line, mated cost, X6210,000. ect involves construction of interchanges at of the San Alameda miles west of The proj- Install functional and tree planting on the Sullivan, Stuhr Fink-Ward, Del Puerto about seven Tracy. of at recently completed US 99 Freeway bypass Canyon, Ingram Creek and Chrisman roads, ect involves construction interchanges Lodi, between Armstrong Road and the and bridges across the Delta Mendota Sullivan, Stuhr, Fink-Ward, Del Puerto of River, distance of 4.2 miles. Canal; 10 creeks, and the California Aque- Canyon, Ingram Creek and Chrisman roads, 11~Iokelumne a duct. Roadside safety rests will be provided and bridges across the Delta Mendota Estimated cost, $200,000. on each side of the freeway just south of Canal; 10 creeks, and the California Aque- Reconstruct portions of US 50 between the Stanislaus-San Joaquin county line. A duct. Roadside safety rests will be provided 1.1 miles west of Tracy and Kasson Road, vista point will Ue constructed for south- on each side of the freeway just south of 3.5 miles east of that city, a distance of 6.8 bound traffic approximately 1.5 miles south the Stanislaus-San Joaquin county line. A miles. estimated cost, y~250,000. of Orestimba Creek and for northbound vista point will be constructed for south- Rights-of-way nn various state highway traffic at Salado Creek in Stanislaus County. bound traffic approximately 1.5 miles south routes—$4,570,000 (including $3,500,000 on Estimated cost, $23,345,000, of which $4,410; of Orestimba Creek and for northbound the Interstate S Freeway in the Stockton 000 will be budgeted in the 196'6-67 fiscal traffic at Salado Creek in Stanislaus County. area). year. The State Department of Water Re- Estimated cost, $23,345,000, of which $4,410; Projects under the city and county urban sources will contribute $195,000 to the over- 000 ~vitl be budgeted in the 19667 fiscal extension program: all cost. (Also listed in Stanislaus and San year. The State Department of Water Re- Construct parallel bridges for four-lane, Joaquin Counties.) sources will contribute $195,000 to the over- divided highway on West Lane across the Widen the Route 152 Expressway (Pa- all cost. (Also listed in Merced and Stan- Calaveras River north of Stockton. Esti- checo Pass Highway) from two to four islaus Counties.) maced cost, $350,000 (state's share, $175,000). lanes between' Route 207, 8 miles west of Construct paired bridges and approaches Widen 0.3-mile section of west lane south Los Banos, and 1.9 miles westerly. This for the Interstate S (Westside) Freeway of the Calaveras River in Stockton to four- project connects to expressway construc- across Smith's Canal, the Calaveras River lane, divided highway. Estimated cost, tion in progress around the site of the and Fourteen Mile Slough, in and near y~143,000 (state's share, $71,500). future San Luis Reservoir. Estimated cost, Stockton. The first pair will carry eight $685,000. lanes of traffic, and the second and third, Solano County Widen Route 152 (Pacheco Pass High- six lanes. Estimated cost, $2,500,000. Install functional planting and trees on the ~vay) in Los Banos from two co four lanes Construct two-lane paired bridges on the Interstate 80 Freeway between 0.5 mile west between Mercy Springs Road and 0.1 mile Interstate 5 (Westside) Freeway across the of Vacaville and just west of the east city east of Ward Road, a distance of i.l miles. California Aqueduct, two miles north of the limit, a distance of 4.4 miles, and between estimated cost, $340,000. Stanislaus county line. Estimated cost, $333,- Sweeney Creek, approximately 4 miles west Replace the structurally inadequate Boris 000, of which the state highway budget will of Dixon, and 1.2 miles northeast of Route and Ex overflow bridges and reconstruct provide $190,000, and the State Department 113 southwest of Davis, a distance of 6.i approaches on Route 152 (Pacheco Pass of Water Resources the balance. miles. Estimated cost, $170,000. Highway), approximately five miles east of Extend Route 132 five miles westerly from Rights-of-way on various state highway the Don Palos Wye. Estimated cost, its present terminus in Vernalis as an initial routes—$35,000. y$150,000. two-lane expressway of an ultimate four-lane Landscape and install trees and functional freeway, and another one mile westerly as a Stanislaus County planting on the recently completed US 99 four-lane freeway, to connect with the Inter- Extend the four-lane,Interstate S (West- Free~nay between 0.9 mile south of Merced state 580 (Westside) Freeway construction side) Freeway construction now in progress and Black Rascal Creek, 1.5 miles north no~v in progress. The project involves con- (bet~•een Route 152, west of Los Banos, of the city, a distance of 4.6 miles. Esti- struction of a crossing over the existing and 2.8 miles north of Route 33, southwest mated cost, $400,000. Route 33 highway and the Southern Pacific of Gustine in Merced County) another 36.4 Construct a pedestrian overcrossing on Railroad tracks in Vernalis, paired bridges miles north through Stanislaus and southern the US 99 Expressway at El Capitan Way in across the California Aqueduct, and an in- San Joaquin Counties to its junction with Delhi. Estimated cost, $110,000. terchange with Chrisman Road. Estimated Interstate 580; and construct the four-lane Widen portions of South Avenue, Sixth cost, $3,510,000, of which the state highway Interstate 580 Freeway for 5.2 miles, nonh- Avenue and Fourth Street (Route 33) in budget will provide $3.360,000, and the State ~vescerly from the junction to projects under Gustine from 24 to 43 feet. Estimated cost, Department of Water Resources the balance. construction or budgeted to one mile west ~y310,000. Convert the four-lane US 99 Expressway of the San Joaquin-Alameda county line, proj- Rights-of-gray on various state highway to a six-lane freeway bet~~•een the Stanislaus about seven miles west of Tracy. The at routes—X310,000. county line and OZ mile north of Ripon, a ecc involves construction of interchanges distance of 2.2 miles. The project involves Sullivan, Stuhr, Fink-Ward, Del Puerto County Mono construction of the Alain Street Interchange Canyon, Ingram Creek and Chrisman roads, Extend two-lane expressway construction and a pedestrian overcrossing at Acacia and bridges across the Delta Mendota now in progress on Route 120 (Tioga Pass Avenue iri Ripon, and widening the south- Canal, 10 creeks, and the California Aque- Road) 4.1 miles easterly to 2.7 miles west bound bridge across the Stanislaus River duct. Roadside safety rests will be provided of Lee Vining. Estimated cost, $3,800,000. from two to three lanes. Estimated cost, on each side of the freeway just south of Rights-of-way on various state highway $2,330.000. the Stanislaus-San Joaquin county line. A routes—$250,000. Widen the southbound lanes of the US 99 vista point will be constructed for south- Freeway between the French Camp Road bound traffic approximately 1.5 miles south San Joaquin County and Weber Road interchanges, and the of Orestimba Creek and for northbound Extend the four-lane Interstate 5 (West- northbound lanes between the Weber Road traffic at Salado Creek in Stanislaus County. side) Freeway construction now in progress and Mariposa Road interchanges, just south Esximated cost, $23,345,000, of which $4,410,- (between Route 152, west of Los Banos, of Stockton, a distance of 4.9 miles, and 000 will be budgeted in the 19667 fiscal and 2.8 miles north of Route 33, southwest construct shoulders. Estimated cost, $315,- year. The State Department of Water Re- of Gustine in Merced County) another 36.4 000. sources will contribute $195,000 to the over- miles north through Stanislaus and southern Construct the Easc Fourth Street Over- alt cost. (Also listed in Merced and San San Joaquin Counties to its junction with crossing and a connecting road to Golden Joaquin Counties.) Interstate 580; and construct the four-lane Gate Avenue at Charter Way (Route 26) Rights-of-way on various state highway Interstate 580 Freeway for 5.2 miles, north- in Stockton to eliminate the Section Avenue routes—$455,000.

