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    <title>Caltrans District 4 Press Releases 2012</title>
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    <description>Recent Press Releases from the California Department of Transportation</description>
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      <title>Caltrans District 4 Press Releases</title>
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      <title>CALTRANS DISTRICT 4 HOME PAGE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/</link>
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      <pubDate>2012</pubDate>
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      <title>PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVES</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/releases_index.htm</link>
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      <pubDate>2002-2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
		         Smart Corridor Project                
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      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/smart_corridor_weekly_closure_updates130517.pdf</link>
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      <pubDate>May 17, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. 101 / State Route 116 Construction in Petaluma Night Closure on Friday for SR 116 at U.S. 101 Interchange</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/US101petaluma-SR116-0516.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work 
        Intermittent Closures Near Rio Vista Start Tuesday, May 14th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_Channlizers_RioVista_released_130513.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 13, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Smart_Corridor_Weekly_Closure_Updates130510.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Temporary Lane Closures at Dumbarton Bridge Toll Plaza</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel607.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Napa County Highway 29 Lane Closure</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Napa_County_Highway_29_Lane_Closure130510.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive  
        Bridge Decks Replacement Project
        Maximum Speed Limit Reduced to 45 MPH
        Lane Closures Continue</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580ScofieldProjectUpdate130510.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80-Vacaville-Dixon  
        Westbound and Eastbound Overnight Lane Closures</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_Lane_closures_released_130507.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 7, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Scheduled For Preventive Maintenance
        Overnight Closure Thursday, May 9th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/SR84_RMC_closure_released130507.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 7, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Smart Corridor Weekly Closure Updates130506.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 6, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Rolling Block Freeway Closure in Livermore</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/RollingClosure580130503.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 3, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive  
        Bridge Decks Replacement Project
        Lane Closures Continue
        Message Line Added for Public Outreach</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580ScofieldProjectUpdate130502.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 3, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. 101 / State Route 116 Construction in Petaluma
        Next Week Caltrans to Close SR 116 at Night 
        Caltrans to Begin Night Work at Old Redwood Highway Interchange</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101sr116OldRedwoodClosures130502.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 3, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Notice of Public Information Meeting for I-580 Westbound Express Lane Project, May 14, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/ala580wb_express_lane_draft_public_notice130501.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 1, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Smart_Corridor_Weekly_Closure_Updates_130426.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>One Way Traffic Control Signal Installed on State Route 1 in San Mateo County</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/One Way Traffic Control San Mateo130425.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Two Day Paving On State Route 35 in Daly City</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/State Route 35 Paving130426.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. 101 / State Route 116 Construction in Petaluma
        Caltrans to Close One Westbound Lane on SR 116</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101SR116Closures130425.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Comment on Draft Bay Area Housing and Transport Plan From the Convenience of Your Laptop or Mobile Device</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel604.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>MTC Seeks Transportation Policy Advisors</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel603.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive 
        Bridge Deck Replacement Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Toll_Plaza_Form130424.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 25, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive  
        Bridge Decks Replacement Project
        Lane and Ramp Closures Continue
        Message Line Added for Public Outreach</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580ScofieldProjectUpdate130424.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 25, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>CALTRANS LITTER CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY  
        Thursday, April 25th, 2013 
        Caltrans Partners With CHP</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Litter Enforcement Day130425.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 25, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 121 Emergency Lane Closure</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Napa County Lane Closure 130424.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 24, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>CELEBRATE EARTH DAY BY BRINGING YOUR RECYCLABLE WASTE TO THE CAPITOL ON APRIL 25 FROM 8AM TO 4PM</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/e_waste_flyer_1_130424.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 24, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        LYNCH ROAD – TEMPORARY CLOSURE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr12_lynchrd_closure.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 24, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans District 4 Workers Memorial Ceremony</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Workers Memorial Media Advisory130423.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>19th Annual Bike to Work Day Set for May 9th</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel602.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80 and I-680 Interchange 
        Overnight Connector Closures Week of April 22nd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_I_680 Connector_Overnight_Closures_released_4_22_13.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80-Concrete Slab Replacement
        Overnight Solano Ramp Closures Start Sunday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_Solano_Ramps_Closed_130421.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Paving Project to Begin on State Route 128 in Napa County</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/napa_county_paving128_29_130422.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Sonoma Lane Closures For The Week Of April 22, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures_week_4222013.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Closure Scheduled Overnight April 26th For Traffic Switch</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_jameson_closures_released130418.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 18, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive 
        Bridge Decks Replacement Project
        Construction Begins Tonight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580ScofieldTrafficAdvisory130410.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Closures Scheduled Overnight Wednesday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_jameson_closures_released130416.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Scheduled For Preventive Maintenance
        Overnight Closure Thursday, April 18th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_RMC_closure_released130406.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Lane Closure along Westbound I-580 from Fallon Road to Hopyard Drive</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580MedianWork130406.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Shifting Traffic along Westbound I-580 from Greenville Road to Isabel Avenue</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/TrafficShiftWB580GreenvilleToIsabel130416.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Acts to Protect Birds on Petaluma River Bridge</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/petaluma_birds_release130416.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>‘MOVE OVER IT’S THE LAW’ CAMPAIGN KICK OFF</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/move_over_media_advisory130416.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80 Eastbound Cordelia Truck Scales Project   
        Overnight Connector Closure from I-80 to Highway 12</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_sr12_connector_closure130412.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Southbound U.S. 101 South of Marin City
        Temporary Traffic Breaks and Ramp Closures This Sunday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101_closures_marincounty130412.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Sonoma Lane Closures For The Week Of April 15, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures_week_4152013.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>I-80 Improvements Coming To Solano County  
        Major Paving and Ramp Metering Projects Start April 15th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/bart_oac_notif037_guideway_installation_880_sb_closure.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Construction Notification #37
        Guideway Installation and Southbound
        Interstate 880 Highway Closures at Hegenberger Road</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_Project_Announce_Final_130412.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 1-Tom Lantos Tunnels 
        One-Way Traffic Controls Next Two Nights</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/SR1_Devils_Slide_released_130411.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Smart_Corridor_Weekly_Closure_Updates_130412.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 580 Scofield Avenue and Western Drive 
        Bridge Decks Replacement Project
        Construction Begins Tonight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580scofieldtrafficadvisory130410.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 11, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>MARIN-SONOMA NARROWS PROJECT
        Carpool Lanes and Redwood Landfill Interchange Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101_msn_Redwood_media_advisory130411.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 11, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. 101 / State Route 116 Construction in Petaluma
        Additional Lane Closures for April 11</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101_sr116closures130410.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Temporary Lane Closures at San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Toll Plaza</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel601.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/Smart_Corridor_Weekly_Closure_Updates.docx_130405.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 5, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Transportation Agency Seeks Public Review of Plan for Assisting Residents with Limited English Proficiency</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel600.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 3, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80-Vacaville-Dixon
        Overnight Lane Closures Monday Night</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_Lane_closures_released130331.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 2, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>INTERSTATE 680 AUXILIARY LANES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
        RAMP AND LANE CLOSURES</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/CC680-AuxLane_TrafficAdvisory_April2.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 2, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80 Solano Ramp Metering Project Preps   
        Overnight Ramp Closures Start April 4th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_ramp_closures_released_130402.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Agency (STA), and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will begin installing temporary safety barriers and painting striping overnight on Thursday, April 4th in preparation of the Interstate 80 (I-80) Solano Ramp Metering Project on eastbound and westbound I-80 between Vallejo and the I-505/I-80 interchange in Vacaville.</description>
      <pubDate>April 2, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80-Vacaville-Dixon  
        Overnight Lane Closures Monday Night</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_Lane_closures_released130331.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be working overnight on Monday, April 1st to trim oleanders inside the median in preparation of a major paving project on eastbound and westbound Interstate 80 (I-80)  between Vacaville and Dixon.</description>
      <pubDate>March 31, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Scheduled For Preventive Maintenance
        Overnight Closure Tuesday, April 2nd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_rmc_closure_released130329.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry overnight on Tuesday, April 2nd to perform regular preventive maintenance.</description>
      <pubDate>March 29, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 1-Devil’s Slide Tunnels  
        Lane Closures For Additional Striping Work</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/hwy1_tunnels_lane_controls_released130328.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN MATEO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be conducting additional striping work at the approaches to the new Tom Lantos Tunnels near the Devil’s Slide area on Highway 1 in San Mateo County. The additional striping will improve safety for the driving public.</description>
      <pubDate>March 28, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/smart_corridor_weekly_closure_updates130325.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled the following lane closures for the week of March 25, 2013, through March, 29, 2013 as part of the Route 82 (El Camino Real) Smart Corridor project</description>
      <pubDate>March 25, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 1-Devil’s Slide Tunnels Northbound and Southbound Tunnels Open To Traffic</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/1_devils_slide_released130326.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN MATEO COUNTY-The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officially opened the northbound and southbound Highway 1-Devil’s Slide Tunnels to traffic overnight.</description>
      <pubDate>March 26, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Completes Devil’s Slide Tunnel Construction</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/caltrans_completes_devils_slide_tunnels130322.pdf</link>
      <description>MONTARA - Caltrans cut the ribbon today for the first new highway tunnels in California in nearly 50 years and the longest tunnels in the state – the new Devil’s Slide Tunnels on State Route 1 in San Mateo County. The tunnels will officially open to the public tomorrow morning.</description>
      <pubDate>March 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans and City of Vallejo Partner In Major Maintenance                    
        I-80 to Highway 37 Connector Work Starts Monday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_sr37_connector_closures_released_130322.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Vallejo will be working together in a joint effort to improve safety for motorists traveling the busy Interstate 80 and Highway 37 interchange in Vallejo.</description>
      <pubDate>March 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Lane Closures For Week of March 25th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_jameson_closures_released130322.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are conducting additional drainage work as they work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>March 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Traffic Shift along Westbound I-580 from Livermore to Pleasanton</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/FirsttrafficShiftWB580_130321.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>March 21, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Draft Plan Bay Area Slated for Release; Public Invited to Comment Online or at Public Hearings</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel599.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>March 21, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Devil’s Slide Tunnel Ribbon Cutting Ceremony</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr220_jmack_ferry_closure_released_31513.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>March 20, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>J-Mack Ferry Electrical Upgrades
        Two-Day Temporary Closures Start Monday, March 18th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr220_jmack_ferry_closure_released_31513.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the J-Mack Ferry for two days starting Monday, March 18th to make necessary electrical upgrades to the vessel.</description>
      <pubDate>March 15, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly Lane Closures for the San Mateo County Route 82       
        Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/smart_corridor_weekly_closure_updates130315.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled the following lane closures for the week of March, 18, 2013, through March, 22, 2013 as part of the Route 82 (El Camino Real) Smart Corridor project.</description>
      <pubDate>March 15, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Emergency lane Closure on Eastbound Route 92 to Remove a  
        Modular Home</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/92_emergency_lane_closure31513.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed the Eastbound #1 lane on Route 92 at post mile 6.47, just west of lower lakes until 4:00pm today to safely remove a modular home.</description>
      <pubDate>March 15, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Announces Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Devil’s Slide Tunnels</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/devils_slide_ribbon_cutting_news_release130314.pdf</link>
      <description>MONTARA – Caltrans announces it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 25 for the Devil’s Slide Tunnels on Highway 1, the state’s first new highway tunnels to open in nearly 50 years, in San Mateo County.</description>
      <pubDate>March 13, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>I-880HOV PROJECT UPDATE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/880_paving_hov130311.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is currently constructing an additional HOV lane on I-880 as well as widening and realigning the on and off- ramps to I-880 at the Brokaw Road Interchange. This project will reduce congestion along Interstate 880 between U.S. 101 and State Route 237 interchanges by adding approximately 4.6 miles of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in both directions as well as improving the Brokaw Road Interchange.</description>
