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🔶🎃 Costume of the Season: Safety Sam 🔶🦺 Caltrans wishes you a Happy Halloween! Safety Sam encourages you to stay safe out there on the roads! Straight from Caltrans fame, Safety Sam is back and brighter than ever. Includes: 🟠 Cone of caution: iconic, bold, and impossible to miss. 🦺 Reflective personality: always shining, day or night. 🚦 Traffic safety toolkit: helping keep workers and travelers safe. ✨ Bonus accessory: Instant celebrity status wherever you roll! 👻 Dress like Sam for a day… or work with him for a career Apply today 👉https://lnkd.in/g_S4sAxY #Caltrans #HalloweenAtCaltrans #CaltransCareers #CaltransCulture

🚚🏠 Living in one of California’s beautiful rural areas? Getting the essentials isn’t always easy, but freight helps make it happen. That package on your doorstep? Freight played a part. Provide your feedback by taking the survey below by Friday, October 31, 2025! https://lnkd.in/guF2NkXZ #Caltrans #CAFreightPlan #FreightMobility 

Safety Sam and our Caltrans crew had a fantastic time at the Lemoore National Night Out! We enjoyed connecting with the community at our Be Work Zone Alert booth and sharing tips on keeping our highways safe. Big thanks to the Lemoore Police Department for hosting such a fun event! 🧡 #Caltrans #BeWorkZoneAlert #WorkZoneSafety #CommunityEngagement #NationalNightOut

As part of San Diego’s CARE event for people experiencing homelessness, reps from SNAP (Spay Neuter Action Program) provided vet services & supplies to unhoused pet owners ahead of an encampment removal in San Diego on I-805. #Caltrans #SafetyandDignity

Connecting People, Places, and Wildlife 🦌 Caltrans is proud to collaborate with 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 on the 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 in Sonoma County, alongside partners Sonoma Land Trust and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Caltrans staff recently joined Pathways for Wildlife in the field to learn about wildlife tracking, camera setups, and data collection methods that support safe passage for wildlife and drivers. We are grateful to the Pathways for Wildlife team for sharing their expertise in identifying, documenting, and interpreting wildlife movement data, skills that strengthen our ongoing and future connectivity studies. “This work is an excellent professional development opportunity for Caltrans staff to learn from experts who work across the state, such as Tanya Diamond and Ahiga Snyder of Pathways for Wildlife,” said Chris Pincetich, Caltrans Branch Chief, North Counties, Office of Environmental Analysis. “The passage of AB 2344 requires Caltrans to complete wildlife connectivity studies for certain projects, and partnerships like this one ensure we’re ready to meet that need.” Caltrans values the dedication of its partners in advancing safe, sustainable, and connected transportation solutions while protecting California’s ecosystems. 📸 Photos: Caltrans and Pathways for Wildlife teams in the field, identifying wildlife tracks and feathers, and setting up camera stations to monitor wildlife near structures and approaching the highway. Follow Pathways for Wildlife: https://lnkd.in/gpYZj2bB #Caltrans #WildlifeConnectivity #CoExistence #WildlifeConservation

✨ #EmployeeSpotlight- Meet Stephanie Wu, who serves as Area Bridge Maintenance Engineer in Structures Maintenance & Investigations. 👏 Caltrans is proud to highlight some of our very own amazing individuals who keep California moving! Thank you, Stephanie, for your dedication and service to Caltrans! 💡 Ready to create a unique career experience like Stephanie? Join our team, apply today! https://lnkd.in/g_S4sAxY #Caltrans #Work4Ca #WereHiring #EngineeringCareers

Caltrans was proud to participate in the first native planting, marking another major milestone for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills. 🌿 Thousands of native plants installed – including California aster, purple sage, narrowleaf milkweed, hoaryleaf ceanothus, bush sunflowers, and coast live oak – across the bridge and the surrounding 13-acre site. 🐾 Supporting wildlife habitats – helping mountain lions, bobcats, deer, foxes, and other species move safely while also supporting pollinators like monarch butterflies. 🌱 Locally grown plants – over 1.1 million seeds from more than 50 plant varieties were collected within five miles of the site since 2021. 💧 Sustainable design – integrated irrigation systems help plants thrive while reducing fire risk. 🤝 Collaboration at its best – a coalition including the National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, National Wildlife Federation, SAMO Fund, and Rock Design Associates LLC made this possible. 🌏 Follow the progress in real time through a dedicated webcam and learn more about the Save LA Cougar #P22Legacy Campaign: https://lnkd.in/gAsd6rPB This project demonstrates how infrastructure and environmental stewardship can work hand in hand to protect local wildlife and restore natural habitats for generations to come. #Caltrans #WildlifeCrossing #NativePlants #HabitatRestoration #SustainableInfrastructure #CommunityPartnerships Beth Pratt

🚧 Exciting Career Opportunities at Caltrans! 🚧 Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? Join us at the Caltrans District 4 Career Fair: 📅 November 5, 2025 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 111 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94612 🚇 Just a short walk from the 19th St. Oakland BART Station! Explore a wide range of career paths in: ▪️ Engineering & Design ▪️ Environmental Planning ▪️ Construction & Maintenance ▪️ Information Technology ▪️ Transportation Planning ▪️ Right of Way & Land Surveys ▪️ External Affairs and more! Caltrans is a people-first organization with field offices across the Bay Area. If you're passionate about public service and want to grow your career while improving the lives of Bay Area residents, we’d love to meet you! Visit CalCareers to view open positions. https://lnkd.in/gmXHKFt7 #Caltrans #BayAreaJobs #PublicService #TransportationJobs #CareerFair #NowHiring

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month! 🚶♀️🚶♂️ At Caltrans, safety is at the heart of everything we do, whether you're walking through your neighborhood or navigating near a construction zone. As we improve and maintain California’s roads, we’re asking everyone to stay alert no matter where you go. Pedestrians, drivers, and workers all share the road. Remember to: 🔶 Be Work Zone Alert: construction areas often mean changing walkways and traffic patterns. 🔶 Stay visible and avoid distractions: especially near active roadwork or reduced-visibility areas. 🔶 Slow for the Cone Zone: reduce speeds and give space in work zones to protect both workers and nearby pedestrians. Together, we can create safer streets for everyone. Let’s make every step and every drive a safer one. 🚧❤️ #NationalPedestrianSafetyMonth #PedestrianSafety #Caltrans #SlowForTheConeZone #WorkZoneAlert #SafetyFirst #CaltransCulture

🐾 The mountain lions at Rocks Ranch are on the move. Rocks Ranch is near US 101 where Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties meet. Caltrans District 5 is working with the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to make a wildlife crossing that will allow mountain lions that live in the Gabilan Mountain Range to breed with populations in the Santa Cruz Mountains and diversify the region’s whole population. Learn more about Rocks Ranch: https://lnkd.in/gRw9jQRn 📸 Footage: UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine & Wildlife Detections LLC #Caltrans #CoExistence #WildlifeCrossings #HabitiatConnectivity