November-December 1964 77

California California and and Highways Highways Public Public Works 78 78

and and Lake Lake Hungry Hungry Route and and Roads Roads Valley Valley includes includes interchange interchange an an of of constructing constructing be- miles. miles. 8.2 8.2 Estimated Estimated cost, cost, $785,000.

construction construction interchanges interchanges of of with with Fernando Fernando Quail Glendale. Glendale. Road Road The The in in project Road Road Fernando Fernando Los Los in in net net length a a Angeles, Angeles,

S. S. Interstate Interstate of of erly erly The The Los Los project project Angeles Angeles includes River River east east mile mile 0.2 0.2 to to Freeway Freeway San of of Peoria Peoria between between San and and Street Street

freeway freeway lane lane Route Route on on miles miles 2.1 2.1 138, 138, easterly easterly east- interchange interchange the the from from across across the the the Landscape Landscape S S Interstate Interstate State) (Golden (Golden

Route Route of of north north and and 138; 138; construct construct a a construct construct the the 134 134 four- Route Route -lane -lane eight Estimated Estimated Freeway cost, cost, $3,500,000.

~vay ~vay between between and and south south miles miles 6.8 6.8 Route Route the the 0.6 0.6 134 134 mile Los Los in in San San at at Freeway Freeway Angeles; Angeles; and Francisquito Francisquito and and -Lyons -Lyons Pico Road.

eight the the S S Construct Construct miles miles Interstate Interstate -lane -lane Interstate Interstate the the Free- 5 5 State State (Golden (Golden and 14, 14, Route Route Freeway) Freeway) of of north north with with interchanges

complete complete Glendale; Glendale;

interchange interchange the the Santa Santa Clara Clara miles miles 3.6 3.6 between River) River) to to southerly southerly 4.1 year. fiscal fiscal -67 -67 1966 the the in in eted eted

mile mile and and 0.2 0.2

Western Western of of Castaic Castaic south south in and and Avenue Creek Creek mile mile 1 1 south south the of of be be will will $13,800,000 $13,800,000 budg- which which of of 500,000, 500,000,

~~ay ~~ay

of of north north

Colorado Colorado Los Los in in Street Street in in Angeles now now construction construction progress progress (between $36,- cost, cost, Estimated Estimated miles. miles. 12.4 12.4 of of distance distance

(Golden (Golden

State) State)

Extend Extend Freeway Freeway -lane -lane 0.1 0.1 the the between between mile eight S S Interstate Interstate Free- a line, line, county county Kern Kern the the of of south south miles miles 15 15

