California motorists may soon notice new cameras along their daily commutes. The state is rolling out new automated ...

Caltrans will come up with a plan on where its 35 cameras should go; they must be in construction zones on freeways.

Each year new laws hit the books, often not affecting the motoring public much. This 2026 is different — many of them do.

A multi-car crash blocked one lane of traffic on Highway 101 through Pismo Beach on Friday morning. The four-vehicle crash was reported around 11:32 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Caltrans will begin work to modify the intersection of Highway 1/Santa Lucia Canyon Road which will ...

Traffic backs up on Highway 46 near the Cholame “Y” interchange, after traffic was stopped to make room for a semi-truck to be towed off the shoulder. Caltrans Traffic Cameras A trapped semi-truck ...

A big rig fire put up a thick cloud of black smoke and halted traffic on some lanes of Interstate 5 on Friday afternoon.

One of the most significant updates gives Caltrans the authority to deploy radar-or laser-based speed safety systems in ...

COMING UP. NOW BACK OVER TO YOU. DIRK. THANK YOU. WELL, TRAFFIC IS MOVING AGAIN ON HIGHWAY 50 OVER THE SACRAMENTO RIVER AFTER A CRASH BLOCKED LANES AND CAUSED A MAJOR BACKUP FOR NEARLY AN HOUR. THIS ...

Caltrans is continuing work on state Route 36 this week, making strides toward clearing a major slide that the agency described as “more complex than previous slides” in early June. The highway has ...