General Info

The California Department of Transportation governs the Division of Maintenance, which owns and manages more than 15,200 centerline miles of highway, as well as inspects over 12,000 local bridges. The Division of Maintenance provides snow removal, vegetation control, rock blasting, bridge basing and sink hole repair services. The Division of Maintenance conducts Internet-based customer surveys to assess the satisfaction of California s residents with highway maintenance work. It is engaged in controlling noxious weeds and pests and promoting drainage to reduce stormwater runoff and erosion. It provides structural designing and analysis services. The California Department of Transportation also permits over 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports. The department is governed by the State of California.