The California Highway Commission was established in 1895 and continued until 1978 as the primary California government agency responsible for state highway planning . It exercised jurisdiction over the California state highway system , especially highway routes, while the Department of Highways, established in 1896, constructed and maintained state highways. The latter agency evolved into the Department of Engineering (1907), the Department of Public Works (1921), and then the modern California Department of Transportation (1973).
5-783: The California Transportation Commission ( CTC ) is an independent government transportation commission established in 1978. The CTC replaced and assumed the responsibilities of four prior independent agencies, the California Highway Commission , the State Transportation Board, the State Aeronautics Board, and the California Toll Bridge Authority . The CTC is headquartered in Sacramento . The CTC mission statement , adopted May 19, 2010,
10-457: Is as follows: The California Transportation Commission is an independent public agency dedicated to ensuring a safe, financially sustainable, world-class multimodal transportation system that reduces congestion, improves the environment, and facilitates economic development through the efficient movement of people and goods. The CTC is responsible for many aspects of transportation planning , funding, and management. The primary responsibilities of
15-872: The CTC include: The CTC consists of 11 voting commissioners and two non-voting ex officio members . Of the 11 voting commissioners, nine are appointed by the Governor , one is appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, and one is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly . As of August 2017, the chair is Bob Alvarado and the vice chair is Fran Inman. Other commissioners include Yvonne B. Burke , Lucetta Dunn , James Earp, James C. Ghielmetti, Carl Guardino , Christine Kehoe , James Madaffer , Joseph Tavaglione, and Paul Van Konynenburg. The two ex officio non-voting members are appointed from
20-521: The State Senate and State Assembly. The current ex officio members are Senator Jim Beall and Assembly Member Jim Frazier . The executive director is Susan Bransen. In 2024, the CTC's authorization for the widening of Interstate 15 sparked controversy over its environmental impact. The Environmental Protection Agency investigated allegations that the CTC misled the EPA about the potential environmental impact of
25-589: The project. California Highway Commission The commission's first noticeable efforts centered on the Lake Tahoe Wagon Road (eventually to become U.S. Route 50 ) over the Sierra Nevada . A series of municipal bond issues beginning in 1910 allowed the Highway Commission to grade and pave as much of the new state highway system as quickly as possible. A 1933 statute read in part: In 1978,
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