Figure 1
A pie chart showing that the maintenance program’s funding of $1.5 billion was split among four categories: Headquarters received $162 million (11 percent), Administration program received $338 million (22 percent), Field maintenance received $683 million (44 percent), and highway maintenance received $354 million (23 percent). The chart also shows that of the $1.5 billion, the maintenance division had discretion to allocate $917 million (60 percent) while all $338 million of the administration program and $252.4 million of the highway maintenance were statutorily allocated. Specifically, from the $252.4 million highway maintenance funds, the Budget Act of 2014 required the maintenance division to allocate $231.7 million for major maintenance contracts and $50.6 million for storm water.
Figure 2
A map presenting the 12 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) districts, including the counties that comprise each district. Specifically, district 1 includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake Counties; and the district 1 office is located in Eureka. District 2 includes Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, and Plumas Counties; and the district 2 office is located in Redding. District 3 includes Glenn, Butte, Sierra, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Yolo, Sacramento, El Dorado Counties; and the district 3 office is located in Marysville. District 4 includes Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties; and the district 4 office is located in Oakland. District 5 includes San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties; and the district 5 office is located in San Luis Obispo. District 6 includes Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties; and the district 6 is located in Fresno. District 7 includes Los Angeles and Ventura Counties; and the district 7 office is located in Los Angeles. District 8 includes San Bernardino and Riverside Counties; and the district 8 office is located in San Bernardino. District 9 includes Mono and Inyo Counties; and the district 9 office is located in Bishop. District 10 includes San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Merced, and Mariposa Counties; and the district office is located in Stockton. District 11 includes San Diego and Imperial Counties; and the district 11 office is located in San Diego. District 12 includes Orange County and the district office is located in Irvine. The map also shows the location of Caltrans’ headquarters in Sacramento.
Figure 3
A graphic showing district 7 (Los Angeles) as an example of how a California Department of Transportation district is divided into multiple regions and the management structure of each of those regions. A district deputy director of maintenance oversees activities and operations at each district. A region manager is responsible for field operations and activities in each region. Regions are divided into areas. Area superintendents oversee supervisors assigned to their area. Supervisors manage crews of maintenance staff.
Figure 4
A line chart showing service score information for districts 4 (Oakland), 6 (Fresno), and 7 (Los Angeles) related to the maintenance activity categories of litter and debris, guardrails, and striping during the period from fiscal year 2010-11 through 2014-15. The state service score for litter and debris has been 84, above the goal of 80, for the entire period. District 6’s score has decreased from 92 in fiscal year 2010-11 to 79 in fiscal year 2014-15. District 4’s score, decreased from 73 in 2010-11 to 52 in 2013-14, then increased to 73 in 2014-15. The score for district 7 increased from 52 in 2010-11 to a high of 68 in 2012-13 before decreasing to 51 in 2014-15.
The state service score for striping has ranged from 83 to 89, below the goal of 95. Although district 6 ranged from 83 to 92, scores for districts 4 and 7 were more volatile and generally lower. District 4’s score fluctuated from a high of 89 to a low of 48. Similarly, District 7 had a low score of 51 and a high of 78.
The state service score for guardrails was 91, just below the goal of 95, except for the most recent fiscal year when it dropped to 63. The guardrail service score for district 6 was relatively stable ranging from 88 to 92. However, the score for district 7 was at or above 78 for the first four fiscal years, but then declined to 41 in fiscal year 2014-15. District 4 has a score of 79 in 2010-11 but it has decreased to 67 in fiscal year 2014-15.Figure 5
A chart showing the 12 Caltrans districts’ 2013 daily vehicle miles of travel as a percentage of the State’s total daily vehicle miles of travel on state highways compared to the maintenance division’s 2014-15 allocations to the 12 Caltrans districts as a percentage of total allocations. District 7 (Los Angeles) has the most daily vehicle miles of travel (24 percent), but only 14 percent of the allocation. District 4 (Oakland) has the second most (19 percent) but only 13 percent of the allocation. District 8 (San Bernardino) is third (13 percent) and gets 9 percent of the allocation. District 11 (San Diego) is fourth (10 percent) and gets 6 percent of the allocation. District 12 (Irvine) is fifth (8 percent) and gets 4 percent of the allocation. District 3 (Marysville) only has 7 percent of the State’s daily vehicle miles of travel, but gets 10 percent of the allocation. District 6 (Fresno) handles 7 percent and receives 8 percent of the allocation. District 10 (Stockton) handles 5 percent and gets 6 percent of the allocation. District 5 (San Luis Obispo) has 4 percent of the daily vehicle miles of travel and receives 5 percent of the allocation. District 2 (Redding) has 2 percent and receives 6 percent of the allocation. District 1 (Eureka) handles 1 percent and receives 4 percent of the allocation. Finally, district 9 (Bishop) has only 0.4 percent of the daily vehicle miles of travel but receives 3 percent of the allocation. The chart also notes that Caltrans headquarters received 14 percent of maintenance program funding in fiscal year 2014-15.
Figure 6
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure 7
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure 8
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure A
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure B
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure C
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure D
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure E
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.
Figure F
A map showing several segments of highways throughout district 4 (Oakland) that had low or high spending. Low spending is 50 percent less than the amount spent per mile on average in a particular zone, while high spending is 50 percent more than the average per-mile spending in a particular zone. Segments of highways with low spending are blue in color, while segments with high spending are red. The map includes a text box that calls out one example of low spending and one example of high spending. The example of low spending is a 41-mile stretch of route 82 that runs through San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This segment of route 82 is in the north coast climate region and has a traffic volume 4, or average daily traffic of 25,001-100,000. The division of maintenance spent $76,000 less per mile than the zone average of $104,000. The example of high spending occurred on an 11-mile segment of route 116 in Sonoma county, which is in the low mountain climate region and has a traffic volume 3 (10,001-25,000). On this segment the division of maintenance spent $66,000 more per mile than the zone average of $56,000.