Add Add lanes lanes auxiliary auxiliary the the

to to 5 Interstate Interstate 1966 year. fiscal fiscal -67 -67 and and approximately Castaic Castaic at at Road Road Parker Parker

in in budgeted budgeted be be will will $2,500,000 $2,500,000 the of of which which miles miles of north north between between 6.8 6.8 year. Freeway Freeway S S

cost, cost, Estimated Estimated $7,500,000, Road. Road. Fernando Fernando -67 -67 1966 -lane -lane fiscal the the in in Interstate eight future future for for budgeted budgeted be be wil wil the the 400,000 400,000 Grade Grade

134 134 San and and Freeway Freeway

Route Route the the tween tween $2; which which of of $9,400,000, $9,400,000, cost, cost, Estimated Estimated 138. 138. County Angeles Angeles Los Los

PROJECTS REGION REGION ANGELES ANGELES LOS LOS

- routes $4,265,000. of total total distance distance a a River, River, Colorado Colorado the the of of cost, $1,500,000. cost, Avenue. Avenue. estimated estimated Grand Grand at at

various various on on -way -way highway Rights state state west three three -of miles miles and and Needles Needles of of limit limit city city construct construct and and Perris, Perris, interchange an an of of south south

south the the between between freeway freeway -lane -lane four a a Riverside Riverside vide vide (Also (Also County.) in in 7~ listed listed Route Route and and City City near near Avenue Avenue Sun Sun Grand Grand

pro- traffic traffic westbound westbound to to lanes lanes $50,000. miles miles cost, cost, for for Estimated Estimated additional additional Field. Field. of of east east 0.5 0.5 of lanes lanes south south mile mile between between four four to to

Needles, Needles, two and and of of Freeway Freeway limit limit 15 15 city city north north Interstate Interstate the the the on on four and and mont, mont, 395 395 t~vo from from Expressway Expressway US US the the Widen Widen

and of of east east Java Java mile mile 0.5 0.5 between between 40 40 three three Beau- of of northwest northwest miles miles state state and and Calimesa Calimesa $3,500,000. cost, cost, estimated estimated

Inter- freeway freeway on on -lane -lane Construct Construct of northwest northwest afour mile mile one one Freeway, Freeway, 10 10 Road. state state Cerrito Cerrito EI EI and and Road Road Cajalco Cajalco Road, Road,

rests rests roadside roadside Inter- the the tables tables on on the the ac ac Weirck at at fiscal fiscal interchanges interchanges year. -67 -67 1966 the the in in with with budgeted budgeted miles, miles, 5.5 5.5 of of

picnic and and facilities facilities sanitary sanitary Construct Construct distance a a be Corona, Corona, will will $5,300,000 $5,300,000 Avenue Avenue which which of of in in $12,300,000, $12,300,000, Ontario Ontario and and

Road leys. leys. $120,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated Ivy Ivy Glen Glen cost, washes. washes. of of Estimated Estimated bridges bridges north north mile mile 0.7 0.7 -een -een across across 10 10 « bet 71 71

dips dips Yucca Yucca Morongo Morongo val- between between Route six six on on and and and freeway freeway of of west west miles miles -lane -lane Ludlow; Ludlow; afour Construct Construct 10 10 about about cracks, cracks,

miles miles west west eliminate and and Valley; Valley; Yucca Yucca of of S.F. S.F. & & Railroad County.) A.T. A.T. Bernardino Bernardino across across overhead overhead the the in in San San

1.5 grade, grade, steep steep a a on on passing passing listed about about permit permit to to (Also (Also and $50,000. $50,000. Road; Road; Hector Hector Estimated Estimated cost, cost, and and Field. Field. Road Road Cady Cady of of Fort Fort

Route Route lanes four four Widen Widen to to miles miles 62 62 of of mile mile one one east four four 15 15 at at Interstate Interstate Freeway Freeway Newberry, highway highway the the the the on on existing existing Road, Road,

and $1,575,000. Estimated Estimated dino. dino. Beaumont, Beaumont, of of Airport ~ ~ cost, cost, at at northwest northwest miles miles interchanges interchanges three three and and miles, miles, with with 31.5 31.5

miles miles limit limit city city the the north north Bernar- Calimesa San San of of of of northwest northwest of of of distance distance a a mile mile one one Freeway, Freeway, Ludlow, Ludlow, of of 10 10 west west miles miles 8.5 8.5 and and

Mountains, Mountains, 4.5 and and 2.5 2.5 the the Interstate Bernardino Bernardino on on between between rests rests roadside roadside .Daggett of of east east the the miles miles at at tables tables 2.5 2.5 between between 40 40 state state

18 18 Waterman Waterman San the the picnic through through in in and and Canyon Canyon facilities facilities Inter- on on sanitary sanitary freeway freeway Construct Construct -lane -lane Construct Construct afour

-lane -lane Route on on Construct Construct freeway freeway afour $120,000. County Bernardino Bernardino cost, cost, San San

Estimated channels. channels. year. fiscal fiscal 1969 -65 -65 the the in in creek creek in in accumulation accumulation