      <pubDate>March 11, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Temporary Lane Changes at Carquinez Bridge Toll Plaza</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel598.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA, March 5, 2013...Motorists may experience periodic delays at the Carquinez Bridge toll plaza over the next several weeks as Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) make temporary lane changes in order to install a new automated toll collection and accounting system.</description>
      <pubDate>March 6, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Amy Rein Worth, City of Orinda Mayor, to Head Regional Transportation Agency</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel597.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA, February 27, 2013...New leadership took the reins at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area,</description>
      <pubDate>March 1, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Dumbarton Bridge Earthquake Upgrade Completed</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/dumbarton_bridge_earthquake_upgrade_completed130221.pdf</link>
      <description>FREMONT – The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (TBPOC), comprised of Caltrans, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), and the California Transportation Commission (CTC), today celebrated a major milestone – the completion of the earthquake retrofit of the Dumbarton Bridge.</description>
      <pubDate>February 21, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 880 HOV LANE PROJECT TO BEGIN</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/ala880hov_traffic_advisory130208.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN LEANDRO, ALAMEDA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) are widening the southbound I-880 mainline from Hegenberger Road to Marina Boulevard for a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane. Work includes reconstructing the Davis Street and Marina Boulevard overcrossings to accommodate the HOV lane and providing standard vertical clearance over the freeway. There are two segments to this project. The north segment of the project in Oakland extends from Hegenberger Road to just north of Davis Street. The south segment in San Leandro extends from Davis Street to Marina Boulevard.</description>
      <pubDate>February 25, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of February 25, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/february_25_sonoma_lane_closures130222.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of February 25. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>February 22, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 82 El Camino Real Drainage Project in Burlingame</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/el_camino_real_drainage_project130220.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a drainage project at 735 El Camino Real, at Camino Gables on February 25, 2013. (weather permitting). This storm damaged repair project will upgrade 2 existing drainage inlets with 8 new inlets in the southbound direction at post mile 13.7 between the intersection of Oak Grove Avenue and Floribunda Avenue in Burlingame.</description>
      <pubDate>February 20, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Tree Trimming Maintenance Starts Tuesday                    
        Westbound I-80 Ramp Closures in Vallejo</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_ramp_closures_vallejo_released130205.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be busy trimming back overgrown trees to improve safety for motorists traveling on westbound Interstate 80 (I-80) through Vallejo starting Tuesday, February 19th.</description>
      <pubDate>February 15, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Ongoing Construction for the State Route 82 Smart Corridor Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/smart_corridor_traffic_advisory130214.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will continue construction on the State Route 82 (El Camino Real) San Mateo County Smart Corridor Project extending 20 miles through 10 San Mateo County cities. Construction crews are installing an Intelligent Transportation System which will enable Caltrans and local agencies to manage day to day traffic on local streets and also facilitate local traffic impacts due to major incidents on the freeway.</description>
      <pubDate>February 15, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Lane Closure For Pavement Repair on Highway 101</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/pavement_repair_sonoma130214.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma–California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct a pavement repair in Sonoma on southbound Highway 101 between Old Redwood Highway and Mcdowell today, February 14, 2013. There will be one-way traffic control from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Advanced Changeable Message Sign will be in place to inform drivers of the closure.</description>
      <pubDate>February 13, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Nostalgia Meets High-Tech With Retro
        “Flap Sign” in San Francisco’s Historic Ferry Building</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel594.htm</link>
      <description>OAKLAND, CA, February 13, 2013… The San Francisco Ferry Building is set to become the home of a retro-styled “flap sign” displaying information for all of the ferries serving San Francisco. Located in the Great Nave of the Ferry Building, the flap sign will be unveiled in a presentation at the Imperial Tea Court in the San Francisco Ferry Building at 2 p.m. today, February 13, 2013.</description>
      <pubDate>February 13, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Scheduled For Preventive Maintenance
        Two-Week Closure Starts Monday, February 25th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_rmc_closure_released130212.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry for approximately two-weeks starting on Monday, February 25th until Sunday, March 10th to perform preventive maintenance, and make repairs to the ferry slip.</description>
      <pubDate>February 13, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Paid Transportation Internships for High School Students Available</title>
      <link>http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/InternshipOpportunities/HighSchoolInfo/highschoolintern.html</link>
      <description>OAKLAND, CA, Feb. 11, 2013 . . . High school sophomores, juniors and graduating seniors in the
        nine-county San Francisco Bay Area are encouraged to apply for paid summer internships in the
        transportation field. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) annual High School
        Internship Program is seeking student applicants for summer internship positions in local
        transportation agencies throughout the nine counties. “The program’s purpose is to introduce students
        to career opportunities in transportation,” noted MTC Executive Director Steve Heminger.</description>
      <pubDate>February 12, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Temporary Lane Changes at Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Toll Plaza</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel592.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA, February 6, 2013 ...Motorists may experience delays at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza during each of the next two weekends — and during weekday peak periods from Feb. 19 through March 5 — as Caltrans and the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) make temporary lane changes in order to install a new automated toll collection and accounting system.</description>
      <pubDate>February 6, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Night Time Work To Begin On Tree Removal Along Highway 101 At Lakeville</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/tree_removal_highway101130206.pdf</link>
      <description>Petaluma– Weather permitting, beginning this Saturday, February 9, 2013, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin removing trees along northbound Highway 101 and the northbound on-ramp from Lakeville Highway to Highway 101. The trees will be removed to make room for a proposed soundwall along with other interchange improvements.</description>
      <pubDate>February 6, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>I-880 Southbound High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Project Public Notice Meeting Schedule - UPDATED</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/880sbhovlane/docs/oakland_trilingual_flyer_01292013.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>February 6, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work 
        Intermittent Closures Between Rio Vista and Suisun City Start February 5th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_channlizers_riovista_released130201.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin replacing dozens of center divider posts called channelizers on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun City on Tuesday, February 5th.</description>
      <pubDate>February 2, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of January 31st</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_jameson_closures_released130125.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) will be conducting underground drainage work as they widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>January 28, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of January 28, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures130128.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of January 28. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>January 28, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Northbound Interstate-680 Connector to Westbound Interstate-80
        Closed Due to Big Rig Crash</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/680_80_connector_closed130124.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The northbound Interstate-680 connector to westbound Interstate-80 in Cordelia remains closed due to a big rig crash. Currently, there is no estimated time of reopening.</description>
      <pubDate>January 24, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Schedules Tree Removal on Southbound U.S. 101</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101_ree_removal_media_advisory130123.pdf</link>
      <description>Novato - Caltrans has begun removing trees west of Southbound U.S.101 in Marin County, between the Birkenstock Factory and the Redwood Landfill bridge.</description>
      <pubDate>January 24, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Repairs to Damaged Bay Bridge Fenders Begin on Tuesday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/bay_bridge_fender_repair_release130118.pdf</link>
      <description>Oakland – Caltrans announced today it will begin repairing the damaged Bay Bridge fenders on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.</description>
      <pubDate>January 18, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of January 21, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures130118.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of January 21. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>January 18, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans and City of Vallejo Partner In Major Maintenance                    
        I-80 to I-780 Connector Closures Start Tuesday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/i80_and_i780_connector_closures_released130118.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Vallejo will be working together in a joint effort to improve safety for motorists traveling the busy Interstate 80 and Interstate 780 interchange in Vallejo.</description>
      <pubDate>January 18, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Scheduled For Repairs
        Two Overnight Closures Start Monday, January 28th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_rmc_closure_released130114.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend overnight service of the Real McCoy II Ferry on Monday, January 28th and Tuesday, January 29th to perform necessary mechanical work on the engines.</description>
      <pubDate>January 14, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Westbound Highway-37 Closed in Vallejo
        Connectors to Highway 37 Also Closed Due to Big Rig Fire</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/37_closures_vallejo_released130110.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – Westbound Highway 37 is closed between Interstate 80 and Highway 29 in Vallejo due to a big rig fire.</description>
      <pubDate>January 10, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Tree Removal Clears Way for Airport Boulevard Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/airport_tree_release120404.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Rosa –  On January 9, 2013, Caltrans will begin removing trees and shrubs in the area of the U.S. Route 101/Airport Boulevard Interchange in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. The removal will clear the way for the upcoming Airport Boulevard Reconstruction Project, set to begin this spring.</description>
      <pubDate>January 4, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of January 07, 2013</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/january_sonoma_lane_closures120104.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of January 07. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>January 4, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Westbound I-80 Air Base Parkway Off-ramp Closure in Fairfield Starts Monday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80__wb_airbase_pkwy_ramp_ closure__released130104.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be clearing encampments and conducting maintenance work near the westbound Interstate 80 off-ramp onto Air Base Parkway in Fairfield starting Monday, January 7th.</description>
      <pubDate>January 4, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Maintenance Closure Scheduled Thursday Night</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_rmc_closure_released130104.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Thursday night until early Friday morning to perform regular preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Thursday, January 10th at 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. on Friday, January 11th.</description>
      <pubDate>January 4, 2013</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of December 31,</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures121228.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of December 31. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>December 28, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Service Suspension</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/real_mccoy_closure121224.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>December 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of December 24, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/december24_sonoma_lane_closures121221.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>December 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Storm Damage Closure on Highway 1 in Sonoma</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/oneway_traffic_control_highway1sonoma121220.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will establish one-way traffic control on Highway 1  between Fort Ross Road and Meyers Grade Road in Sonoma County on Saturday, December 22, 2012, weather permitting.</description>
      <pubDate>December 20, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Three-Mile Slough Bridge Lane Closure</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/three_mile_slough_bridge_lane_closure121218.pdf</link>
      <description>Sacramento County– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed the northbound lane of the Three Mile Slough Bridge on State Highway 160 in Sacramento County for emergency deck repairs.  One-way traffic control is in place, and will remain until at least 2:00 pm.  Drivers are advised to expect some delays and to use alternate routes.</description>
      <pubDate>December 18, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of December 17, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/december14_sonoma_lane_closures121214.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of December 17. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>December 14, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Storm Damage Closure on Highway 1 in Sonoma</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/traffic_closure_sonoma_county_extended121214.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has indefinitely extended the closure  of Highway 1  between Fort Ross Road and Meyers Grade Road in Sonoma County. The closure began Wednesday afternoon, December 05, 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>December 12, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Maintenance Closure Scheduled Thursday Night</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_real_mccoy_closure_released_121212.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Thursday night until early Friday morning to perform regular preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Thursday, December 13th at 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. on Friday, December 14th.</description>
      <pubDate>December 12, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Lane Closure on Highway 12 in Sonoma</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closure121211.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close one lane of Highway 12 eastbound at Madrone Road between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. today. One-way traffic control will be in place. The closure will allow work crews to clear storm drains.</description>
      <pubDate>December 11, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Westbound Interstate-80 Connector to Northbound Highway 113
        One Lane Remains Closed Due to Crash</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_connector_lane_nb113_closed_121211.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – One lane of the westbound Interstate 80 connector to northbound Highway 113 near the Solano County-Yolo County line remains closed due to a big rig crash. The estimated time of reopening the #2 connector lane is 12 p.m. The #1 connector lane has been reopened.</description>
      <pubDate>December 11, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 128-Putah Creek Bridge Slab Replacement
        Possible Travel Delays</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/128_putah_creek_released_121210.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has started a bridge slab replacement project on the Highway 128 Putah Creek Bridge. The bridge is located in Solano County near the city of Winters.</description>
      <pubDate>December 11, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Facelift Coming for Bay Bridge Toll Plaza</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel590.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA, December 7, 2012 ...The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza will soon be undergoing cosmetic surgery to complement the design of the nine-month-old toll administration building and the bridge’s new East Span, which is scheduled to open to traffic in September 2013.</description>
      <pubDate>December 10, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Storm Damage Closure on Highway 1 in Sonoma</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/traffic_advisory_sonoma Storm_damage121207.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will continue the storm-related closure of Highway 1 between Fort Ross Road and Meyers Grade Road in Sonoma County until at least Friday, December 14 at 4:00 pm. The closure began Wednesday afternoon, December 05, 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>December 7, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>SR-85 Ramp Metering Project</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/85_metering_advisory121207.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin work this evening on a new series of ramp metering lights and ramp widenings that will help ease congestion on State Route 85 between Mountain View and Cupertino. This phase of the project will install mechanical and electrical systems; however, the actual metering lights will not be activated until 2014.</description>
