State highways: projects: notice.
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Overview
This bill requires the California Department of Transportation to notify residents and businesses within a 5-mile radius of planned construction or maintenance projects on state highways in smaller counties. Specifically, it focuses on ‘rural projects’ – those involving lane or road closures of 14 days or more – and mandates written notification and posting on the department’s website. The goal is to improve public awareness and communication regarding highway projects.
Key provisions
- Requires written notice to residents and businesses within 5 miles of state highway projects.
- Defines ‘rural project’ based on county population and project duration.
- Sets a minimum notification period of 14 days before project start.
- Requires notification to include details about closures, detours, and contact information.
- Mandates posting of notices on the Department of Transportation’s website.
- Applies to counties with populations of 60,000 or fewer.
- Covers projects involving lane closures of 14 days or more, with additional requirements for no alternate routes.
- Defines ‘Affected resident’ as someone residing within 5 miles of the project limits.
Who is affected
- Residents
- Businesses
- California Department of Transportation
- County governments (specifically those with populations under 250,000)
- Contractors working on state highway projects
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