Caltrans to Start Work on $79 Million, I-80 SMART Corridor

The Mercury News (San Jose) reports, “In hopes of easing the Bay Area’s most jammed freeway, Caltrans will begin unveiling its Interstate 80 ‘smart highway’ project within a few days, phasing in 20 miles’ worth of electronic improvements from the Carquinez Bridge to the Bay Bridge.” At a price of $79 million, Caltrans’ I-80 SMART Corridor Project will create the state’s most sophisticated ITS system.