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  • Home
  • Economic Benefits
    • Attract and Maintain Talent
    • Business and Commerce Growth
    • Economic Expansion
    • Increased Property Value
    • Job Growth
    • Labor Force Participation
    • Local Economic Revitalization
    • Reduced Congestion
    • Reliability
    • Tourism
  • Quality of Life Benefits
    • Accessibility
    • Active Lifestyle
    • Affordability
    • Attractiveness
    • Community Health
    • Environmental Justice
    • Environmental Sustainability
    • Equity
    • Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation
    • Heritage Conservation
    • Housing
    • Land Use Planning and Conservation
    • Noise
    • Resilience
    • Safety
    • Shortened Travel Time
  • Find Your State
  • Read the Report
  • Resources
    • Today’s State DOTs: Leading Transportation Change
    • Transportation Is: Video Stories
    • EconWorks
    • Surface Reauthorization
  • Business and Commerce Growth,  California,  Economic Benefits of Transportation

    New Schuyler Heim Bridge Will Allow Movement of People and Goods Even After an Earthquake

    The California Department of Transportation removed a major chokepoint for marine traffic and freight while addressing significant seismic concerns – increasing safety and supporting the state’s economy. The Schuyler F. Heim Bridge was…

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  • California,  Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation

    Mitigation Efforts Bring Wildlife Back to California’s North Coast

    The California Department of Transportation has helped restore a local ecosystem and improved wildlife populations while addressing congestion along a major Northern California highway. Wildlife mitigation is a necessary result of many transportation…

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  • California,  Economic Benefits of Transportation,  Local Economic Revitalization

    Interchange of the future: First of its kind interchange in California

    The California Department of Transportation’s new interchange design is having a profound impact on local economic, social and recreational opportunities. The groundbreaking Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) on State Route 120 in California’s Central…

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  • California,  Environmental Sustainability,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation

    Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Available Along State Highways in Central California

    The California Department of Transportation is helping reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions through the installation of electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations along state highways in Central California. Caltrans has 22 new EV…

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  • Arizona,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Safety

    SR 347 at Union Pacific Railroad

    The Arizona Department of Transportation improved the quality of life and spurred economic activity by eliminating a long-term conflict between freight trains and the community. Waiting. Waiting. And more waiting. That situation was…

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