      <pubDate>December 7, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>New Ramp Metering Will Make Getting on State Route 85 Easier, Safer for South Bay Drivers</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/85_ramp_metering_release_dec2012.pdf</link>
      <description>SANTA CLARA COUNTY — Caltrans will begin work Friday, December 7 on a new series of ramp metering lights and ramp widenings that will help ease congestion on State Route 85 between Mountain View and Cupertino.</description>
      <pubDate>December 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>EPA Recognizes Affordable Housing Fund for Smart Growth Achievement</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel588.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA, December 5, 2012 ...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today named the two-year-old Bay Area Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Fund a winner of the federal agency’s 2012 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. The $50 million revolving loan fund is among seven winners recognized this year for using creative approaches to build strong, sustainable communities while protecting human health.</description>
      <pubDate>December 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>NEW LANES ON 101 OFFER PENINSULA COMMUTERS AN EASIER, SAFER WAY 
        TO GET ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/101_aux_lanes_ribbon_cutting_release121205.pdf</link>
      <description>MENLO PARK – Motorists on U.S. Highway 101 in San Mateo County now have designated lanes known as “auxiliary” lanes - giving them more time and space to safely merge on and off one of the Bay Area’s busiest highways.</description>
      <pubDate>December 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>CALTRANS LITTER CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY
        Thursday, December 06, 2012
        Caltrans Partners With CHP</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/december_litter_enforcement_release121205.pdf</link>
      <description>District 4 (Oakland) – Caltrans and the CHP will join forces in a maximum effort against highway litter this Thursday, December 06, 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>December 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Storm Damage Closure on Highway 1 in Sonoma</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/traffic_advisory_sonoma_storm_damage121205.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed a section of Highway 1 between Fort Ross Road and Meyers Grade Road near Jenner in Sonoma County due to storm damage. The closure began, Wednesday afternoon, December 05, 2012 and will continue until further notice.</description>
      <pubDate>December 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>J-Mack Ferry Closed Due to Emergency Cable Repairs 
        Underwater Cable Damaged In Heavy Current</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sf220_jmack_ferry_closed_121205.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has suspended service of the J-Mack Ferry to perform emergency repairs to the underground cable which guides the ferry. The cable snapped during the recent heavy current which included storm debris.</description>
      <pubDate>December 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>101 Auxiliary Lane Marsh Road to Embarcadero
        Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/aux_lane_embarcadero_advisory121204.pdf</link>
      <description>The project constructed new auxiliary lanes on U.S. Route 101 between Marsh Road and Embarcadero Road. The project connects to a similar Caltrans project that is building new auxiliary lanes between Embarcadero Road and State Route 85 in Santa Clara County.  When all the auxiliary lane projects are finished, peak traffic commute time along the corridor could be shortened by as much as 17 percent total travel time during commute hours.</description>
      <pubDate>December 4, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleanup Continues Following Recent Storms                    
        Eastbound I-80 to Highway 29 Ramp Closures Closed</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_SR29_connector_closures_released_121204.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>December 4, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>HOV Lanes 2011 Report</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/highwayops/docs/2011_hov_report.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>December 4, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 1-Devil’s Slide  
        One-Way Traffic Controls Scheduled For Tomorrow Morning</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/1_devi's_slide_lane_closures_released_121203.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN MATEO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will need to stabilize a portion of Highway 1/Cabrillo Highway near Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County due to this weekend’s heavy rain storms. The work is needed to prevent further erosion before the next rain storms arrive.</description>
      <pubDate>December 3, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Maintenance
        Closure Scheduled Overnight Wednesday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_real_mccoy_closure_released121203.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Wednesday night until early Thursday morning to perform regular preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Wednesday, December 5th at 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. on Thursday, December 6th.</description>
      <pubDate>December 3, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of November 26, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/november26_sonoma_lane_closures121112.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of November 26. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>November 23, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of November 25th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_jameson_closures_released121120.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing drainage/culvert work as they work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>November 20, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of November 19, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/november_19_sonoma_lane_closures121116.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of November 12. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>November 16, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Maintenance
        Closure Scheduled Overnight Thursday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_real_mccoy_friday_closure_released121113.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Thursday night until early Friday morning to perform regular preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Thursday, November 15th at 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. on Friday, November 16th.</description>
      <pubDate>November 13, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of November 12, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/november_12_sonoma_lane_closures121109.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of November 12. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>November 9, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of November 11th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_jameson_closures_released121108.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing drainage/culvert work as they work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>November 8, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-80 Carquinez Bridge Fender Replacement Project
        Eastbound Lane Closures Planned for Tonight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80eb_lane_closures_carquinez_bridge121107.pdf</link>
      <description>CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – Tonight, Caltrans will begin a concrete pour for the I-80 Carquinez Bridge Fender Replacement Project.  Construction equipment will be deployed on the bridge which will require lane closures on eastbound I-80 just prior to the Carquinez Bridge, it will continue onto the bridge itself and the toll plaza.</description>
      <pubDate>November 7, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of November 05, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/smart_corridor_news _release121107.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN MATEO COUNTY – Who knew freeways and streets could be smart? The people who started work today on the San Mateo Smart Corridor Project, that’s who.</description>
      <pubDate>November 7, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of November 05, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/november5_sonoma_lane_closures121102.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of November 5. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>November 2, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-80 Carquinez Bridge Fender Replacement Project
        Eastbound Lane Closures Planned for Tonight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/eb80_lane_closures_carquinez_bridge121101.pdf</link>
      <description>CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – Tonight, Caltrans will begin a concrete pour for the I-80 Carquinez Bridge Fender Replacement Project.  Construction equipment will be deployed on the bridge which will require lane closures on eastbound I-80 just prior to the Carquinez Bridge, it will continue onto the bridge itself and the toll plaza.</description>
      <pubDate>November 1, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>J-Mack Ferry Closed For Morning Maintenance
        Underwater Cable Change on Sunday, November 4th, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/jmack_ferry_weekend_closure_released121101.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the J-Mack Ferry Sunday morning to perform routine preventive maintenance. The J-Mack is scheduled to be closed Sunday morning, November 4th at 6 a.m. until 12 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>November 1, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/13resurface_sch_berkley.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>October 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Giants Fans Encouraged to Use 511 to Get to Wednesday's Victory Parade</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel587.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA, October 29, 2012 ...The hassle-free way for San Francisco Giants fans to get to this Wednesday’s victory parade is to plan their trips using 511’s tools and services. As the Bay Area’s premier traveler information service, 511 offers real-time and predicted traffic information, transit-trip planning tools and real-time transit schedules.</description>
      <pubDate>October 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>UPDATE: SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET
        RESURFACING/REPAVING CONSTRUCTION THIS RESUMES WEEK</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/13update_taflyer_ala121031.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Resurfacing construction resumes today along State Route (SR)-
        13/Ashby Avenue, through Friday, November 2, 2012, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
        daily, beginning at Deakin Street to Hillegrass Avenue.</description>
      <pubDate>October 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Bay Area Pavement Conditions Fair to Middling</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel586.htm</link>
      <description>OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 ...The pavement on the Bay Area’s 42,600 lane-miles of local streets and roads remains in “fair” condition, with the typical stretch of asphalt showing serious wear and likely to require rehabilitation soon. Data released today by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) puts the region’s 2011 pavement condition index (PCI) score at 66 out of a maximum possible 100 points, as computed on a three-year moving average basis. This marks the third consecutive year the region has registered an average PCI score of 66, and is within two points of readings going back to 2006.</description>
      <pubDate>October 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work Intermittent Closures Near Rio Vista Start October 31st</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_channlizers_riovista_released121029.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin replacing dozens of center divider posts called channelizers on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun City on Wednesday, October 31st. The work is scheduled to start Wednesday, October 31st and be completed Thursday, November 1st. Weather permitting, work will start each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>October 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Maintenance
        Closure Scheduled Overnight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_real_mccoy_closure_released121026.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Tuesday night until early Wednesday morning to perform follow-up maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Tuesday, October 30th at 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Wednesday, October 31st.</description>
      <pubDate>October 26, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Fourteen Recognized for "Excellence in Motion"</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel585.htm</link>
      <description>Oakland, Calif., Oct. 23, 2012 . . . People, projects and
        organizations that have made exceptional contributions to Bay Area
        transportation will be honored by the Metropolitan Transportation
        Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 24, during the “Excellence in Motion”
        awards ceremony.</description>
      <pubDate>October 25, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>San Mateo-Hayward Bridge is Open
        No Second Weekend Closure Needed (October 26-29)</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sanmateo_open_rev121022.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo and Alameda Counties – Commuters who use the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge will be able to use the bridge for their commute Monday morning after Caltrans’ crews made quicker-than-expected progress during a weekend closure, enough progress in fact to cancel a planned full closure for next week.</description>
      <pubDate>October 22, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>WORK BEGINS TO EASE COMMUTE ON I-80 IN BAY AREA</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_smart_corridors121019.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA/CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES – Work began this morning on an $80 million
        technology-laden project to make life easier on one of the Bay Area’s busiest commuter corridors, Interstate 80.</description>
      <pubDate>October 19, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans to Close San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Over Two Weekends</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/san_mateo_hayward_bridge_closure_news_releaserev121020.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo and Alameda Counties – Caltrans will close the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge over the next two weekends, October 19-22 and October 26-29.  The full closures for all eastbound and westbound lanes will begin at 10:00 p.m. on Friday and continue until 5:00 a.m. on Monday.  There will be westbound lane closures as early 6:00pm.</description>
      <pubDate>October 19, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans and City of Vallejo Kickoff Cleanup Efforts                     
        I-80 to Highway 29 Ramp Closures Friday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_sr29_connector_closures_released121017.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Vallejo will be working together in a joint effort to maintain Highway 29 also known as Sonoma Boulevard in South Vallejo starting Friday, October 19th.</description>
      <pubDate>October 18, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>DRIVERS ENCOURAGED TO USE 511 DURING SAN MATEO-HAYWARD BRIDGE CLOSURES IN OCTOBER</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/511_sanmateo_hayward_bridge_closure121017_final.pdf</link>
      <description>Oakland, CA (Oct. 17, 2012) – Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead by using 511 tools and services during the closure of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge this upcoming weekend and the next. As the Bay Area’s premier traveler information service, 511 offers real-time and predicted traffic information, transit trip planning tools and real-time transit departures, parking information plus rideshare and bicycling resources.</description>
      <pubDate>October 17, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 220-Paving Work
        Ryer Island Project Scheduled To Start October 22nd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr220_ryer_isl_laneclosures_released121016.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is starting a paving project on Highway 220 on Ryer Island in Solano County. The work is scheduled to start on Monday, October 22nd and is scheduled to be completed on Friday, December 14th. Work will start each day Monday through Friday at 7 a.m. and conclude at 6 p.m. All work is weather permitting.</description>
      <pubDate>October 16, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Follow Up of Repairs  
        Closure Scheduled Overnight Wednesday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/real_mccoy_sr84_wed_overnight_closure_121015.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Wednesday night until early Thursday morning to follow up with necessary repairs made earlier this week.</description>
      <pubDate>October 16, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of October 15, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/october15_sonoma_lane_closures121012.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of October 15. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>October 12, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>SAN MATEO-HAYWARD BRIDGE
        FULL WEEKEND CLOSURES
        OCTOBER 19-22 and OCTOBER 26-29
        FRIDAY 10 PM – MONDAY 5 AM</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/sanmateobridge/docs/san_mateo_bridge_closure_flyer_copy.pdf</link>
      <description>Event Flyer.</description>
      <pubDate>October 9, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans to Close San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Over Two Weekends</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/sanmateobridge/docs/san_mateo_hayward_bridge_closure_news_rev121002.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo and Alameda Counties – Caltrans will close the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge over two weekends, October 19-22 and October 26-29. The full closure for all eastbound and westbound lanes will begin at 10:00 p.m. on Friday and continue until 5:00 a.m. on Monday. The bridge will be open for the weekday commute.</description>
      <pubDate>October 9, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During The Week of October 08, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures121005.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of October 08. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>October 5, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Eastbound Interstate-80-North Texas Street-Fairfield
        Two Lanes Closed-Reopening Estimated 6pm</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_fairfield_lanes_closed121004.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – Two lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 just west of the North Texas Street exit in Fairfield remain closed due to a big rig crash.</description>
      <pubDate>October 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Eastbound Interstate-80-North Texas Street-Fairfield
        Two Lanes Closed Due to Crash</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_fairfield_lanes_closed121004.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – Two lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 just west of the North Texas Street exit in Fairfield remain closed due to a big rig crash. The estimated time of reopening the lanes is 3:30 p.m. 