$2,705,000. - routes sand budgeted was was blown blown $2,500,000 $2,500,000 which which 750,000, 750,000, by by caused caused costs costs of of maintenance maintenance

highway

state state

various various -way -way -of Rights

on on $4; cost, cost, reduce Estimated Estimated to to Palms, Palms, miles. miles. six six of of distance distance Thousand Thousand of of ~~est ~~est miles miles

balance. the the Riverside Riverside County County and and a Ontario, Ontario, eight in in Avenue Avenue approximately approximately Vineyard Vineyard Freeway, Freeway, and and vard vard 10 10 Interstate Interstate

$60,000, pay pay state state will will the the which which of of x$75,000, x$75,000, Boule- the on on Valley Valley locations locations between between lanes lanes four four at at eight eight to to bridges bridges four. four. roadway roadway

cost, Estimated Estimated Upland. Upland. and and Ontario Ontario in in from paralleling Freeway Freeway Bernardino) Bernardino) between between decking decking (San (San 10 10 state state Construct Construct

) 83 83 (Route (Route Avenue Avenue Euclid Euclid from from Freeway Freeway Inter- the the X435,000. of of cost, cost, widening widening budgeted budgeted Estimated Estimated miles. miles. 3.3 3.3 of of previously previously distance distance

Bernardino) (San (San 10 10 Interstate Interstate the the to to tions tions of of a Banning, Banning, financing financing a of of the the limit limit complete complete city city east east to to the the and and $2,250,000 $2,250,000 Street Street

connec- the the at at in in Drive Drive ramp ramp and and Norco, Norco, 22nd balance. between between the the 10 10 county county Interstate Interstate traffic traffic the the on on and and 400,000, 400,000, bound bound

at at Street Street at at 31) 31) Norco (Route (Route and and Fifth Fifth $3; pay pay west- for for will will state state lane lane the the which which additional additional an an Construct Construct of of '4,000,000, '4,000,000,

signals signals traffic traffic Avenue Install Install Hamner Hamner on on cost, X470,000. Estimated Estimated cost, cost, Estimated Estimated Bloomington. Bloomington. miles. miles. S.S S.S in in of of Avenue Avenue tance tance

Cedar at at dis- a a tracks tracks Interchange, Interchange, Railroad Railroad Citino Citino Pacific Pacific -Vista -Vista Palm Southern Southern Date Date X120,000.

the future across across the the cost, estimated estimated lanes. lanes. and and overhead overhead Garnet Garnet four four to to t~vo t~vo an an of of between between construction construction freeway freeway from from s~ide s~ide

and interchange interchange River- in in Freeway Freeway to expressway expressway Avenue Avenue route route (Riverside) (Riverside) from from Cedar Cedar dais dais convert convert 91 91 Route Route the the of of sion sion to to the the

on Overcrossing Overcrossing revi- Street Street Garnet, major major east east involves involves miles miles of of Adams Adams the the t~i~o t~i~o project project about about 10, 10, miles. miles. 9.4 9.4 Interstate Interstate Widen Widen The The

of distance distance Interchange Interchange on a a Colton, Colton, Drire Drire Palm Palm the the Construct Construct near near Avenue Avenue Pepper Pepper $150,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

and Fontana, Fontana, southwest southwest year. fiscal fiscal of of -67 -67 1966 Boulevard, Boulevard, Valley Valley miles. 1.7 1.7 of of distance distance a a Corona, Corona, of of limit limit city city

between the in in lanes lanes eight eight budgeted budgeted to to be be kill kill ,sn4,200,000 ,sn4,200,000 ~c•hich ~c•hich four four from from Freeway Freeway east the the and and Avenue Avenue between between Lincoln Lincoln «•ay «•ay

Bernardino) 59,200,000, 59,200,000, of miles. miles. 27.4 27.4 (San (San 10 10 cost, cost, Estimated Estimated Interstate Interstate Widen Widen of of Free- the the (Riverside) (Riverside) the the 91 91 Route Route Landscape Landscape

a a ~~•est ~~•est miles miles IS IS distance about about Bl~~the, Bl~~the, year. of of fiscal fiscal -67 -67 1966 the the in in X160,000. cost, cost, Estimated Estimated

Wells Wells west west miles miles budgeted Road, be be will will Wiley Wiley $500,000 $500,000 of of 13 13 and and which which 110,000, 110,000, 2.5 2.5 of of of of distance distance a a Jacinto, Jacinto, San San miles. in in Street Street

$S,- cost, cost, Desert Desert Estimated Estimated of of east east miles miles 1.2 1.2 Center between between ay ay washes. washes. across across Hemet Hemet bridges bridges Again and and in in 15 15 74) 74) (Route (Route ~~-enue ~~-enue

Road, Road, and 10 10 Trails Trails Old Old four the the rree- Construct Construct Interstate Interstate -lane -lane National National and and Cutoff Cutoff between between lanes lanes to to two two Florida four four from from

River River Road at at interchanges interchanges Jacinto Jacinto with with Street Street miles, miles, 12.8 12.8 79) San San (Route (Route Widen Widen Riverside Riverside County

