The Sacramento Bee has this report on Caltrans, a.k.a. the California Department of Transportation: The criticism came from state Auditor Elaine Howle, who revealed the department’s inflated numbers ...

A worker with the California Department of Transportation died Monday while working on a project along the 5 Freeway in San Clemente, state officials confirmed. Alexander Rodish, a 55-year-old ...

BIG SUR – With an estimated late autumn full opening of Highway 1 from Carmel to Cambria on the horizon, Caltrans continues to make progress at three repair sites in Monterey County along the Big Sur ...

Forget the stereotypes of California state government’s painfully slow process for hiring new workers. This summer, it was possible to walk into a Caltrans hiring fair and leave with a job offer.

The closure will occur about 12 miles south of Carmel beginning on Sunday at 10 p.m., with Highway 1 reopening at the site Monday at 6 a.m.

BIG SUR – Continuing its emergency repair work at the Rocky Creek slip out site, Caltrans is planning a 24-hour closure of Highway 1 to achieve another construction milestone for the northbound lane ...