        Drivers are advised to expect delays and if possible take alternate routes. Caltrans has activated its overhead message signs alerting motorists in the area.</description>
      <pubDate>October 4, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans to Close San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Over Two Weekends - Revised</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/sanmateobridge/docs/san_mateo_hayward_bridge_closure_news_rev121002.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo and Alameda Counties – Caltrans will close the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge over two weekends, October 19-22 and October 26-29.  The full closure for all eastbound and westbound lanes will begin at 10:00 p.m. on Friday and continue until 5:00 a.m. on Monday.  The bridge will be open for the weekday commute.</description>
      <pubDate>September 28, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Temporary Ramp/Lane Closures in East San Jose
        EFFECTIVE: September 24 – September 28, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.vta.org/projects/101_improvements/101cap.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>October 2, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>One-Way Traffic Control on State Highway 128</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/napa_oneway_traffic_control120908.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be conducting a tree removal project on Highway 128 near the Moskowitz Reservoir. The project begins at Sage Canyon Road and ends at Capell Valley Road.</description>
      <pubDate>September 28, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During During The Week of October 01, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/october_1sonoma_lane_closures120928.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of October 01. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>September 28, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Lane Closures For Week of September 30th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120928.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing earthwork as they work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>September 28, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>9/21/12 - Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During During The Week of September 24, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures120921.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of September 24. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>September 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>9/21/12 - Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Lane Closures For Week of September 23rd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120921.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing earthwork as they work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>September 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 880 Full Ramp Closure in San Jose</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/880hovbrokaw/docs/880_brokaw_ramp_weekendclosure120920.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the Brokaw Road westbound / eastbound on-ramp to northbound Interstate 880 and the  Brokaw Road off-ramp from northbound Interstate 880 in order to conduct a traffic switch to the newly constructed  northbound ramps from 10:00 p.m. Friday, September 21, through 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22. Construction will continue from 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22 through 6:00 a.m. Monday, September 24.</description>
      <pubDate>September 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Maintenance                                    Closure Scheduled Overnight Friday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/84_real_mccoy_friday_closure_released120920.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Nighttime Closures of Southbound Hegenberger Road at Southbound Interstate 880 Off-Ramp</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/geyserville_bridge_project120917.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 19, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 128 Geyserville Bridge Resumes Daytime Lane Closures</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/geyserville_bridge_project120917.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of September 17. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>September 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Caltrans Scheduled Lane Closures for Sonoma County During During The Week of September 17, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures120917.pdf</link>
      <description>Sonoma County – Here are the planned Caltrans lane closures in Sonoma County for the week of September 17. All closures are weather dependent and subject to change.</description>
      <pubDate>September 17, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Lane Closures For Week of September 16th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120914.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing drainage and earthwork as they work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>September 14, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Necessary Repairs
        Closure Scheduled Overnight Thursday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/SR84_Real_McCoy_wednesday_closure_released_9_12_12.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will
        temporarily suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry late Thursday night until early
        Friday morning to perform necessary repairs to the boat’s landing apron. The Real
        McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Thursday, September 13th at 10 p.m. until 1a.m on
        Friday, September 14th.</description>
      <pubDate>September 13, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>NIGHT DEMOLITION OF FORMER N/B I880 BRIDGE ROADWAY STRUCTURE
        RESUMES TONIGHT, TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/880_bridge_demo09112012.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Construction crews will resume nighttime demolition activities to remove
        the old northbound (n/b) Interstate 880 bridge roadway, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5
        a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11 through Friday, Sept. 14 with some lane closures expected in both
        directions during demolition construction.</description>
      <pubDate>September 11, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>9/11/12 - Caltrans Litter Clean-Up and Enforcement Day 
        Wednesday, September 12, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/caltrans_clean_up_event_released120911.pdf</link>
      <description>OAKLAND – Caltrans and the CHP work together in a maximum effort against highway litter this Wednesday, September 12th, 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>September 11, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>9/8/12 - Sonoma County Lane Closures for the week of September 10, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/september10_sonoma_lane_closures120908.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 9, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>9/7/12 - Overnight Lane Closures for Corte Madera Creek Bridge</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/cmc_bridge_lane_closures_advisory120907.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>9/7/12 - Early Morning Utility Work May Cause Delays</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/petaluma_early_utility_work120907.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>9/7/12 - State Route 29 Paving Project to Begin</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/state_route_29_traffic_advisory120907.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>9/7/12 - Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled For Week of September 9th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120907.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>9/7/12 - Highway 128-Putah Creek Bridge Deck Repair Possible Travel Delays</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/128_putah_creek_released120907.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>9/7/12 - Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Closed	
        Estimated Reopening 4:30 P.M.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_reopening_time120907.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES</description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>9/7/12 - Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 	
        Both Directions Closed Due to Power Lines Down</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_powerlines_down120907.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – Highway 12-Jameson Canyon is closed in both  directions due to downed power lines. The closure is on Highway 12 between Red Top Road and Kirkland Ranch Road.</description>
      <pubDate>September 7, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>9/4/12 - State Route 1 Improvements in Montara</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/montara_flyer120827.pdf</link>
      <description>Caltrans will begin two improvement projects on State Route I in the town of Montara beginning the first week of September, 2012, immediately following the Labor Day weekend. The two projects are within the same limits on Route 1.</description>
      <pubDate>September 4, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/31/12 - NEWLY COMPLETED CARPOOL LANES ON U.S. ROUTE 101 
        REDUCE CONGESTION IN SONOMA COUNTY</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_news_release120831.pdf</link>
      <description>ROHNERT PARK – Caltrans and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) today celebrated the addition of carpool lanes on the U.S. Route 101 Wilfred interchange project in Rohnert Park and the U.S. Route 101 Central project in Petaluma and Cotati.</description>
      <pubDate>August 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/31/12 - Nighttime Closures of Southbound Hegenberger Road at Coliseum Way/Edes Avenue and Interstate 880 On-Ramps</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/oac_notif_032_nighttime_closures_sb_hegenberger120831.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/31/12 - Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled For Week of September 2nd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120831.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing earthwork, paving and safety barrier placement as crews work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>August 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/31/12 - Interstate 80 Riverside Avenue Pedestrian Overcrossing</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80riverside_poc120831.pdf</link>
      <description>Night Time Lane and Ramp Closures on Westbound I-80, August 30th - 31st, Sept. 4th</description>
      <pubDate>August 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/30/12 - High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane Opens on U.S. Route 101 in Rohnert Park</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/wilfredave/docs/wilfred_hov_opening_advisory120830.pdf</link>
      <description>Rohnert Park – The new northbound High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on U.S. Route 101 in Rohnert Park, between Rohnert Park Expressway and Santa Rosa Avenue, opened this morning, Wednesday, August 29.  The new southbound HOV lane will open on Thursday morning, August 30.</description>
      <pubDate>August 30, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/28/12 - Caltrans to Repair Interstate 80 Riverside Avenue Pedestrian Overcrossing</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/riverside_poc120828.pdf</link>
      <description>Night Time Lane and Ramp Closures on Westbound I-80, August 28th – 30th</description>
      <pubDate>August 28, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/24/12 - Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of August 26th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120824.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing paving and earthwork          as crews work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>August 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/24/12 - SR-82 (El-Camino Real) Paving Project Advisory</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/82elcaminoreal/docs/82el_camino_project120824.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin work on Monday, August 27 to grind and place hot mix asphalt on the southbound direction of El Camino Real (SR-82) in Santa Clara County.  The road work will be conduction in the cities of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Mountain View from Lawrence Expressway to approximately .4 mile west of SR-85 in Mountain View.</description>
      <pubDate>August 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>8/24/12 - Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Overnight Maintenance
        Closure Scheduled Tuesday Night</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/84_real_mccoy_tuesday_closure_released120823.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry Tuesday night to perform routine preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Tuesday night, August 28th at 10 p.m. until the morning of Wednesday, August 29th at 4 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>August 24, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>Opening of Isleton Bridge re-scheduled</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12240_opening_sr160_isleton_bridge_rescheduled.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>NIGHT DEMOLITION OF FORMER N/B I880 BRIDGE ROADWAY STRUCTURE
        BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 THRU MID-SEPTEMBER</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/nb880_bridge_demo_translation120821.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Construction crews will begin nighttime demolition activities to remove
        the old northbound (n/b) Interstate 880 bridge roadway, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5
        a.m., Monday, August 27 through Sept. 19 (subject to change), with lane closures expected in
        both directions during demolition construction.</description>
      <pubDate>August 22, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>NOCHE DE DEMOLICIÓN DEL ANTIGUA ESTRUCTURA DEL PUENTE
        CARRETERO N/B (en dirección norte) I880
        COMIENZA LUNES, 27 DE AGOSTO 2012 HASTA MEDIADOS DE SEPTIEMBRE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/82elcaminoreal/docs/lawrencexpwy_rehab_flyer_final1.pdf</link>
      <description>CONDADO DE ALAMEDA - Los equipos de construcción comenzarán las actividades
        nocturnas de demolición para quitar el puente viejo de la calzada interestatal (I)-880 dirección
        norte (n/b), entre las horas de 10 p.m. y las 5 a.m., lunes, 27 de agosto hasta 19 de septiembre
        (sujeto a cambios), con espera de cierre de carriles en ambas direcciones durante la demolición
        de construcción.</description>
      <pubDate>August 22, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) PROJECT Flyer</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/82elcaminoreal/docs/lawrencexpwy_rehab_flyer_final1.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 22, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Sonoma County Lane Closures for the week of August 20, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/august20sonoma_lane_closures120817.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of August 19th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120817.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing paving as crews work to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>August 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>UPDATE: N/B I880 ONRAMP CLOSURE AND RETAINING WALL
        DEMOLITION SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY NIGHT</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/nite_demo42nd_08172012.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – The High Street/42nd Avenue northbound (n/b) onramp to Interstate 880 will be closed to allow crews to safely conduct nighttime demolition of the 42nd Avenue retaining wall along the High Street and 42nd Avenue onramp beginning Wednesday,  August 22 through Friday, August 24, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>August 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>UPDATE: SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET RESURFACING CONSTRUCTION FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 20,  TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/ala13_update6_081013.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Resurfacing construction from Hiller Drive to Claremont Avenue, along State Route (SR)-13/Ashby Avenue, will continue northbound from Claremont Avenue to Telegraph Avenue, Monday, Aug. 20, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>August 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>State Route 1
        Roadway Resurfacing on Shoreline Highway in Marin County</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/roadway_resurfacing_sr1120816.pdf</link>
      <description>Starting tomorrow morning, Friday, August 17, Caltrans will begin repairing damaged sections of the roadway surface on Highway 1 (Shoreline Highway) between Flamingo and West California. The work will performed during daytime hours for a period of approximately two and one half weeks. This work is being performed during the daytime to mitigate the potential noise impacts of the machinery used to remove the damaged roadway surface.</description>
