Railroads
Acquisitions & Uniform Act
Caltrans Strategic Plan
Legal/Condemnation
Construction
100

The most important factor when working with railroads.

What is safety?

100

This legal process is used when Caltrans cannot agree on an acquisition of someone's property.

What is condemnation?

100

This statement is part of Caltrans ________ "A brighter future for all through a world-class transportation network"

What is vision?

100

Enables Caltrans to acquire parcels before lawsuit

What is Order for Possession (OP)

100
The best time to relocate a utility. 

When is before construction?

200

This rule recommendation, is used when you are affecting the - traffic speed, traffic count, and traffic alignment.

What is the 2-mile rule recommendation?

200

The term “comparable replacement dwelling” means any dwelling that are these three things.

What are decent, safe, and sanitary?

200

For Caltrans, _______ means providing fair access to transportation resources and opportunities for all communities, especially underserved and marginalized groups, to ensure an inclusive, safe, and efficient transportation system for everyone.

What is equity?

200

What document written by an agent can be used as evidence in lawsuit.

What is a diary.

200

These are the best practices between what two departments; good communication, relocate utilities before construction, and work together on construction's needs.

What are ROW and Construction?

300

A blue sign that is located near the posting of the railroad crossing that contains the railroad phone number and crossing information. Reports emergencies.

What is an ENS sign?

300

This group decides whether a resolution of necessity is acceptable.

What is the California Transportation Commission (CTC)?

300

These goal improves these relationships.

What is internal/external?

300

Allows legal to move forward to acquire property.

What is Resolution of Necessity (RON). 

300

These are examples of a R/W acronym: Demolition, Driveways, Mailboxes, Fences, and Utilities

What is CCW?

400

This is the average distance it takes for a train going 55 MPH to come to a complete stop after hitting the brakes.

What is one mile?

400

This program is available to assist persons who have their property acquired by Caltrans.

What is the relocation assistance program?

400

This goal supports career progression through professional and ______ development.

What is Leadership?

400

Only used to acquire property for a public purpose.

What is Eminent Domain. 

400

This role needs to identify property acquisition needs, excess property, demolition, easements: temporary and permanent, utility conflicts, disposal, staging, and borrowing.

What is a designer?

500

This is the typical lead time for any project involving railroad.

What is 12-24 months?

500

This Right of Way activity establishes Caltran's opinion on what 'fair market value' is for a property and is completed prior to the initiations of negotiations for acquisition of properties. 

What is an appraisal?

500

This Caltrans goal increases workforce performance and organizational efficiency.

What is Cultivate Excellence?

500

Legal division divides the 12 districts into how many offices? 

What is five offices

Sacramento, San Diego, Oakland, LA, Fresno. 

500

This role must obtain and check off the following: 

RW clearance

Final certification

Parcels and contractual obligations

Borrow agreements

Disposal agreements

Right of entry

Service contracts.

What is the resident engineer's file checklist?

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