ACR 263: Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2018-09-11
This measure would dedicate the interchange at State Highway Route 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would dedicate the interchange at State Highway Route 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
This measure would dedicate the interchange at State Highway Route 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
WHEREAS, Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for other workers, according to a study conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has lost 185 employees since 1921; and
WHEREAS, On average, 1,000 Caltrans vehicles are struck each year, and, in addition to the danger to workers, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of people who are killed in highway work zones are drivers and their passengers; and
WHEREAS, On June 10, 1926, a Powderman and a Powderman Helper, Thomas Gilbride and Jose Dominguez, were killed while placing a charge for a blast on the Coast Highway near the City of Oxnard; and
WHEREAS, On April 9, 1927, a Maintenance Foreman, Albert W. Schmuck, was killed while operating a grader; and
WHEREAS, In 1939, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Fred Pettit, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On March 31, 1958, a Highway Superintendent, Vaughn O. Sheff, was killed during a landslide while clearing another landslide in the Santa Monica Canyon; and
WHEREAS, In 1965, a Construction Inspector, Leroy Exum, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On January 16, 1968, a Caltrans Maintenance Worker, Roger Myhre, was killed by a drunk driver while working on the northbound lane of the San Diego Freeway near the City of Inglewood; and
WHEREAS, In 1970, a Construction Inspector, Thomas R. Brungardt, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On February 25, 1971, a Maintenance Worker, Donald Parker, was killed by a hit and run driver while working on a lane closure on State Route 91 and Interstate 5; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, a Caltrans worker, Norman Lubig, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, In 1973, a Highway Resident Engineer, Emory Price, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On September 25, 1974, a Highway Engineering Technician, Claude A. Thiel, was killed by an errant driver while working with a survey crew; and
WHEREAS, On June 5, 1975, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Arthur Silva, was killed by an errant driver while picking up debris from the center median; and
WHEREAS, On July 7, 1976, a Highway Maintenance Worker, David Guillen, was killed due to electrocution caused by the branches of a tree touching overhead powerlines while he was helping cut down a tree; and
WHEREAS, On May 5, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Donald S. Beasley, was killed by a drunk driver while he was loading trash along a highway; and
WHEREAS, On May 16, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Kanika F. Burroughs, was killed by an out of control truck on State Route 57 while performing litter pickup on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, John L. Haynes, was killed by an out of control truck while he was repairing paddle markers on northbound Interstate 405; and
WHEREAS, On June 29, 1979, an Equipment Operator, Richard A. Singleton, was killed by an errant driver while he was stopped to repair a sweeper along a highway; and
WHEREAS, On October 22, 1979, two Highway Maintenance Workers, Glen P. Fenwick and Raul Arismendez, were killed by an errant driver on the northbound lane of the Santa Ana Freeway; and
WHEREAS, On November 16, 1979, a Highway Electrician I, Samuel Ho, was killed due to electrocution while replacing a ballast for overhead lighting on eastbound State Route 134, west of the Harvey exit in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, On May 29, 1980, a Highway Maintenance Leadworker, Thomas E. Davis, was killed by an errant driver on State Route 133 in the Big Bend area of Laguna Canyon Road during an asphalt concrete paving operation; and
WHEREAS, On January 26, 1981, a Highway Landscape Worker, James H. Copeland, was killed by a hit and run driver while clearing brush along the shoulder of the northbound lanes of the Golden State Freeway in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, On October 5, 1981, a Maintenance Supervisor, Robbie R. Haney, was killed by being pinned under the left wheel of a truck while he was doing repairs; and
WHEREAS, On October 31, 1988, a Maintenance Supervisor II, Dennis Sparks, was killed in a traffic accident while driving to a field office; and
WHEREAS, On November 9, 1988, a Heavy Equipment Operator, Cedric Dubenion was killed in a traffic accident; and
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1988, a Maintenance Equipment Operator, Henry Rick Mendoza, was killed while preparing for a lane closure from northbound State Route 2 to westbound Interstate 210 when he was struck by an errant truck; and
WHEREAS, On June 12, 1992, a Landscape Worker, Jerry R. Alcala, was killed by a drunk driver while he was loading debris into a cargo truck; and
WHEREAS, On July 29, 1992, a Surveyor Supervisor, Callie Joel Buser, Jr., was killed by an errant driver while painting symbols on the shoulder of a highway; and
WHEREAS, On April 28, 1993, a Landscape Leadworker, Juan Thome, was killed by an errant driver under the influence of marijuana while working on the eastbound lanes of State Route 60, the Pomona Freeway, west of Lemon Avenue; and
WHEREAS, On January 20, 1999, a Maintenance Worker, Paul J. Chavez, was killed in a traffic accident after completing a mud jacking operation on Interstate 210; and
WHEREAS, On February 23, 2000, a Maintenance Worker, Charles F. Deming, was killed when his truck went over the embankment while he was clearing debris on State Route 39 in the Angeles National Forest; and