      <pubDate>August 16, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>MARIN SONOMA NARROWS OPENS FIRST CARPOOL LANES</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/msn/documents/marin_sonoma_narrows_carpoollanes120815.pdf</link>
      <description>NOVATO – Caltrans, the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Marin Sonoma Narrows Widening Projects on U.S Route 101.</description>
      <pubDate>August 15, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Marin Sonoma Narrows HOV Celebration Ceremony</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/msn/dosuments/media_advisory_msn120814.pdf</link>
      <description>Celebration for the newly opened northbound and southbound carpool lanes between Marin and Sonoma.</description>
      <pubDate>August 14, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 37 to Interstate 80 Ramp Connector Work    
        Closures Overnight August 14th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_37_connector_closures_released120810.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be making pavement repairs along the eastbound Highway 37 to eastbound Interstate 80 connector lanes in Vallejo starting Tuesday, August 14th at 8 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>August 14, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures Scheduled For Week of August 13th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_closures_released120813.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing earthwork and  starting some pre-paving and drainage work in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>August 14, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>State Route 128 Geyserville Bridge Project Set to Begin</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/geyserville_bridge_august_release120813.pdf</link>
      <description>Geyserville - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a construction project on the Geyserville Bridge on State Highway 128 this coming Monday.  The project will begin Monday morning, August 13 and is scheduled to finish Tuesday, October 30, 2012. The working hours will be from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, Monday through Friday.</description>
      <pubDate>August 13, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12 and Marina Blvd Overnight Work
        Closures in Fairfield and Suisun City Start Sunday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_suisun_closures_released120810.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be making pavement repairs to eastbound Highway 12 from the Webster Street on-ramp in Fairfield to just east of Marina Blvd. in Suisun City starting Sunday, August 12th at  
        7 p.m. Additional pavement work is scheduled starting Monday, August 13th at 7 p.m. on eastbound Highway 12 near Marina Blvd. Highway 12 will remain open during the work. However, the work will require the closure of Marina Blvd between Lotz Way and Highway 12 in Suisun City.</description>
      <pubDate>August 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Sonoma County Lane Closures for the week of August 13, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/lanes_closures_weekof_813_120810.pdf</link>
      <description>Northbound between Rohnert Park Expressway and Santa Rosa Avenue, one lane closed from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am Monday through Friday.</description>
      <pubDate>August 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>UPDATE: SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET RESURFACING CONSTRUCTION
        SET TO BEGIN THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/ala13_update4_081012.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Resurfacing construction from Hiller Drive to Claremont Avenue, along
        State Route (SR)-13/Ashby Avenue, will begin on Thursday, August 16, 2012, between the
        hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.</description>
      <pubDate>August 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>State Route 84 Pile Driving in Arroyo Mocho Creek</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/152fergusonroad/docs/ferguson_rd_sr152120810.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NORTHBOUND U.S. 101 HOV LANE IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN NOVATO</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/marin_hov120810.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BART Continued Guideway Truss Installation Hegenberger Road Between San Leandro Street and Airport Access Road/Pardee Drive</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/oac_notif_031_continued_guideway_hegenberger120808.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 8, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>State Route 84 Pile Driving in Arroyo Mocho Creek</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/84expressway/docs/84pilediriving120808.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – Caltrans will be pile driving within the Arroyo Mocho Creek Monday through Saturday until October 1, 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>August 8, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>CALTRANS, SAN MATEO COUNTY, AND LOCAL CITIES CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/ecr100th_anniversary120808.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN BRUNO – On August 7, 1912, Chairman Burton Towne of the California Highway Commission dug a shovel into the dirt and broke ground for El Camino Real (State Highway 82), the first project in the California highway system.</description>
      <pubDate>August 8, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Four Nights of Full Highway Closures Now Scheduled</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closuresreleased120806.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing earthwork and removing steel plates on the roadway in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>August 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>UPDATE: N/B I880 ONRAMP CLOSURE AND RETAINING WALL
        DEMOLITION CONTINUES NEXT MONDAY</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/nite_demo42nd_ave120806.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – The High Street/42nd Avenue northbound (n/b) onramp to Interstate 880 will be closed to allow crews to safely conduct nighttime demolition of the 42nd Avenue retaining wall along the High Street and 42nd Avenue onramp, Monday, August 6, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>August 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>UPDATE: SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET RESURFACING CONSTRUCTION TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120803.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Resurfacing construction from Hiller Drive to Claremont Avenue, along State Route (SR)-13/Ashby Avenue, has been tentatively set for Thursday, August 16, 2012, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.</description>
      <pubDate>August 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures for Week of August 6th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/traffic_advisory_ala13_120806.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA AND SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing earthwork and removing steel plates on the roadway in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>August 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon
        Overnight Closure for August 2nd Canceled</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_highway_open120802.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA and SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has canceled tonight’s scheduled full highway closure of Highway 12-Jameson Canyon between Highway 29 and Red Top Road.</description>
      <pubDate>August 2, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>J-Mack Ferry Closed Overnight  
        For Preventive Maintenance</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/jmack_advisory120802.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the J-Mack Ferry tonight to perform necessary preventive maintenance. The J-Mack is scheduled to be closed tonight, August 2nd at 9 p.m. until the morning of  Friday, August 3rd at 4 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>August 2, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>BART Airport Connector - Traffic Switch and No Left Turn Doolittle Drive at Airport Access Road</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/oac_notif030_traffic_switch_sb_doolittle_airport.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>August 1, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 160-Paintersville Bridge One-Way Traffic Controls on August 9th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr160_paintersville_bridge_released_120727.pdf</link>
      <description>SACRAMENTO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be conducting mandated inspections of the Paintersville Bridge near Courtland in the Sacramento Delta Region.</description>
      <pubDate>July 27, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures for Week of July 30</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120727.pdf</link>
      <description>NAPA and SOLANO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are removing steel plates on the roadway and continuing with earthwork in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>July 27, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>SR13 Detour Routes for Monday, July 30 and Tuesday, July 31, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/area1_13detour_maps_sr13_072612.pdf</link>
      <description>Detour Maps.</description>
      <pubDate>July 27, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>UPDATE: SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET RESURFACING START DATE 
        CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/13update_flyer120727.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – The new start-date for the resurfacing phase of the project along State Route (SR)-13/Ashby Avenue, from Hiller Drive west to San Pablo Avenue, is Wednesday, August 1, 2012, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.</description>
      <pubDate>July 27, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Sonoma County Lane Closures for the week of July 30, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/july30closures_sonoma120727.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>July 27, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>STATE ROUTE 84 PROPOSITION 1B AND
        LOCALLY FUNDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/state_route84_pressrele120726.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Caltrans, the city of Livermore, and the Alameda County Transportation Commission celebrated the groundbreaking for the first segment of State Route 84 widening projects. The $29 million project includes $16 million from Proposition 1B, the transportation bond passed by voters in 2006.</description>
      <pubDate>July 26, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET RESURFACING 
        WILL BEGIN MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/ta_flyer_ala_13_120726.pdf</link>
      <description>Groundbreaking celebration for the State Route 84 Widening Project</description>
      <pubDate>July 26, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Widening Project Groundbreaking</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/84expressway/docs/84mediaadvisory120723.pdf</link>
      <description>Groundbreaking celebration for the State Route 84 Widening Project</description>
      <pubDate>July 23, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-880 Median Barrier Replacement in Oakland Fact Sheet</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/ala880_barrier_factsheet120723.pdf</link>
      <description>The project will upgrade the existing median barrier in Alameda County on Route 880 from the Oak -Madison undercrossing  to Washington Street in the City of Oakland.   (I-880 at this location is an elevated freeway structure)</description>
      <pubDate>July 26, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 92-Near Half Moon Bay 
        Intermittent Overnight Lane Closures Starting July 26th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr92_lane_closures120725.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN MATEO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be resurfacing sections of the roadway on Highway 92 in San Mateo County between the City of San Mateo and Half Moon Bay. The month-long work will start Thursday, July 26th and be completed by August 30th. Crews will repair sections of roadway that have become worn over time.</description>
      <pubDate>July 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 1-Cabrillo Highway 
        One-Way Traffic Controls Starting July 27th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr1_lane_closures_revised120724.pdf</link>
      <description>SAN MATEO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be resurfacing sections of the roadway on State Route 1-Cabrillo Highway in San Mateo County near the San Mateo/Santa Cruz County Line. The work will repair and improve sections of roadway that have deteriorated over time.</description>
      <pubDate>July 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>New Southbound HOV Lane Opens on Highway 101 in Novato</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/msn_sb_hov_120724.pdf</link>
      <description>Novato – Caltrans opened a new High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane on southbound U.S. Route 101 this morning.  The new lane extends from Novato Creek to the 101/37 Interchange.</description>
      <pubDate>July 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Sonoma County Lane Closures for the week of July 23, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/lanes_closures_weekof_723_120720.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>July 20, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Closures for Week of July</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_jameson_highway_closures_wk_120723.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing retaining wall construction work in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>July 20, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Paving Project to Begin on State Route 29 in Napa County</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/29calistoga_paving_projectII_120720.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a two day grind and pave project in Calistoga on State Route 29 from Junction Route 128 to two-tenths of a mile north of Silverado Trail beginning Tuesday, July 24, 2012 and finishing Thursday morning July 26, 2012. The hours of the project on Tuesday and Wednesday will be 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. There will be one-way traffic control in each direction.</description>
      <pubDate>July 20, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Paving Project to Begin on State Route 128 in Napa County</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/128calistoga_paving_projectI_120720.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a grind and pave project in Calistoga on State Route 128 from High Street to Kortum Canyon Road beginning Sunday night, July 22, 2012 and finishing Tuesday morning, July 24, 2012. The hours of the project on Sunday and Monday will be 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. There will be one-way traffic control in each direction.</description>
      <pubDate>July 20, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Repaving of U.S. Highway 128 to Start This Week</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/128release120718.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced today that a section of U.S. Highway 128 in Napa County will be repaved this Thursday night, July 19th.The project limits stretch from East Rutherford to two-tenths of a mile south of Diamond Mountain Road.</description>
      <pubDate>July 18, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 80 Paving Between Vacaville and Dixon 
        Overnight Lane Closures Start July 11th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_vacaville_laneclosures120711.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY–The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is 
        starting a two-month pavement repair project on eastbound and westbound Interstate 80 between Vacaville and Dixon starting on Wednesday, July 11th at 8 p.m. Crews will repair and pave portions of the roadway which have become worn over time</description>
      <pubDate>July 6, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Closure in Livermore</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/84expressway/docs/84fullclosure120716.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – Beginning on Monday, July 16th through Saturday, July 21st Caltrans will close southbound and northbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd and Stanley Blvd OR between Stanley Blvd and Concannon Blvd from 10:00 pm to 8:00am in order to perform electrical work in preparation for construction. Detours will be posted.</description>
      <pubDate>July 13, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Deer Tracking on Route 280 in Woodside and Belmont</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/deer_tracking120710.pdf</link>
      <description>Woodside – Biologist from the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and UC Davis will be conducting a study to track and put radio collars on several deer in the Woodside and Belmont areas off the roadway along Route 280 in San Mateo County. The study which is funded by Caltrans is intended to help reduce deer and motorist collisions and to protect the regional deer population.</description>