PROJECTS COUNTIES COUNTIES BERNARDiNO BERNARDiNO -SAN -SAN RIVERSIDE

S~SS,000. roufes- 154 154 a Kings Kings the the County, County, and and Tulare Tulare in in east east River River 69, 69, Route Route of of east east mile mile of 0.3 0.3 and and

highway

state state

various various Rights

on on east east -way -way -of Avenue, Avenue, Fresno, of of of of south south Church Church lane lane construction construction Road expressway expressway between between

County Tuolumne Tuolumne the the in in hushes hushes

0.2 0.2

between between

median median south-

mile mile

164, 164, Road Road and and Way Way Maddox Maddox Bcn Bcn four- and and

trees trees Plant Plant 99 99 US US along along and and oleander

- routes

;6100,000. ~vay ~vay in in construction construction progress progress now now between

164. 164. and and cost, cost, estimated estimated $2,138,000. state state various various highway Rights on on -way -way -of

the the Complete Complete

Route Route

-lane -lane four

Free- 1913 1913

interchanges interchanges Lovers Lovers at at and and Lane Lane 156 Roads Roads 124,000. y y

Tulare Tulare County a a Visalia, Visalia, 9.4 9.4 of of distance distance total total miles, miles, distance distance Estimated Estimated with miles. miles. of of cost, 20.2 20.2 Ana) net length of 10.9 miles. Estimated cost, $1,- Boulevard (Route 19) between Pacific Coast Landscape the Interstate S (Santa and 160,000. Highway (Route 1) in Long Beach and Freeway between the San Gabriel River cost, Regrade a slope on the Interstate 405 (San Alondra Boulevard in Bellflower. Estimated Rio Hondo in Downey. Estimated $200,000. Diego) Freeway 1.5 miles north of Route cost, y~31Q000, of which $240,000 will be paid by The balance will be shared by extend the eight-lane Route 60 (Pomona) 118 (Devonshire Boulevard) in the Mission the state. Freeway construction now in progress (be- Hills area to eliminate slides. Estimated cost, the Cities of Long Beach, Lakewood and tween the East Los Angeles Interchange and $75,000. Bellflower. Woods Avenue), another 4.2 miles to Ar- Grade for the future eight-lane Route 91 Pave the medians of the Interstate S royo Drive in South San Gabriel, connect- Freeway between d.3 mile west of Norman- (Golden State) Freeway between Lanark ing with a previously budgeted project for die Avenue in Gardena and Vermont Ave- Street and Osborne Street in Los Angeles; 4 miles easterly to Workman Mill Road; nue, just west of the Harbor Freeway, a the Harbor Freeway (Route 11) between and extend this previously budgeted project distance of 0.9 mile. Estimated cost, y~750,000. the Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) in 7.7 miles eastOFly to Jellick Avenue just Widen Artesia Boulevard (Route 91) from Wilmington and 111th Place in Los Angeles; south of Industry. Estimated cost; $15,185; two to four lanes between Canehill Avenue the Ventura Freeway (US 101) between O.i 000. in Bellflower and Gridley Road in Artesia, mile west of Balboa Boulevard and 0.2 mile Construct six lanes of the Route 118 Free- a distance of 1Z miles, including widening east of Lindley Avenue in the San Fernando way from Kuehner Drive in SirrYi Valley, the bridge across the San Gabriel River. Valley; and the Ventura Freeway (Route Ventura County, through Santa Susana Pass I.stimated cost, $300,000. 134) between the Hollywood Freeway (US to Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Boulevard), Widen Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) 101) in North Hollywood and the Interstate a distance of 3.9 miles; grade an additional from four to six lanes, and modify channel- 5 (Golden State) Freeway in Los Angeles, 0.7 mile eastward to Variel Avenue in Chats- ization and traffic signals at six intersections, a total distance of 19 miles. Estimated cost, worch, Los Angeles County; and extend between the San Gabriel River in Orange $5175,000. Route 27 1.5 miles north from Devonshire County and the Traffic Circle in Long Resurface and improve gutters on To- Street to this freeway. Estimated cost, $9,- Beach in Los Angeles County, a distance of panga Canyon Boulevard (Route 27) be- 500,000. 4.1 miles. Estimated cost, $800,000, of which tween Mulholland Drive and Avenue San Construct the eight-lane Route 9Q Free- the state will pay $78Q,000, apd Long Beach Luis in Los Angeles, a distance of one mile. way between Centinela Boulevard and Slau- the balance. Estimated cost, $150,000. son Avenue in Los Angeles, a distance of 1.5 Modify traffic signals, improve. drainage Modify traffic signals and lighting at 12 miles, and complete its interchange with the and widen the intersection of Lincoln Boule- intersections on Verdugo Road (Route 2) Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeway. (Por- ~•ard (Route 1), and Jefferson Boulevard, between York Boulevard in Los Angeles and tions of the. interchange were previously near Marina Del Rey. Estimated cost, Glendale Avenue in Glendale. Estimated budgeted.) Estimated cost, $6,500,000, of y~102,000, of which the state will 'pay $70,000, cost, $148,000, of which the state will pay which $4,500,000 will be budgeted in the and the county the balance. $86,000, and the two cities the balance. 