WHEREAS, On September 1, 2016, a Caltrans Electrician I, Jorge Lopez, was killed by an errant tractor trailer on the shoulder of State Route 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway, in the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, In addition to law enforcement and Department of California Highway Patrol officers, contracted highway workers are also at risk of death; and
WHEREAS, The latest data shows that speeding was a factor in more than 35 percent of all fatal work zone crashes, and most work zone fatalities are the result of rear-end collisions caused by driver distraction, inattention, or aggressive driving; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has adopted a Slow for the Cone Zone campaign to raise public awareness and to ask motorists to be alert, slow down, allow extra following room, expect sudden stops, never drive impaired, and avoid distractions, including the use of cell phones, in highway work zones; and
WHEREAS, Fines are doubled in highway work zones and can easily total $1,000 or more for drivers who speed, drive aggressively, text, are otherwise distracted, or cause collisions in a highway work zone; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, Caltrans installed 100 permanent Move Over signs throughout California to support Senate Bill 240 (Chapter 175 of the Statutes of 2009), sometimes known as the Move Over law, which requires drivers on a freeway to move over a lane if safe to do so, or slow down, when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, stationary tow truck, or a stationary marked Caltrans vehicle, that is displaying flashing amber warning lights; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature desires to promote the safe operation of motor vehicles in and through all highway and freeway work zones and the use of caution and care when the motoring public sees the state work force working along the states highways; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature strives to promote the safety of all state employees by asking motorists who travel and commute daily in and through the state to be cognizant of those who have given their lives to provide safe, consistent mobility of travel seven days a week, 24 hours a day; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans District 7 has diligently strived to eliminate worker fatalities through training, safe practices, and implementation of features to lessen the exposure of maintenance personnel on the states highways; and
WHEREAS, It is therefore important that a memorial interchange in District 7 be established at a time when improvements are occurring rather than when there is a rush to announce another fatality; and
WHEREAS, A Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange should be dedicated to the men and women who have served California as transportation professionals and are deserving of recognition for making the highest sacrifice while performing their duties on the state highway system; and
WHEREAS, State highway workers in District 7 have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the state, with 33 fatalities occurring since 1921; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and the logo of the department, and upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for other workers, according to a study conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has lost 185 employees since 1921; and
WHEREAS, On average, 1,000 Caltrans vehicles are struck each year, and, in addition to the danger to workers, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of people who are killed in highway work zones are drivers and their passengers; and
WHEREAS, On June 10, 1926, a Powderman and a Powderman Helper, Thomas Gilbride and Jose Dominguez, were killed while placing a charge for a blast on the Coast Highway near the City of Oxnard; and
WHEREAS, On April 9, 1927, a Maintenance Foreman, Albert W. Schmuck, was killed while operating a grader; and
WHEREAS, In 1939, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Fred Pettit, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On March 31, 1958, a Highway Superintendent, Vaughn O. Sheff, was killed during a landslide while clearing another landslide in the Santa Monica Canyon; and
WHEREAS, In 1965, a Construction Inspector, Leroy Exum, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On January 16, 1968, a Caltrans Maintenance Worker, Roger Myhre, was killed by a drunk driver while working on the northbound lane of the San Diego Freeway near the City of Inglewood; and
WHEREAS, In 1970, a Construction Inspector, Thomas R. Brungardt, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On February 25, 1971, a Maintenance Worker, Donald Parker, was killed by a hit and run driver while working on a lane closure on State Route 91 and Interstate 5; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, a Caltrans worker, Norman Lubig, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, In 1973, a Highway Resident Engineer, Emory Price, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On September 25, 1974, a Highway Engineering Technician, Claude A. Thiel, was killed by an errant driver while working with a survey crew; and
WHEREAS, On June 5, 1975, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Arthur Silva, was killed by an errant driver while picking up debris from the center median; and
WHEREAS, On July 7, 1976, a Highway Maintenance Worker, David Guillen, was killed due to electrocution caused by the branches of a tree touching overhead powerlines while he was helping cut down a tree; and
WHEREAS, On May 5, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Donald S. Beasley, was killed by a drunk driver while he was loading trash along a highway; and
WHEREAS, On May 16, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Kanika F. Burroughs, was killed by an out of control truck on State Route 57 while performing litter pickup on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, John L. Haynes, was killed by an out of control truck while he was repairing paddle markers on northbound Interstate 405; and