      <pubDate>July 16, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Sonoma County Lane Closures for the week of July 16, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sonoma_lane_closures_weekofjul16_120713.pdf</link>
      <description>U.S. Route 101 One lane closed for paving Northbound between Rohnert Park and Railroad from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am all week. One lane to remain closed during non commute hours 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in both directions Northbound and Southbound.</description>
      <pubDate>July 13, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>One-Way Traffic Control on State Route 4
        Friday Night, July 13, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr4discoverybay120712.pdf</link>
      <description>Discovery Bay, Contra Costa County –Friday night, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., there will be one-way traffic control for removing and replacing railing (Type K) on State Route 4 between Marsh Creek Road and Contra Costa County line. Flaggers and a pilot car will assist with traffic control.</description>
      <pubDate>July 13, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy Ferry Scheduled Maintenance</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/rm_ferry_maintenance120713.pdf</link>
      <description>Rio Vista– The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the Real McCoy Ferry starting at 10:00 pm Thursday, July 12 for scheduled maintenance.  The Ferry is expected to return to service no later than 4:00 am Friday, July 13.  Drivers are advised to use alternate routes as shown on the accompanying detour map.</description>
      <pubDate>July 13, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Real McCoy Ferry Detour Map</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/real_mccoy_detour_map120713.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>July 13, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Detour Routes for State Route 13 - Ashby Avenue Construction</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/13ashby_updates_120712.pdf</link>
      <description>Updates</description>
      <pubDate>July 12, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Caltrans Replacing Slabs along I-680 in Pleasanton</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sb680pleasanton120711.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – Beginning Wednesday, July 11 through Friday, July 20 from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am Caltrans construction crews will be replacing slabs in the number three lane (right hand lane) along southbound I-680 in Pleasanton from Sunol Blvd to the Koopman Exit.  The work will occur on weeknights and one lane will remain open at all times.</description>
      <pubDate>July 11, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>INTERSTATE 580 WESTBOUND TO EASTBOUND INTERSTATE 80 LANE CLOSURE IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 P.M. DUE TO EMERGENCY ROAD MAINTENANCE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/emerg_lane_closure_580_120710.pdf</link>
      <description>OAKLAND – Caltrans is conducting an emergency closure on the number 1 lane from westbound I-580 to eastbound I-80, to remove concrete debris due to a vehicle accident.</description>
      <pubDate>July 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>State Route 13/Ashby Avenue Construction</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/update_2_13_ashby_ave120710.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – Caltrans has begun roadway repair at various locations between San Pablo Avenue and Hiller Drive, as part of the roadway resurfacing project on State Route 13 (Ashby Avenue).  The project began Monday, July 9 during the daytime hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>July 10, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Eastbound Interstate 80 to Highway 37 Ramp Connector Work    
        Overnight Closures Sunday, July 8th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_sr37_connector_closures120708.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is repairing the roadway along the eastbound Interstate 80 connector lanes to Highway 37 in Vallejo beginning Sunday, July 8th at 8 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>July 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Lane Closures for Week of July 10th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120710.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are starting related paving work and removing excavated soil in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>July 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Detour Routes for State Route 13/Ashby Avenue Construction</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/detour_routes_state_route_13_120706.pdf</link>
      <description>Detours begin.</description>
      <pubDate>July 6, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 13/Ashby Avenue Construction to Begin Monday, July 9</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/advisory_hwy_13_ashby120706.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – In preparation for roadway resurfacing on State Route 13 (Ashby Avenue), on Monday, July 9, Caltrans will begin roadway repair at various locations between San Pablo Avenue and Hiller Drive.</description>
      <pubDate>July 6, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Overnight Maintenance
        One Night Closure On Sunday, July 8th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/sr220_real_mcCoy_closure120708.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry one night in July to perform routine preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Sunday night, July 8th at       9 p.m. until the morning of Monday, July 9th at 6 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>July 6, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Construction to Begin on the Next Phase of the U.S. 101 Auxiliary Lane Project in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/101auxunivmarsh/docs/2nd_phase_101_auxiliary_lane120705.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo-Santa Clara Counties – The California Department of Transportation will begin work tomorrow, Friday July 6, 2012 on the next phase of the U.S. 101 Auxiliary Lane project to construct auxiliary lanes in each direction between University Avenue in San Mateo County to Embarcadero Road in Santa Clara County. This will enhance safety along the corridor by allowing drivers more time to merge onto U.S. 101 while also preventing congestion caused by drivers attempting to enter or exit the freeway.</description>
      <pubDate>July 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Eastbound I-80 at Air Base Parkway and Beck Avenue Work   
        Overnight Closures in Fairfield</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_fairifled_rampclosures120709.pdf</link>
      <description>SOLANO COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be making pavement repairs to the eastbound Interstate 80 off-ramp onto Waterman Boulevard/Air Base Parkway in Fairfield starting Monday, July 9th at 6p.m.with additional pavement work scheduled along Air Base Parkway and nearby Beck Avenue.</description>
      <pubDate>July 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>NIGHTTIME DEMOLITION OF 42ND AVENUE RETAINING WALL ON NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 880 WILL TAKE PLACE OVER NEXT THREE WEEKS</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/nite_demo_42nd_ave120702.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin nighttime demolition construction on Monday, July 9, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., on the 42nd Avenue retaining wall, located along northbound Interstate between High Street and 42nd Avenue, to facilitate construction work on the I-880 High Street Seismic Retrofit Project in the City of Oakland.</description>
      <pubDate>July 3, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>TREE TRIMMING ACTIVITIES TO BEGIN ALONG SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE RESURFACING ROUTE IN BERKELEY FOR TWO WEEKS</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/tree_trimming_berkeley120703.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – Caltrans will begin tree trimming activities along State Route (SR) 13/Ashby Avenue, starting Thursday, July 5 through Friday, July 20, 2012 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to provide safe and adequate clearance for resurfacing equipment. This activity is part of the SR-13/Ashby Avenue Resurfacing Project which began in June 2012 and is expected to be completed early Fall 2012, in the City of Berkeley.</description>
      <pubDate>July 3, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Pile Driving in Arroyo Mocho Creek</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84pilediriving120702.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>July 2, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Closure in Livermore</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84fullclosure120629.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – On Friday, June 29th Caltrans will close southbound and northbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd and Stanley Blvd OR between Stanley Blvd and Concannon Blvd from 10:00 pm to 8:00am in order to install K-rail in preparation for construction.  Detours will be posted.</description>
      <pubDate>June 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Closure in Livermore</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84fullclosure120629.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – On Friday, June 29th Caltrans will close southbound and northbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd and Stanley Blvd OR between Stanley Blvd and Concannon Blvd from 10:00 pm to 8:00am in order to install K-rail in preparation for construction.  Detours will be posted.</description>
      <pubDate>June 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Closure in Livermore</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84fullclosure120629.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – On Friday, June 29th Caltrans will close southbound and northbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd and Stanley Blvd OR between Stanley Blvd and Concannon Blvd from 10:00 pm to 8:00am in order to install K-rail in preparation for construction.  Detours will be posted.</description>
      <pubDate>June 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 113-Striping and Patching Work
        Intermittent Lane Closures Between Highway 12 and Dixon</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr113_dixon_laneclosures120628revised.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has begun striping and patching work on Highway 113 between Highway 12 and Dixon. The work started on Tuesday, June 26th and is scheduled to be completed Friday, July 20th. All work is weather permitting. Work will start each day at 7 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>June 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Highway Closures for Week of July 1st</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120701.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing installation of hillside safety netting while also beginning roadside concrete work in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>June 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-880HOV PROJECT UPDATE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/880hovbrokaw/docs/880hovbrokaw120627.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is currently constructing an additional HOV lane on I-880 as well as widening and realigning the on and off ramps to I-880 at the Brokaw Road Interchange.</description>
      <pubDate>June 27, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Overnight Maintenance One Night Closure This Saturday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/real_mccoy_advisory120623.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry this Saturday night to perform routine preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Saturday night, June 23rd at 9 p.m. until the morning of Sunday, June 24th at 6 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>June 23, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Highway Closures for Week of June 25th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120625.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing to install hillside safety netting in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>June 25, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Closure date confirmed for State Highway 160 Isleton Bridge</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/160_isleton_bridge_re_scheduled_closure.pdf</link>
      <description>Sacramento and Yolo - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that the Isleton Bridge on State Highway 160 north of Isleton and south of Courtland will be closed to vehicular traffic for the next 60 days due to maintenance work. Work will begin Monday, June 25 and last through Friday, August 24.</description>
      <pubDate>June 22, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>SR-82 (EL CAMINO REAL) PROJECT
        FROM LAWRENCE EXPRESSWAY TO SR 82/85 SEPERATION</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/SR82_120622.pdf</link>
      <description>Beginning, summer 2012, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will grind and place hot mix asphalt on the southbound direction on El Camino Real (SR-82) in Santa Clara County. The northbound project will start in summer 2013.</description>
      <pubDate>June 22, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Closure Delayed for State Highway 160 Isleton Bridge</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_174sr160_isleton_bridge_scheduled_closure_delayed.pdf</link>
      <description>Sacramento and Yolo - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that the Isleton Bridge on State Highway 160 north of Isleton and south of Courtland is OPEN to vehicular traffic until further notice. The closure has been delayed due to scheduling conflicts by the contractor.</description>
      <pubDate>June 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Completion of New Project Marks Most Significant Upgrade on 
        U.S. 101 at Tully Road Since 1950s</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/101tullyroad/docs/tully_road101completion120619.pdf</link>
      <description>SANTA CLARA COUNTY – Caltrans, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), and the city of San Jose today announced the completion of a $45 million project that will relieve chronic traffic congestion on U.S. 101 at Tully Road in San Jose.</description>
      <pubDate>June 19, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>CALTRANS LITTER CLEAN-UP AND ENFORCEMENT DAY  
        Tuesday, June 19th, 2012</title>
      <link>newsreleases/caltrans_litter_abatement120619.pdf</link>
      <description>District 4 (Oakland) - Caltrans and the CHP join forces in a maximum effort against highway litter this Tuesday, June 19th, 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>June 19, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>State Route 84 Closure in Livermore .</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/84expressway/docs/84fullclosure120618.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – On Tuesday, June 19th to Friday, June 22nd Caltrans will close southbound and northbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd and Stanley Blvd OR between Stanley Blvd and Concannon Blvd from 10:00 pm to 8:00am in order to stripe in preparation for construction.  Detours will be posted.</description>
      <pubDate>June 19, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12 - Jameson Canyon Revised Overnight Highway Closures for Week of June 11th.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120618.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) will be installing hillside safety netting as work in   preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties continues.</description>
      <pubDate>June 18, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12 - Jameson Canyon Revised Overnight Highway Closures for Week of June 11th.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr12_lane_closures_6_11_12_revised.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>June 8, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 880 Full Ramp Closure in San Jose from 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 8 through 6:00 a.m. Saturday, June 9</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/traffic_advisory_sb880_onramp_2012-june-08.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>June 8, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Guideway Foundation and Column Construction – Interstate 880 North of Hegenberger Road and Hegenberger Road On- and Off- Ramps.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/oac_notif025_guideway_foundation_column_construction_880.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>June 8, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Northbound Interstate 680 to Be Closed at State Route 24 Interchange
        Sunday Night, June 10, for Paving.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/680closure120602rev.pdf</link>
      <description>Walnut Creek/Contra Costa County –Sunday night, Caltrans will pave northbound Interstate 680 between Rudgear Road and Olympic Boulevard.  There will be various lanes closed during this work, including a full closure of Interstate 680 (all of 3 lanes) at State Route 24, from 10:00 p.m. Sunday night, June 10, to 5 a.m. Monday morning, June 11.</description>