1966-67 fiscal year. One hundred thousand dollars as the state's Modify_ traffic signals and lighting at nine Grade and install structures for the future share of the cost of improving drainage at intersections on Colorado Street (Route 134) four-lane Antelope Valley Freeway (Route the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway between Pacific Avenue and Chevy Chase 14) between Avenue I, southwest of Lan- (Route 1) and Sunset Boulevard in Los Drive' in Glendale. Estimated cost, $103,000, caster, and the Kern county line, a distance Angeles. rThe project, totaling $1,700,000, of which the state will pay $52,000, and of eight miles. Estimated cost, $3,700,000. will be undertaken by the Los Angeles Glendale the balance. Realign the Sierra Highway (Route 14) County Flood Control District. (Route 159) in Palmdale, between 0.4 mile south and 0.1 Resurface Linda Vista Avenue Widen Norwalk Boulevard-Workman Mill the vicinity of the mile north of Avenue R, to provide for a between Hblly Street and Road (Route 605) from two to four lanes distance planned railroad crossing and to improve Route 210 Freeway in Pasadena, a between El Rancho Drive and Strong Ave- cost, $70,000. the Avenue R intersection. Estimated cost, of three miles. Estimated near Whittier, a distance of Q.S $50,000. nue, in and Rights-of-way on various state highway mile. Estimated cost, °445,000. (including $14,300,000 on Widen the US 101 (Ventura) Freeway routes—$55,169,000 Construct an overcrossing and approaches the Interstate 210 Freeway in the Pasadena- from four to eight lanes for 3.5 miles be- on the Interstate 605 Freeway at Wardlo~a- tween the west city limit of Los Angeles Arcadia-Glendora area; $7,700,000 on the Road in Long Beach. Estimated cost, Route 2 (Glendale) Freeway in and near and Las Virgenes Road. Estimated cost, $2,- y6400,000. 700,000. Glendale; and $3,550,000 on the Route 134 Landscape the Interstate 10 (Santa Mon- Freeway in the Glendale-Eagle Rock area). Add two lanes in the median to widen the with the ica) Freeway and its interchange Projects under the city and county urban Route 7 (Long Beach) Freeway between between Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeway extension program: Bandini Boulevard in Vernon and Olympic 03 mile west of Sawtelle Boulevard and of Azusa Avenue between Boulevard in East Los Angeles, a distance Overkand Avenue, and between 0.4 mile Widen Z.6 miles Amar Road in of 1.4 miles. Estimated cost, $2,500,000. sorith of National Boulevard and. Olympic Francisquito Avenue and urban area Construct undercrossings at eight city Boulevard in Los Angeles, a net length ~f West Covina and in Las Angeles highway. Estimated streets in the rotate of the future Interstate 2.7 miles. Estimated cost; 96?H5,000. to four-lane, divided cost, $1,200,000 (state's share, $600,000). Z10 Freeway, between near Magnolia Ave- Resurface portions of Olympic Boulevard nue in Monrovia and Highland Avenue in (Route 10) between Centinela Boulevard in Duarte, a distance of 2.4 miles. Estimated Santa Monica and Vermont Avenue in Los Orange County cost, $2,200,000. Angeles, prior to relinquishment to the cities Construct the six-lane Route 22 (Garden Modify, traffic signals and install lighting of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Los An- Grove) Freeway between 03 mile east of and channelization at 13 intersections on geles. Estimated cost, $130,000. Main Street in Orange and the Route Si Foothill Boulevard (Route 210) between Construct a pedestrian overcrossing on the (Newport) Freeway, a distance of 1.9 miles. Oro Vista Avenue and Tujunga Canyon Interstate 10 (San Bernardino) Freeway be- The project involves completing the inter- Boulevard in Los Angeles. Estimated cost, tween City Terrace Drive and Whiteside change at Main Street and constructing in- $170,000, of which the state will pay $90,000, Street, approximately one mile east of Soto terchanges at Glassell Street, Tustin Avenue and the city .the balance. Street in Los Angeles, across the freeway and the Newport Freeway. Estimated cost, Landscape the Interstate 405 (San Diego) and the Pacific Electric Railway tracks. Esti- ~64,~00,000. Freeway between the Orange county line mated cost, $150,000, of which the state will Landscape the Route 22 (Garden Grove) and the Los Angeles River in Long Beach; pay $70,000, and the county the balance. Freeway between Garden Grove Boulevard and between Artesia Boulevard in Torrance Modify traffic signals, lighting and chan- and Newland Street in Garden Grove, and and El Segundo Boulevard in Hawthorne, a nelization at 15 intersections on Lakewood between Devon Road in Santa Ana and 03