WHEREAS, On June 29, 1979, an Equipment Operator, Richard A. Singleton, was killed by an errant driver while he was stopped to repair a sweeper along a highway; and
WHEREAS, On October 22, 1979, two Highway Maintenance Workers, Glen P. Fenwick and Raul Arismendez, were killed by an errant driver on the northbound lane of the Santa Ana Freeway; and
WHEREAS, On November 16, 1979, a Highway Electrician I, Samuel Ho, was killed due to electrocution while replacing a ballast for overhead lighting on eastbound State Route 134, west of the Harvey exit in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, On May 29, 1980, a Highway Maintenance Leadworker, Thomas E. Davis, was killed by an errant driver on State Route 133 in the Big Bend area of Laguna Canyon Road during an asphalt concrete paving operation; and
WHEREAS, On January 26, 1981, a Highway Landscape Worker, James H. Copeland, was killed by a hit and run driver while clearing brush along the shoulder of the northbound lanes of the Golden State Freeway in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, On October 5, 1981, a Maintenance Supervisor, Robbie R. Haney, was killed by being pinned under the left wheel of a truck while he was doing repairs; and
WHEREAS, On October 31, 1988, a Maintenance Supervisor II, Dennis Sparks, was killed in a traffic accident while driving to a field office; and
WHEREAS, On November 9, 1988, a Heavy Equipment Operator, Cedric Dubenion was killed in a traffic accident; and
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1988, a Maintenance Equipment Operator, Henry Rick Mendoza, was killed while preparing for a lane closure from northbound State Route 2 to westbound Interstate 210 when he was struck by an errant truck; and
WHEREAS, On June 12, 1992, a Landscape Worker, Jerry R. Alcala, was killed by a drunk driver while he was loading debris into a cargo truck; and
WHEREAS, On July 29, 1992, a Surveyor Supervisor, Callie Joel Buser, Jr., was killed by an errant driver while painting symbols on the shoulder of a highway; and
WHEREAS, On April 28, 1993, a Landscape Leadworker, Juan Thome, was killed by an errant driver under the influence of marijuana while working on the eastbound lanes of State Route 60, the Pomona Freeway, west of Lemon Avenue; and
WHEREAS, On January 20, 1999, a Maintenance Worker, Paul J. Chavez, was killed in a traffic accident after completing a mud jacking operation on Interstate 210; and
WHEREAS, On February 23, 2000, a Maintenance Worker, Charles F. Deming, was killed when his truck went over the embankment while he was clearing debris on State Route 39 in the Angeles National Forest; and
WHEREAS, On September 1, 2016, a Caltrans Electrician I, Jorge Lopez, was killed by an errant tractor trailer on the shoulder of State Route 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway, in the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, In addition to law enforcement and Department of California Highway Patrol officers, contracted highway workers are also at risk of death; and
WHEREAS, The latest data shows that speeding was a factor in more than 35 percent of all fatal work zone crashes, and most work zone fatalities are the result of rear-end collisions caused by driver distraction, inattention, or aggressive driving; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has adopted a Slow for the Cone Zone campaign to raise public awareness and to ask motorists to be alert, slow down, allow extra following room, expect sudden stops, never drive impaired, and avoid distractions, including the use of cell phones, in highway work zones; and
WHEREAS, Fines are doubled in highway work zones and can easily total $1,000 or more for drivers who speed, drive aggressively, text, are otherwise distracted, or cause collisions in a highway work zone; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, Caltrans installed 100 permanent Move Over signs throughout California to support Senate Bill 240 (Chapter 175 of the Statutes of 2009), sometimes known as the Move Over law, which requires drivers on a freeway to move over a lane if safe to do so, or slow down, when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, stationary tow truck, or a stationary marked Caltrans vehicle, that is displaying flashing amber warning lights; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature desires to promote the safe operation of motor vehicles in and through all highway and freeway work zones and the use of caution and care when the motoring public sees the state work force working along the states highways; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature strives to promote the safety of all state employees by asking motorists who travel and commute daily in and through the state to be cognizant of those who have given their lives to provide safe, consistent mobility of travel seven days a week, 24 hours a day; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans District 7 has diligently strived to eliminate worker fatalities through training, safe practices, and implementation of features to lessen the exposure of maintenance personnel on the states highways; and
WHEREAS, It is therefore important that a memorial interchange in District 7 be established at a time when improvements are occurring rather than when there is a rush to announce another fatality; and
WHEREAS, A Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange should be dedicated to the men and women who have served California as transportation professionals and are deserving of recognition for making the highest sacrifice while performing their duties on the state highway system; and