      <pubDate>June 8, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>EMERGENCY FULL CLOSURE: Southbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd. and Stanley Blvd.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/84expressway/docs/84fullclosure120607.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – On Friday, June 8th to Saturday, June 9th Caltrans will close southbound State Route 84 in Livermore between Jack London Blvd and Stanley Blvd from 10:00 pm to 8:00am in order to place K-Rail along southbound State Route 84 in preparation for construction.  Detours will be in place by signage.</description>
      <pubDate>June 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Nighttime Lane Closures on the San Mateo Hayward Bridge (Route 92)</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/sanmateoretrofit/docs/san_mateo_bridge_lane_closures120607.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County- On Monday, June 11, 2012 and Tuesday, June 12, 2012, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled lane closures for eastbound and westbound State Route 92 on the San Mateo Hayward Bridge.</description>
      <pubDate>June 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Daytime One-Way Traffic Control on State Route 35 in San Mateo</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/one_way_traffic_control_sanmateo120606.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County- Caltrans will implement one-way traffic control on a segment of State Route 35, between Spice Road and the junction of Route 92/35 in the city of San Mateo on June 11, 2012 to June 15, 2012, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>June 7, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Overnight Highway Closures for Week of June 11th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120611.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) will be relocating some underground utilities. The work is in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>June 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Intermittent Overnight Lane Closures for Week of June 3rd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12closures120603.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>June 1, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Alameda County–State Route 13/
        Ashby Avenue Resurfacing Flyer</title>
      <link>http://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Public_Works/Level_3_-_Transportation/SR13%20Ashby%20Paving%20Flyer.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>June 1, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>New Ramp Metering Will Improve Traffic Flow for Motorists on I-280 in Downtown San Jose</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/280meteringramp/docs/280_ramp_metering_project120601.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County—Caltrans today announced it has completed the first phase of a $5.5 million project to activate a new series of ramp metering lights along Interstate 280 in Santa Clara County.</description>
      <pubDate>June 1, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>FULL CLOSURE OF STATE ROUTE 12
        FROM STATE ROUTE 160 TO INTERSTATE 5
        FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/full_closure_stateroute12_120531.pdf</link>
      <description>Caltrans, District 10</description>
      <pubDate>May 31, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>State Route 82 Paving Project to Begin in Burlingame</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/state_route82_paving120529.pdf</link>
      <description>San Mateo County - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin work on Tuesday night, May 29th, 2012 to grind, repave and repair a 2 mile section of the roadway on State Route 82 from Ray Drive to Peninsula Avenue in the city of Burlingame.</description>
      <pubDate>May 30, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Eastbound I-780 Onramp from Columbus Pkwy and State Park Road   
        Sunday Closure in Benicia</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/780columbus_wbonramp_closure120603.pdf</link>
      <description>Benicia – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be installing new safety barriers near the eastbound Interstate 780 onramp from Columbus Parkway and State Park Road in Benicia starting Sunday June 3rd.</description>
      <pubDate>May 30, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CTC MAY PROJECT ALLOCATION LIST</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/newsreleases/ctc_may_project_allocation_list.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>May 25, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>5/29/12 - Real McCoy II Ferry Maintenance, Service Disruption Scheduled June 1st and June 2nd</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/deltaferries/docs/84_real_ mccoy_closure120601.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will interrupt service of the Real McCoy II Ferry starting the night of June 1st  and resume service the next day on June 2nd. Crews will perform routine preventive maintenance during the temporary service disruption.</description>
      <pubDate>May 29, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Intermittent Overnight Lane Closures for Week of May 29th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120529.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are continuing the placement of safety barriers and completing the final phase of storm drain work. The work is in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>May 25, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ALLOCATES $1.7 BILLION
        TO EXPAND STATE’S ECONOMY AND UPGRADE TRANSPORTATION</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/ctc_press_release120523.pdf</link>
      <description>Oakland – The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $1.7 billion in funding for transportation projects that will strengthen the state’s economy by sustaining and creating jobs and provide congestion relief for motorists statewide.</description>
      <pubDate>May 25, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>New Ramp Metering Will Improve Traffic Flow for Motorists on I-280 in Downtown San Jose</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/280meteringramp/docs/280_ramp_metering_project120525.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County—Caltrans today announced it has completed the first phase of a $5.5 million project to activate a new series of ramp metering lights along Interstate 280 in Santa Clara County. Ramp Meters improve safety; enhance mobility and addresses freeway congestion by controlling traffic demand so freeway capacity is not exceeded. The new ramp metering system is a collaborative effort among Caltrans, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission to facilitate faster and more reliable travel time along this corridor.</description>
      <pubDate>May 25, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Intermittent Overnight Lane Closures for Week of May 20th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120518.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) is continuing storm drain work in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>May 18, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Westbound I-80 Onramp from Waterman Boulevard   
        Overnight Closures in Fairfield</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_waterman_ebonramp_closures120517.pdf</link>
      <description>Fairfield – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be making emergency pavement repairs to traffic lanes near the westbound Interstate 80 onramp from Waterman Boulevard in Fairfield starting this Friday night.</description>
      <pubDate>May 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>SR-13/ASHBY AVENUE STREET RESURFACING TO COMMENCE IN 
        MID-JUNE 2012 IN CITY OF BERKELEY</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/13ashbyresurface/docs/ta13_alameda_1205.pdf</link>
      <description>ALAMEDA COUNTY – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin a construction project which involves resurfacing State Route (SR)-13/Ashby Avenue, from Hiller Drive west to San Pablo Avenue, in the City of Berkeley.</description>
      <pubDate>May 16, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>5/15/12 - Doyle Drive Phase II Fact Sheet</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/final_phaseii_factscheet_may2012_forweb.pdf</link>
      <description>Thanks to a successful closure weekend, motorists on
        Doyle Drive now travel on a seismically safe roadway!
        Crews worked around the clock from April 27-30, 2012
        to demolish the old roadway and connect a temporary
        bypass to the completed Battery Tunnel and High
        Viaduct. This new route through the Presidio will carry
        traf fic until construction is complete in 2015.</description>
      <pubDate>May 15, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon 
        Intermittent Overnight Lane Closures for Week of May 14th</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/12jamesoncanyon/docs/12_lane_closures120514.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are making steady progress in preparation of widening Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>May 11, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Construction Preparation
        Intermittent Overnight Lane Closures</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_lane_closure120501.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are preparing to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>May 1, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Overnight Closures in San Mateo County on U.S. Route 101</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/101auxunivmarsh/docs/full_freeway_closure120424.pdf</link>
      <description>Menlo Park – Caltrans will begin demolishing the old Ringwood Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian Overcrossing in Menlo Park on May 1st, 2012. To ensure safety for work crews and the public, FULL overnight freeway closures along southbound US Route 101 between Marsh Road to Willow Road in Menlo Park will be required. The new Ringwood/Pedestrian Overcrossing will be opened to the public on the morning of Monday, April 30th 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>April 27, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>Doyle Drive Reopened at 5:00 a.m. on April 30
        New Driving Condition Through the Corridor, Use Caution!</title>
      <link>http://www.presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/april2012_phaseiidrivingcondition.pdf</link>
      <description>After a remarkably successful closure weekend, Doyle Drive reopened at 5:00 a.m. today!  Key demolition wrapped up on Sunday morning, allowing crews to complete the temporary roadway well before the Monday commute. Bay Area drivers helped to ensure a safe and successful closure weekend by staying off the roads, instead choosing to ride ferries and change travel plans. A big thanks to the weekend crews for working hard around the clock to complete the largest weekend demolition in California history!</description>
      <pubDate>April 30, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Weekend Closure of Doyle Drive Begins 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27
        Marina On/Off Ramp Closes at 7 p.m.</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/apr2012_weekendclosurereminder.pdf</link>
      <description>The Doyle Drive weekend closure begins tomorrow, April
        27 at 8:00 p.m.! In order to prepare for the full closure of
        Doyle Drive, the Marina on/off ramp to Doyle Drive will close
        at 7:00 p.m. See the map to the right for detour routes.</description>
      <pubDate>April 27, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>I-80 Eastbound Cordelia Truck Scales Relocation Project 
        Overnight Lane Closures on I-80</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_cordelia_lane_closures120430.pdf</link>
      <description>FAIRFIELD – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) are preparing to relocate and rebuild the eastbound Cordelia Truck Scales on Interstate 80 in Fairfield.</description>
      <pubDate>April 30, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon
        Overnight Highway Closures Start Tonight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_closures_additional120423.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are preparing to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Innovative New “BikeMobile” Fix-it Service Launches as Part of Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools Program</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel553.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work
        Rescheduled Intermittent Closures Near Rio Vista Start Tomorrow</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12riovista_closures120424.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin replacing dozens of center divider posts on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun City tomorrow morning.</description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Doyle Drive will be closed April 27-30</title>
      <link>http://www.presidioparkway.org/weekendclosure/</link>
      <description>Doyle Drive will be closed April 27-30...because sometimes the fastest way to open is to close!</description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>State Route 85 Slab Replacement Project  Begins</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/85pavementrehab/docs/85Slab_project120423.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County—The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin Thursday, April 19</description>
      <pubDate>April 23, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Interstate 80 to Interstate 780 Ramp Connector Work
        Closures This Morning</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_780_vallejo_connect_closures41912_updated.pdf</link>
      <description>Vallejo – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is preparing to install
        new safety buffers called “attenuators” along the Interstate 80 to Interstate 780
        connector lanes. Crews started the work last week but will need to do additional work
        which will require some connector lane closures in Vallejo starting this morning.</description>
      <pubDate>April 18, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120418.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated April 23 for activities through April 27 with upcoming work anticipated for 
        April / July; estimated completion: July 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>April 18, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Major Circulation Changes in the Presidio!</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/apr2012_halleckmarshallpermanentclosure.pdf</link>
      <description>On Monday April 23, Halleck Street and Marshall Street
        will close. The slip ramp (left exit to the Presidio from
        Richardson Avenue) will close shortly after. These roads
        must be closed to construct the at-grade temporary detour
        road which will be open to traffic on April 30.</description>
      <pubDate>April 20, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>511 Offers Many Options for People to Go Green For Earth Day</title>
      <link>http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel552.htm</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 20, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Interstate 780 Ramp Closure</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/780_ramp_closure_benicia120112.pdf</link>
      <description>Benicia – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to begin removing a selected number of trees along the East 2nd Street onramp onto Eastbound 780 in Benicia Tuesday morning. The trees are diseased and need to be removed.</description>
      <pubDate>January 12, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>U.S. 101 Auxiliary Lanes Project Work Begins</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/scl101auxlanes/docs/101_aux_lane_project120417.pdf</link>
      <description>Santa Clara County—The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will partner with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and begin work this week to construct auxiliary lanes in each direction for a 3.2 mile segment of U.S. 101 between State Route 85 in Mountain View and Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto.</description>
      <pubDate>April 17, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 160-3 Mile Slough Bridge Work Near Rio Vista
        One-Way Traffic Controls</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/160threemilesloughbridge_controls120416.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be doing maintenance work on the 3 Mile Slough Bridge near Rio Vista today which will require one-way traffic controls.</description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CALTRANS PUBLIC SR-85 PROJECT STARTING IN APRIL, 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/85pavementrehab/docs/85public_sr120323.pdf</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Overnight Work and Lane Closures for Pre-Demolition Activities</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/apr2012_nightworklaneclosures.pdf</link>
      <description>Beginning Monday, April 16 through Friday,
        April 27 there will be overnight work and lane
        closures along northbound Doyle Drive. Work hours
        will be 8:00 p.m. to noon Monday – Friday, and 9:00
        p.m. to noon on Saturday and Sunday. Drivers may
        experience some delays on northbound Doyle Drive
        during the morning commute.</description>
      <pubDate>April 16, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Construction Preparation