November-December 1964 79 and ap- Replace the left-hand southeastbound on- mile east of Main Street in Orange, a net Replace the Anaheim Bay Bridge ramp from Stanton Avenue in Buena Park length of 1.9 miles. Estimated cost, $315,000. proaches on Pacific Coast Highway (Route to the Interstate 5 (Santa Ana) Freeway Four million dollars co complete the fi- 1) southeast of Seal Beach to provide addi- with aright-hand on-ramp. Estimated cost, nancing of the eight-lane Interstate 405( San tional width and vertical clearance over the $250,000. Diego) Freeway construction now in prog- channel. Estimated cost, $647,000, of which Widen South Main Streec (Route 73) be- ress between 0.2 mile northwest of Beach will pay $156,000, and the county the state tween 0.5 mile north of rclocated Mac- Boulevard (Route 39) and 0.2 mile southeast the balance. Arthur Boulevard and Warner Avenue in of Brookhurst Avenue in Fountain Valley, Widen portions of the Pacific Coast High- Santa Ana, a distance of 1.1 miles, from with interchanges at Ca~~nery Street-Warner way (Route 1) from a conventional four- three to four lanes, and modify and install Avenue and Brookhursc Avenue. estimated lane facility to a four-lane divided highway, traffic signals at three interseccions. Esti- cost, $7,500,000, of which $3,500,000 vas traffic signals becween Diamond mated cost, $190,000, of which the state will budgeted in the 1964-65 fiscal year. and modify $175,000, and the city the balance. Construct the four-lane Route 240 Free- Street and Viejo Street in Laguna Beach, a pay Modify traffic signals, lighting and chan- way, a nonincerstate southerly extension of distance of 1.2 miles. Estimated cost, 96140,00, nelization at nine intersections on Beach Freeway, 0.7 mile between of which the state will pay $95,000 and the the Interstate 605 Boulevard (Route 39) between Main Screet- city the balance. the Interstate 405 (San Diego) and Route 22 Ellis Avenue in Huntington Beach and La (Garden Grove) freeways. The project Widen Imperial Highway (Route 4:) Palma Avenue in Buena Park. Estimated involves constructing ponions of the inter- from two to four lanes divided between cost, $145,000, of which the state will pay changes with the two freeways. Estimated Beach Boulevard in La Habra and 0.3 mile 105,000. cost, $3,000,000. east of Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton, a Resurface and paint channelization lanes Widen Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) distance of 2.2 miles. Estimated cost, 9.6570,000, on Los Angeles Street (Route 72) between 0.1 mile south of Cerritos Avenue and 0.1 from four to six lanes, and modify channel- of which the state will pay $530,000, and the mile north of Ball Road in Anaheim, a dis- signals six two cities the balance. ization and traffic at intersections, tance of 0.7 mile. Estimated cosy, $65,000. ~'~Iodify traffic signals, lighting and chan- between .the. San Gabriel River in Orange Rights-of-way on various state highway County and the Traffic Circle in Long nelization, improve drainage and reconstruct routes-$14,652,000 (including $8,600,000 on Beach in Los Angeles County, a distance of portions of Imperial I3ighway (Route 42) the Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeway, 4.1 miles. Estimated cost, $800,000, of which between Sievers Avenue and Orange Ave- and $y3,700,000 on the Route S7 Freeway be- the state will pay $780,000, and Lgng Beach nue in Brea, a distance of 0.3 mile. Estimated tween Santa Ana and tt~e Los Angeles the balance. cost, $50,000. county line north of Brea.)

SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNTIES PROJECTS Imperial CounTy a distance of 0.9 mile, with an interchange Extend the four-lane US 395 Freeway Construct the four-lane Interstate S Free- at Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. Estimated cost, construction now in progress (between 2 way between 0.4 mile west of Imperial Ave- $2,750,000. miles north of Miramar Road at the Miramar nue in El Centro and 0.4 mile east of Route Pave to complete the eight-lane Interstate Naval Air Station and north of Poway 111, a distance of 4.8 miles, with inter- S (San Diego) Freeway between 0.6 mile Road) another 5.2 miles northerly to 0.6 changes at Imperial Avenue, Fourth Street, south of Carmel Valley Road and 0.4 mile mile north of Rancho Bernardo Road, with Dogwood Road and Route 111. Estimared north of Via de la Valle near Del Mar, a interchanges at Carmel Moyntain Road and cost, $6,100,000, of which $3,100,000 will be distance of 4.1 miles. Estimated cost, $2; Rancho Bernardo Road. Estimated cost, budgeted in the 1966-67 fiscal year. 200,000. $3,580,000. Rights-of-way on various state highway Extend a previously budgeted eight-lane Construct an interchange between the routes-$1,287,000. construction project on the Interstate 5 (San Route 78 Freeway and El Camino Real at Diego) Freeway (between San Marcos the city limits of Oceanside and Carlsbad. Road near Encinitas and 4.8 miles south of Estimated cost, $1,150,000. San Diego County Route 7S in Oceanside) another lb miles Construct a frontage road for the future Extend the Interstate S (San Diego) Free- northerly, with an interchange at Palomar Route 67 Freeway between Pepper Drive an -lane way 9.7 miles northerly as eight Airport Road. Estimated cost, $1,200,000. and Broadway in El Cajon, and portions of facility between 0.4 mile north of the San and install functional planting interchanges with Bradley Avenue and Luis Rey River at Oceanside and 2 miles Landscape Interstate S (San Diego) Freeway Fletcher Parkway-Broadway. Estimated cost, north of Las Pu']gas Road, approximately 12 on the between 28th and Marker Streets in San $1,000,000. miles south of San Clemente, with inter- for Diego, a distance of 1.5 miles. Estimated Grade and construct an undercrossing changes at Vandergrift Boulevard and Las 0.2 cost, y6360,000. the future Route 94 freeway between Pulgas Road. Estimated cost, $9,600,000, of mile east of Palm Avenue and Conrad Drive Add one southbound lane on the Interstate which $3,900,000 will be budgeted in the near La Mesa, a distance of 1.4 miles. Esti- S (Montgomery) Freeway between 0.4 mile 1966-67 fiscal year. mated cost, $900,000. south of H Street in Chula Vista and 0.1 $6,000,000 to complete the financing of. a Widen Route 76 from two to four lanes mile south of 24th Street in National City, previously budgeted project which will Gx- between 0.8 mile and 2.4 miles east of Inter- a distance of 2.4 miles, pending future tend the eight-lane Interstate 5 (San Diego) Oceanside, pending future freeway widening of this section to eight lanes. state 5 in Freeway in San Diego 2.2 miles northerly of this route on new alignment. Estimated cost, $216,000. construction to Rosecrans Street, with interchanges at Estimated cost, $400,000. soon-to-be-completed four- Washington and Trias Streets; a viaduct Extend the Rights-of-way on various state highway 8 Freeway section in the crossing of the AT&SF railroad tracks, US lane Interstate routes-$12,907,000 (including $6,800,000 on Springs area, near the Imperial- 101 and Rosecrans Street; and temporary Mountain Interstate 805 in the San Diego area). Diego county line, another 10 miles connections to US 101. Estimated cost, $9,- San Projects under the city and county urban westerly to County Road J-35 near Boule- 000,000, of which $3,000,000 was budgeted extension program: ~~ard, with interchanges at Carrizo Gorge fiscal year. 23 miles of Broadway between in 1964-65 near Jacumba, and at Inkopah County Widen Road Avenue and East Main Street in Construct the eight-lane Interstate 5 (San county line. Estimated cost, Magnolia Park at the -lane highway. Estimated Diego) Freeway between the San Diego $8,562,000, of which $4,562,000 will be bud- El Cajon to four '(state's share, $376,000). River 'and 03 mile north of Tecolote Creek, geted in the 1966-67 fiscal year. cost, $1,015,000