WHEREAS, State highway workers in District 7 have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the state, with 33 fatalities occurring since 1921; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and the logo of the department, and upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for other workers, according to a study conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has lost 185 employees since 1921; and
WHEREAS, On average, 1,000 Caltrans vehicles are struck each year, and, in addition to the danger to workers, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of people who are killed in highway work zones are drivers and their passengers; and
WHEREAS, On June 10, 1926, a Powderman and a Powderman Helper, Thomas Gilbride and Jose Dominguez, were killed while placing a charge for a blast on the Coast Highway near the City of Oxnard; and
WHEREAS, On April 9, 1927, a Maintenance Foreman, Albert W. Schmuck, was killed while operating a grader; and
WHEREAS, In 1939, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Fred Pettit, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On March 31, 1958, a Highway Superintendent, Vaughn O. Sheff, was killed during a landslide while clearing another landslide in the Santa Monica Canyon; and
WHEREAS, In 1965, a Construction Inspector, Leroy Exum, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On January 16, 1968, a Caltrans Maintenance Worker, Roger Myhre, was killed by a drunk driver while working on the northbound lane of the San Diego Freeway near the City of Inglewood; and
WHEREAS, In 1970, a Construction Inspector, Thomas R. Brungardt, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On February 25, 1971, a Maintenance Worker, Donald Parker, was killed by a hit and run driver while working on a lane closure on State Route 91 and Interstate 5; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, a Caltrans worker, Norman Lubig, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, In 1973, a Highway Resident Engineer, Emory Price, was killed while working on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On September 25, 1974, a Highway Engineering Technician, Claude A. Thiel, was killed by an errant driver while working with a survey crew; and
WHEREAS, On June 5, 1975, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Arthur Silva, was killed by an errant driver while picking up debris from the center median; and
WHEREAS, On July 7, 1976, a Highway Maintenance Worker, David Guillen, was killed due to electrocution caused by the branches of a tree touching overhead powerlines while he was helping cut down a tree; and
WHEREAS, On May 5, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Donald S. Beasley, was killed by a drunk driver while he was loading trash along a highway; and
WHEREAS, On May 16, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, Kanika F. Burroughs, was killed by an out of control truck on State Route 57 while performing litter pickup on a highway; and
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1978, a Highway Maintenance Worker, John L. Haynes, was killed by an out of control truck while he was repairing paddle markers on northbound Interstate 405; and
WHEREAS, On June 29, 1979, an Equipment Operator, Richard A. Singleton, was killed by an errant driver while he was stopped to repair a sweeper along a highway; and
WHEREAS, On October 22, 1979, two Highway Maintenance Workers, Glen P. Fenwick and Raul Arismendez, were killed by an errant driver on the northbound lane of the Santa Ana Freeway; and
WHEREAS, On November 16, 1979, a Highway Electrician I, Samuel Ho, was killed due to electrocution while replacing a ballast for overhead lighting on eastbound State Route 134, west of the Harvey exit in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, On May 29, 1980, a Highway Maintenance Leadworker, Thomas E. Davis, was killed by an errant driver on State Route 133 in the Big Bend area of Laguna Canyon Road during an asphalt concrete paving operation; and
WHEREAS, On January 26, 1981, a Highway Landscape Worker, James H. Copeland, was killed by a hit and run driver while clearing brush along the shoulder of the northbound lanes of the Golden State Freeway in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, On October 5, 1981, a Maintenance Supervisor, Robbie R. Haney, was killed by being pinned under the left wheel of a truck while he was doing repairs; and
WHEREAS, On October 31, 1988, a Maintenance Supervisor II, Dennis Sparks, was killed in a traffic accident while driving to a field office; and
WHEREAS, On November 9, 1988, a Heavy Equipment Operator, Cedric Dubenion was killed in a traffic accident; and
WHEREAS, On December 12, 1988, a Maintenance Equipment Operator, Henry Rick Mendoza, was killed while preparing for a lane closure from northbound State Route 2 to westbound Interstate 210 when he was struck by an errant truck; and
WHEREAS, On June 12, 1992, a Landscape Worker, Jerry R. Alcala, was killed by a drunk driver while he was loading debris into a cargo truck; and
WHEREAS, On July 29, 1992, a Surveyor Supervisor, Callie Joel Buser, Jr., was killed by an errant driver while painting symbols on the shoulder of a highway; and
WHEREAS, On April 28, 1993, a Landscape Leadworker, Juan Thome, was killed by an errant driver under the influence of marijuana while working on the eastbound lanes of State Route 60, the Pomona Freeway, west of Lemon Avenue; and
WHEREAS, On January 20, 1999, a Maintenance Worker, Paul J. Chavez, was killed in a traffic accident after completing a mud jacking operation on Interstate 210; and
WHEREAS, On February 23, 2000, a Maintenance Worker, Charles F. Deming, was killed when his truck went over the embankment while he was clearing debris on State Route 39 in the Angeles National Forest; and
WHEREAS, On September 1, 2016, a Caltrans Electrician I, Jorge Lopez, was killed by an errant tractor trailer on the shoulder of State Route 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway, in the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, In addition to law enforcement and Department of California Highway Patrol officers, contracted highway workers are also at risk of death; and
