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Caltrans provides Safety Roadside Rest Areas as a part of the State Highway System pursuant to Streets and Highways Code, Sections 218-226.5. Safety Roadside Rest Areas provide opportunities for travelers to safely stop, stretch, take a nap, use the restroom, get water, check maps, place telephone calls, switch drivers, check vehicles and loads, and exercise pets. Rest areas reduce drowsy and distracted driving and provide a safe and convenient alternative to unsafe parking along the roadside.

The Landscape Architecture Program provides guidance for planning and designing new rest areas and rehabilitating existing rest areas. Rest area projects are designed and constructed by the Department's local districts, with architectural and mechanical support from the Division of Engineering Services, Structures Design. Rest areas are maintained and operated by the Department's local districts with guidance from the Division of Maintenance.

The Division of Tourism oversees a system of California Welcome Centers (CWC) for the convenience of travelers and tourists. Equipped with comprehensive informational materials and expert staff, each CWC acts as a window into the world of the surrounding region and area.

To see a list of Safety Roadside Rest Areas, you can use QuickMap; once you have clicked on the link to the QuickMap page, click the “Options” tab and then select “Rest Areas” to show these facilities statewide.

The Caltrans Safety Roadside Rest Area System provides a well-planned and maintained system of attractive and safe places where travelers restore their energy and driving alertness while gathering information and learning about California's natural and cultural resources as follows:

Rest areas are an important part of Caltrans' efforts to ensure traveler safety. They provide clean, safe and comfortable places for travelers to rest and manage their needs. Attractive and useful, rest areas encourage travelers to use a safe location off the roadway to take a break and return more alert to the highway.

Rest areas are open, convenient and accessible to all travelers, regardless of age, disability or language. Good lighting and security features allow comfortable use 24 hours a day. Landscaping and pedestrian amenities invite the traveler to rest and relax.

The rest area system is planned with consideration of alternative stopping opportunities, such as truck stops, commercial services, welcome centers and vista points. The rest area system provides public stopping opportunities where they are most needed, usually between large towns and at the entrance to major metropolitan areas.

Rest areas are designed for long-term, heavy-duty use. Durable materials and construction methods are used to ensure ease and economy of maintenance. Designs emphasize resource conservation and the use of environmentally sound technologies.

Rest areas provide telephones, maps and public information. Information generally includes roadway conditions, tourist and recreational opportunities, traveler-related commercial services, public service bulletins, missing children information and information about the local history, culture and regional environment.

Caltrans emphasizes context-sensitive design. Rest areas introduce many travelers to unfamiliar regions and their unique cultural and aesthetic qualities. Quality design includes environmentally sensitive site planning, appropriate architectural theme, and thoughtful selection of materials, colors, plantings and artistry. Local culture, history, terrain, geology or vegetation often suggests the appropriate theme.

Rest area planning, design and operation involve many stakeholders and partners. Caltrans appreciates the ongoing support, cooperation and collaboration of the California Highway Patrol, local law enforcement agencies, the many non-profit rehabilitation facilities that employ persons with disabilities to maintain rest areas, blind entrepreneurs who provide vending machines, the California Division of Tourism and other State agencies that provide public information, traveler organizations, and associations representing the commercial trucking and truck stop industries.

New rest areas are needed to meet traffic demands and fill gaps in the rest area system. Funding constraints currently prevent consideration of new rest areas that are not located on the major Interstate highways, including Interstates 5, 10, 15, 40 and 80.

Caltrans is authorized to construct and operate up to six new rest areas as a joint economic development demonstration project, provided there is a need, and that the proposal will result in an economic savings to the State. Contracts must be awarded on a competitive basis; the rest areas may include traveler-related commercial services; and the Department is interested in a significant savings in the capital costs of construction (land and development).

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The Public Works Department manages infrastructure construction, operations and maintenance programs for streets (including traffic signal systems and street lighting), drainage, lagoon and levee, water, and wastewater. The department also manages the City's Capital Improvement Program and reviews infrastructure improvements for private developments within the City. It is the Department's goal to provide courteous, responsive, and efficient services to the public and to other City departments and to effectively manage its programs in a responsible manner best serving the needs of the community.