$p California Highways and Public Works Letter of ransmitta

December 2, 1964 December 2, 1964 iR. JOHN ERRECA EDMl1ND G. BROWN Director of Public Works Governor of California State of California My dear Governor: .ar Sir: California's continuing progress in improving traffic safety The 18th Annu~! Report of the Division of Highways for the and mobility is described in the 18th Annual Report of Phe :scal year ending "vne 30, 1964, is submitted herewith for Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, which I am >ur approval and transmittal to Governor Edmund G. Brown. pleased to submit to you. The report also covers the activities r was prepared in compliance wi4h Section 143 of the Streets of the division's various units for the fiscal year ending June and Highways Code. 30, 1964. The report updates information on the statewide construction am particularly pleased to report that the sta4e's 1,500th program through the end of this calendar year and describes mile of full freeway, included in an Interstate 15 project in San projects in the 1965-66 fiscal year budget, adopted by the Bernardino bounty, was opened to traffic in October. Com- n'i hway Commission at its October meeting. pleted freeway mileage will increase to 1,59 by the end of ~a~struction emphasis again was focused on California's this year. 2,1;x'8-rt~ile share of the national system of defense and inter- To mention only a few of the notable freeway openings state highways, a system within and comprising approximately during 1964, there were the Donner Summit section of Inter- 17.5 percent of the state's 12,414-mile freeway and express- state 80; several projects on heavily traveled freeway routes way syste~». This emphasis will be continued over the next in the Los Angeles metropolitan area; and several projects on several years to meet the federal requirement that it be com- US 99, US 101 and Interstate 5 in the northern areas of the ~leted by 1972. state. Attenticm to the interstate system, however, has not pre- Steady progress is also being made in extending freeway vented tFie division from making good progress in' converting mileage in the San Diego area and a good start has beer i~ nonintersYate routes to freeway standards, or in improving made on the Inters?ate network in Sacrarngnto. traffie safety and mobility by widening conventional highways, Also, while the records clearly show that construu~~c~~ ~f ~ easing curves and installing left-turn lanes. modern freeways is the single greatest advance we cars make The text por4ion of the annual report is illustrated and pub- in the cause of traffic safety, we are conducting intensified lished as the November—December issue of our bimonthly research into methods of making existing '~ighways safer magazine, California Piighways and Public Works. A supple- through engineering improvements. ment containing financial statements, apportionment tables, Routings have been adopted by the Highway Commission for contract statistics and other data will be available to interested all but 18 miles of California's share of the national system of persons on request. defense and interstate highways; 701 miles of this system have been completed, and another 527 miles are under construction or budgeted. Additionally, 169 miles are in operation as expressways but will be upgraded to full freeway standards by 1972. Most of this completed mileage has been in densely populated metropolitan areas and in the mountains and deserts, J. C. WOMACK thereby afFording the greatest traffic relief. A great portion of State Highway Engineer the remaining mileage will be constructed in relatively easy rural terrain. "~. Despite firm predictions that motor vehicle travel in Caiifor- nia will increase to 200 billion miles a year by 1480, the state's orderly program of freeway construction and other highway development will insure less traffic congestion at that time than exists today.

Respectfully,

Y,.a'— — — JOHN ERRECA Director of Public Works