WHEREAS, The latest data shows that speeding was a factor in more than 35 percent of all fatal work zone crashes, and most work zone fatalities are the result of rear-end collisions caused by driver distraction, inattention, or aggressive driving; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans has adopted a Slow for the Cone Zone campaign to raise public awareness and to ask motorists to be alert, slow down, allow extra following room, expect sudden stops, never drive impaired, and avoid distractions, including the use of cell phones, in highway work zones; and
WHEREAS, Fines are doubled in highway work zones and can easily total $1,000 or more for drivers who speed, drive aggressively, text, are otherwise distracted, or cause collisions in a highway work zone; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, Caltrans installed 100 permanent Move Over signs throughout California to support Senate Bill 240 (Chapter 175 of the Statutes of 2009), sometimes known as the Move Over law, which requires drivers on a freeway to move over a lane if safe to do so, or slow down, when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, stationary tow truck, or a stationary marked Caltrans vehicle, that is displaying flashing amber warning lights; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature desires to promote the safe operation of motor vehicles in and through all highway and freeway work zones and the use of caution and care when the motoring public sees the state work force working along the states highways; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature strives to promote the safety of all state employees by asking motorists who travel and commute daily in and through the state to be cognizant of those who have given their lives to provide safe, consistent mobility of travel seven days a week, 24 hours a day; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans District 7 has diligently strived to eliminate worker fatalities through training, safe practices, and implementation of features to lessen the exposure of maintenance personnel on the states highways; and
WHEREAS, It is therefore important that a memorial interchange in District 7 be established at a time when improvements are occurring rather than when there is a rush to announce another fatality; and
WHEREAS, A Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange should be dedicated to the men and women who have served California as transportation professionals and are deserving of recognition for making the highest sacrifice while performing their duties on the state highway system; and
WHEREAS, State highway workers in District 7 have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the state, with 33 fatalities occurring since 1921; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature dedicates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and the logo of the department, and upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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Date
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Status
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| Sep 11, 2018 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 220, Statutes of 2018. |
| Aug 31, 2018 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1:30 p.m. |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Adopted and to Assembly. |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. |
| Aug 30, 2018 | From committee: Be adopted, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Aug 28, 2018 | In Senate. To Com. on RLS. |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Adopted and to Senate. |
| Aug 23, 2018 | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. |
| Jun 27, 2018 | From printer. |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Referred to Com. on TRANS. |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Introduced. To print. |
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Date
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Description
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Location
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Votes
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| Aug 31, 2018 | Assembly 3rd Reading ACR263 Rivas By Portantino | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 30, 2018 | Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Housing |
Passed |
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| Aug 27, 2018 | ACR 263 RIVAS Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 23, 2018 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation |
Passed |
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Positions by individuals are not included.
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| International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 501 | ** Support | Aug 30, 2018 |
| Professional Engineers In California Government | ** Support | Aug 30, 2018 |
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2017 - 2018 Regular
Bill No: ACR 263 Hearing Date: 8/30/2018
Author: | Rivas | ||
Version: | 6/26/2018 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Randy Chinn | ||
SUBJECT: Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange
DIGEST: This resolution designates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following criteria:
- The person being honored must have provided extraordinary public service or some exemplary contribution to the public good and have a connection to the community where the highway or structure is located.
- The person being honored must be deceased.
- The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
- The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the district in which the facility is located, and the resolution must identify the specific highway segment or structure being named.
- The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles in length.