        Overnight Closures and Detours Scheduled For April</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12_closures120413.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are preparing to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>April 13, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Overnight Maintenance
        One Night Closure Starts Tonight</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/84_real_ mccoy_overnight_closure120413.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry tonight to perform routine preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Friday night, April 13th at 10 p.m. until the morning of Saturday, April 14th at 4 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>April 13, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>Doyle Drive Weekend Closure, April 27-30</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/weekendclosure/</link>
      <description></description>
      <pubDate>April 10, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>Interstate 80 to Interstate 780 Ramp Connector Work    
        Closures Tomorrow Morning</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80_780_vallejo_connect_closures120407.pdf</link>
      <description>Vallejo – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is preparing to install new safety buffers called “attenuators” along the Interstate 80 to Interstate 780 connector lanes in Vallejo tomorrow morning.</description>
      <pubDate>April 6, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON HIGHWAY 12 JAMESON CANYON ROAD WIDENING PROJECT</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/jameson_cyn_sr12_gb1120404.pdf</link>
      <description>OAKLAND - Caltrans, the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) broke ground today on the much-anticipated Highway 12 Jameson Canyon Road Widening Project.</description>
      <pubDate>April 5, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Pile-Driving along U.S. Route 101 in Petaluma to Start Thursday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/east_washington_pile_driving120403.pdf</link>
      <description>Petaluma – The East Washington Interchange Improvement Project in Petaluma will reach an important milestone this coming Thursday, April 5.  Caltrans will begin driving piles along northbound U.S. Route 101.  The pile-driving is the first step in a process that will build a new on ramp from westbound East Washington directly onto northbound U.S. Route 101.</description>
      <pubDate>April 3, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>$271 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING AWARDED TO UPGRADE TRANSPORTATION AND ENHANCE STATE’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/ctc_arch_2012_release120330.pdf</link>
      <description>OAKLAND – The California Transportation Commission today allocated $271 million in new funding to 73 projects that will improve the state’s highways and rail systems and enhance the state’s economic recovery.</description>
      <pubDate>March 30, 2012</pubDate>
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    <item>
      <title>INTERSTATE 580 ISABEL AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT Celebration Ceremony</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/580_isabel_media_advisory120329.pdf</link>
      <description>2501 Collier Canyon Road, Livermore, Calif.  Exit at I-580 Isabel Avenue.  Travel north on Isabel Avenue (turn right from westbound I-580 or turn left from eastbound I-580). Turn left at Portola Avenue and turn left at Collier Canyon Road.  Destination is on the left.</description>
      <pubDate>March 29, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680Rehab_activities_schedule120322.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated March 26 for activities through March 30 with upcoming work anticipated for March / May 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>March 22, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work 
        Intermittent Closures Near Rio Vista Scheduled To Start Tuesday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12riovista_closures120327.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin replacing dozens of center divider posts on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun City next Tuesday morning. The work is scheduled to start Tuesday, March 27th and be completed Thursday, March 29th. Weather permitting, work will start each day at 9 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>March 22, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Westbound Interstate-80-Alamo Drive-Vacaville
        Repairs-Completed-Lanes Reopened</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80vacaville_lanes_reopened120321.pdf</link>
      <description>Vacaville – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has reopened two lanes of westbound Interstate 80 near the Alamo Drive exit in Vacaville. The two far right traffic lanes were closed from 10am until about noon for emergency road repair work.</description>
      <pubDate>March 21, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Westbound Interstate-80-Alamo Drive-Vacaville
        Emergency Repairs-Lane Closures</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/80vacaville_closures_em120321.pdf</link>
      <description>Vacaville – Today the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing two lanes of westbound Interstate 80 near the Alamo Drive exit in Vacaville starting at 10 am for emergency road repair work.</description>
      <pubDate>March 21, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Real McCoy II Ferry Closed For Overnight Maintenance
        One Night Closure Starts Sunday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/real_mccoy_advisory120316.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will suspend service of the Real McCoy II Ferry one night this weekend to perform routine preventive maintenance. The Real McCoy II is scheduled to be closed Sunday night, March 18th at 9 p.m. until the morning of Monday, March 19th at 4 a.m.</description>
      <pubDate>March 16, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120315.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated March 19 for activities through March 23 with upcoming work anticipated for March / May 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>March 15, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Full Freeway Closures in Menlo Park on U.S. Route 101</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/101auxunivmarsh/docs/full_freeway_closures101_120315.pdf</link>
      <description>Menlo Park - Caltrans has scheduled the following closures as part of the U.S. 101-Marsh to University Auxiliary Lane Widening Project. These closures will allow work crews to remove falsework on the Ringwood Pedestrian Overcrossing.</description>
      <pubDate>March 15, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120308.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated March 09 for activities through March 16 with upcoming work anticipated for March / May 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>March 8, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work Postponed
        Intermittent Closures Near Rio Vista Cancelled This Week</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12riovista_work_postponed120229.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is postponing the scheduled replacement of dozens of center divider posts on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun City.</description>
      <pubDate>February 29, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Tree Removal along State Route 84 in Livermore</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/sr84treeremova120224.pdf</link>
      <description>Alameda County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to begin the removal of trees along State Route 84 in Livermore between Isabel Avenue and Stanley Blvd. on Monday, February 27 through Thursday, March 1 from 9:00 am to 3 pm in order to complete the State Route 84 Widening Project.</description>
      <pubDate>February 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Rio Vista Bridge Work One-Way Traffic Controls Scheduled Sunday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12riovistabridge_controls120226.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be doing electrical work on the Rio Vista Bridge this Sunday. The work is scheduled to start this Sunday, February 26th at 7 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. Work is weather permitting.</description>
      <pubDate>February 24, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Center Divider Work 
        Intermittent Closures Near Rio Vista Scheduled Next Week</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/12riovista_closures120229.pdf</link>
      <description>Solano County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin replacing dozens of center divider posts on Highway 12 between Rio Vista and Suisun City next Wednesday morning. The work is scheduled to start next Wednesday, February 29th and be completed Friday, March 2nd. Weather permitting, work will start each day at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>February 23, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Open This Weekend
        Overnight Closures Resume After President’s Day Holiday</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/jameson120217.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) have completed tree removal work for this week but will resume work starting again next Tuesday. The work is needed as crews prepare to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>February 17, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>HWY 12-Jameson Canyon Open This Weekend-Overnight Closures to Resume</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/jameson_21712.pdf</link>
      <description>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Open This Weekend - Overnight Closures Resume After President’s Day Holiday</description>
      <pubDate>February 17, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>One-Way Traffic Control on State Route 29 in St. Helena</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/tunnel_of_elms_traffic_advisory120217.pdf</link>
      <description>St. Helena – Caltrans will close one lane of State Highway 29 in St. Helena on February 21, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 am and 2:00 pm, in order to safely remove three diseased trees among the “Tunnel of Elms.”  One-way traffic control will be in place during these hours.  All work is weather permitting. We expect the tree removal to be completed during that time period.</description>
      <pubDate>February 17, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120215.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated February 21 for activities through February 24 with upcoming work anticipated for February / May 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>February 15, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>One-Way Traffic Control on Rio Vista Bridge</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/rio_vista_bridge_traffic_advisory120213.pdf</link>
      <description>Rio Vista – Caltrans will implement one-way traffic control on the Rio Vista Bridge in Solano County today, Monday, February 13, from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm to make repairs to the bridge. The one-way traffic control is necessary to ensure the safety of crews and the motoring public during the bridge work.</description>
      <pubDate>February 13, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Highway 12-Jameson Canyon Safety Improvements
        Overnight Closures and Detour Scheduled</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/jameson120210.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are preparing to widen Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon in Napa and Solano Counties.</description>
      <pubDate>February 10, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120209.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated February 13 for activities through February 17 with upcoming work anticipated for February / May 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>February 10, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Overnight Ramp Closures
        Northbound Hwy 1 : Friday, February 10
        Southbound Hwy 1 : Saturday, February 11</title>
      <link>http://www.presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/feb2012_overnightclosuresinterchange.pdf</link>
      <description>On Friday, February 10 from 11:59 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
        the next morning, northbound Highway 1 will be closed
        at Lake Street. On Saturday, February 11 from 11:59 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
        the next morning, southbound Highway 1 will be closed
        at Doyle Drive.</description>
      <pubDate>February 9, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120201.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated February 06 for activities through February 11 with upcoming work anticipated for February / May 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>February 6, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Lane Closure on Northbound Hwy 1/Park Presidio
        Expec t Del ays on Saturday, Feb. 4 and Sunday, Feb. 5 from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/feb2012_nb1laneclosure.pdf</link>
      <description>On Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5
        from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day, there will be a
        lane closure on northbound Highway 1 from Lake Street
        to northbound Highway 101. This section of roadway
        will be reduced to a single lane. Expect delays on
        northbound Park Presidio Boulevard.</description>
      <pubDate>February 5, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>The Caldecott Fourth Bore will have three "medallions" on each side of the tunnel .</title>
      <link>http://www.caldecott-tunnel.org/index.php/medallion-design-competition</link>
      <description>We want to hear from you! The neighboring communities of the Fourth Bore will have the opportunity to inspire the design of the medallions. School children (K-12th grade) from Contra Costa and Alameda Counties will be asked to submit artwork as part of the Medallion Design Competition.</description>
      <pubDate>January 31, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>TRAFFIC ADVISORY Closure of Ebbetts Pass-State Route 4, Monitor Pass-State Route 89 and Sonora Pass-State Route 108.</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/winterpassclosure120125.pdf</link>
      <description>Ebbetts and Monitor Passes in Alpine County and Sonora Pass in Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass, State Route 89 over Monitor Pass and State Route 108 over Sonora Pass.  The recent storm and the upcoming weather predictions make it necessary to close these passes for the winter.</description>
      <pubDate>January 25, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Jameson Canyon Safety Improvements
        Construction Phase Along Highway 12 Starting</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/commuter_advisory_jameson120120.pdf</link>
      <description>Napa and Solano Counties – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) are scheduled to begin work on the Highway 12 Jameson Canyon Road Widening Project on Monday, January 23rd.</description>
      <pubDate>January 23, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Lane Closure on Southbound Hwy 101/Doyle Drive to
        Southbound Hwy 1/Park Presidio Boulevard</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/jan2012_sb101laneclosures.pdf</link>
      <description>On Sunday, January 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
        on Monday January 16, there will be a lane closure
        on southbound Highway 101 near the Golden Gate
        Bridge Toll Plaza to southbound Highway 1 at the
        Ruckman Bridge. The exit will be reduced to a single
        lane. Expect delays.</description>
      <pubDate>January 16, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Interstate 780 Ramp Closure</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/newsreleases/780_ramp_closure_benicia120112.pdf</link>
      <description>Benicia – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is scheduled to begin removing a selected number of trees along the East 2nd Street onramp onto Eastbound 780 in Benicia Tuesday morning. The trees are diseased and need to be removed.</description>
      <pubDate>January 12, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title>Lincoln Boulevard - Storey Avenue, Opening January 13</title>
      <link>http://presidioparkway.org/project_docs/files/storeylincolnclosure_jan2012.pdf</link>
      <description>The portion of Lincoln Boulevard and Storey Avenue
        that closed on January 3 will open the evening of
        Friday, January 13.</description>
      <pubDate>January 12, 2012</pubDate>
    </item>
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      <title>I-680 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCHEDULE</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/680ccrehab/docs/cc680rehab_activities_schedule120104.pdf</link>
      <description>Updated January 9 for activities through January 13 with upcoming work anticipated for January / February 2012.</description>
      <pubDate>January 4, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title>I-580 Scofield Ave Bridge Deck Replacement</title>
      <link>http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/580scofieldave/</link>
      <description>New Caltrans District 4 project web site.</description>
      <pubDate>January 2, 2012</pubDate>
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