Rocco said Caltrans developed the QuickMap system in house and staff members have been working on it for the past year or so, with a “soft launch” earlier this year. The ones in the Sierra and Shasta especially are cool in winter, showing all of the snow.In winter, QuickMap also shows roads with chain controls. By clicking on a camera, you’ll see how much traffic there is. There are none in Sonoma County but a few in Lake and Mendocino counties. My personal favorite are the cameras, of which there are nearly 1,000 statewide. For example, click on a message sign in Marin County and it’ll give you estimated times to travel to specific points from that sign. Clicking on a golden message sign symbol shows what that specific sign is displaying at that time.
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Clicking on yellow triangles will call up details about CHP traffic incidents.
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As a result, drivers can check to see if traffic is green and flowing or it’s red and black and extremely congested.Ĭlicking on orange cones on the map gives you info on lane closures. The traffic flow data come from sensors imbedded in many state highways and from other monitoring technology, all of which is fed directly into the QuickMap system, Rocco said. The info will help cut congestion by keeping more drivers away from traffic-snarled roads and it’ll make travel safer as drivers avoid the congestion, he said. “It’s all about giving motorists a tool to better plan their trip,” Caltrans spokesman Matt Rocco said. Check out Caltrans’ Caltrans QuickMap for current road conditions at.
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An example of Caltrans' new QuickMap, which shows motorists traffic flow, lane closures, CHP incidents, message signs, traffic cameras and more.īefore you hit the road, you might want to check out Caltrans’ cool new website on your computer or its app on your smartphone.Ĭaltrans’ QuickMap, officially launched this week, provides real-time traffic information, from traffic flow to lane closures to CHP incidents to message signs to traffic cameras and more. Caltrans encourages the public to follow CaltransDist3 and FixSac5, and for more information about the project text ‘FixSac5’ to 74121.