- The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition.
- The proposed designation may not supersede an existing designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior designation.
This resolution designates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”. It also requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. The author believes it would be an appropriate tribute to name the designated interchange for Caltrans workers who have been killed while maintaining the state’s transportation infrastructure within Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
- Background. Highway construction and maintenance is hazardous work. A report by the federal Department of Health and Human Services states that more than 100 workers are killed and 20,000 injured annually in the construction and maintenance of streets and highways. This resolution identifies 33 Caltrans workers from District 7, serving Los Angeles and Ventura counties, who were killed since 1921.
- Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent with the provisions of the committee’s policy on highway designation.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Tuesday,
August 28, 2018.)
SUPPORT:
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501
Professional Engineers in California Government
OPPOSITION:
None received.
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 263
Introduced: 6/26/18
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 13-0, 8/30/18
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Dodd, Gaines, Galgiani, McGuire, Morrell, Roth, Skinner, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wiener
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 80-0, 8/27/18 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange
DIGEST:
This resolution designates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”. It also requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs.
Background
Highway construction and maintenance is hazardous work. A report by the federal Department of Health and Human Services states that more than 100 workers are killed and 20,000 injured annually in the construction and maintenance of streets and highways. This resolution identifies 33 Caltrans workers from District 7, serving Los Angeles and Ventura counties, who were killed since 1921.
Comments
Purpose. The author believes it would be an appropriate tribute to name the designated interchange for Caltrans workers who have been killed while maintaining the state’s transportation infrastructure within Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501
Professional Engineers in California Government
OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/30/18)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 80-0, 8/27/18
AYES: Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Travis Allen, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Patterson, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Reyes, Rivas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wood, Rendon
8/30/18 20:28:15
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2017 - 2018 Regular
Bill No: ACR 263 Hearing Date: 8/30/2018
Author: | Rivas | ||
Version: | 6/26/2018 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Randy Chinn | ||
SUBJECT: Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange
DIGEST: This resolution designates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following criteria:
- The person being honored must have provided extraordinary public service or some exemplary contribution to the public good and have a connection to the community where the highway or structure is located.
- The person being honored must be deceased.
- The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
- The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the district in which the facility is located, and the resolution must identify the specific highway segment or structure being named.
- The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles in length.
- The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus and be without local opposition.
- The proposed designation may not supersede an existing designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior designation.
This resolution designates the interchange at Interstate 210 and Interstate 5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”. It also requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those signs.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. The author believes it would be an appropriate tribute to name the designated interchange for Caltrans workers who have been killed while maintaining the state’s transportation infrastructure within Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
- Background. Highway construction and maintenance is hazardous work. A report by the federal Department of Health and Human Services states that more than 100 workers are killed and 20,000 injured annually in the construction and maintenance of streets and highways. This resolution identifies 33 Caltrans workers from District 7, serving Los Angeles and Ventura counties, who were killed since 1921.
- Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent with the provisions of the committee’s policy on highway designation.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Tuesday,
August 28, 2018.)
SUPPORT:
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501
Professional Engineers in California Government
OPPOSITION:
None received.
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Date of Hearing: August 23, 2018
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:ACR 263 (
Author:Rivas) – As Introduced Ver:June 26, 2018
SUBJECT: Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange
SUMMARY: Designates the interchange at Interstate 210 (I-210) and Interstate 5 (I-5) in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”. Specifically, this resolution:
- Memorializes the death of 33 California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 workers and honors their sacrifice.
- Recounts the various efforts made by the Legislature and Caltrans to protect highway workers and raise awareness of the risks posed to them while working on highways.
- Designates the interchange at I-210 and I-5 in the County of Los Angeles as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”.
- Requests that Caltrans determine the cost of the appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating and maintaining state highways. This includes installation and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the resolution requests that Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering the cost.
COMMENTS: Since 1921, 33 State highway workers in District 7 have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the state. In total, 185 Caltrans workers have lost their lives on the job. In recent years the Legislature and Caltrans have worked to eliminate worker fatalities through training, safe practices, and implementation of features to lessen the exposure of maintenance personnel on the state’s highways. Most recently, the Legislature passed and Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 240 (Wright), Chapter 175, Statutes of 2009, which requires vehicles to slow down and move over for certain vehicles on the highway that display flashing amber lights.
In honor of their sacrifice, this resolution designates the interchange at I-210 and I-5 as the “Caltrans District 7 Fallen Workers Memorial Interchange”.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501
Professional Engineers in California Government
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: David Sforza / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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