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Contra Costa Transportation Authority Joins Forces with Minnesota Department of Transportation to Expand Autonomous Vehicle Testing Opportunities
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Joins Forces with Minnesota Department of Transportation to Expand Autonomous Vehicle Testing Opportunities Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, October 8th, 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director, External Affairs Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By Walnut Creek, CA – October 8, 2020 – The Contra Costa Transportation Authority…
Electric Bicycle Rebate Pilot Program Launches in Contra Costa County
Electric Bicycle Rebate Pilot Program Launches in Contra Costa County Earn Cash Back for Qualifying E-Bike Purchases Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, October 1st, 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director, External Affairs Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Kirsten Riker Project Manager 511 Contra Costa 925.393.4807 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By Walnut Creek, CA:…
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Board Chair’s Statement Regarding the Retirement of Randell H. Iwasaki
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Board Chair’s Statement Regarding the Retirement of Randell H. Iwasaki Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, October 1st, 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director, External Affairs Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By Contra Costa Transportation Authority Board Chair’s Statement Regarding the Retirement of Randell H. Iwasaki Contra Costa…
Major Milestone Achieved In Southbound I-680 Express Lane Project
Major Milestone Achieved in Southbound I-680 Express Lane Project Press Release Issued by CCTA Monday, August 24th, 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director, External Affairs Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net John Goodwin Metropolitan Transportation Commission 510.384.7291 jgoodwin@bayareametro.gov Issued By HOV 2+ Lane Opens for Motorists a Year Ahead of Schedule Walnut Creek,…
Traffic Advisory: Full Nighttime Closures of State Route 4/Interstate 680 Connector Ramps Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, May 31, 2020
Traffic Advisory: Full Nighttime Closures of State Route 4/Interstate 680 Connector Ramps Thursday, May 28 through Sunday, May 31, 2020 Press Release Issued by CCTA Thursday, May 28th, 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Marcus Wagner California Department of Transportation 510.715.7614 marcus.wagner@dot.ca.gov Issued By Martinez, CA: The…
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Partners with Brosamer & Wall to Protect Construction Workers from COVID-19 Exposure
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Partners with Brosamer & Wall to Protect Construction Workers from COVID-19 Exposure Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director, External Affairs 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By WALNUT CREEK, CA – The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) today announced a new initiative that creates a partnership between the…
Contra Costa Transportation Authority & Local Motors Join Forces To Revolutionize Pittsburg High School’s Auto Training Program
Contra Costa Transportation Authority & Local Motors Join Forces To Revolutionize Pittsburg High School’s Auto Training Program Groundbreaking Partnership Aims to Prepare Teens for Careers in Autonomous Vehicle Maintenance For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 5 2020 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net LaunchSquad for Local Motors 510.625.8555 lmi@launchsquad.com…
3D Printed Self-Driving Shuttle, Olli, Undergoes Testing at GoMentum Station
3D Printed Self-Driving Shuttle, Olli, Undergoes Testing at GoMentum Station Local Motors Partners with AAA Northern California and CCTA to Test Solution to First, Last Mile Commuter Challenge For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Contact Information Linsey Willis Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By WALNUT CREEK, CA – Local Motors by…
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Wins $7.5 Million USDOT Grant for Automated Driving Systems Pilot Program
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Wins $7.5 Million USDOT Grant for Automated Driving Systems Pilot Program
AB 1475 Provides Options for Regional Transportation Agencies to Streamline Projects
AB 1475 Provides Options for Regional Transportation Agencies to Streamline Projects
Oakley Opens Brand New Fitness Court
Oakley Opens Brand New Fitness Court
Traffic Advisory: Thirteen Nights of Full Freeway Nighttime Closures Planned for the Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange
Traffic Advisory: Thirteen Nights of Full Freeway Nighttime Closures Planned for the Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange For Immediate Release Thursday, August 29, 2019 Contact Information Linsey Willis Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Alejandro Lopez California Department of Transportation 510.286.5445 Alejandro.Lopez@dot.ca.gov Issued By Martinez, CA: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and…
CCTA Wins Prestigious Financial Reporting Award
CCTA wins the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) award for the seventh year in a row.
Traffic Advisory: Full Nighttime Closures of Pacheco Boulevard Tuesday, July 30 through Friday, August 2, 2019
Traffic Advisory: Full Nighttime Closures of Pacheco BoulevardTuesday, July 30 through Friday, August 2, 2019 For Immediate Release Thursday, July 25, 2019 Contact Information Linsey Willis Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Alejandro Lopez California Department of Transportation 510.286.5445 Alejandro.Lopez@dot.ca.gov Issued By Martinez, CA: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the California…
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Awarded $755,000 Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grant
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Awarded $755,000 Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grant CCTA’s Winning Application Will Help Plan Future Transit in Eastern Contra Costa For Immediate Release Monday, July 15, 2019 Contact Information Linsey Willis Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By WALNUT CREEK, CA – The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) won a Caltrans SB1…
First Segment of Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange Improvement Project Breaks Ground
Elected Officials Break Ground on the Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange Improvement Project
Officials Celebrate Completion of the Highway 4 & Balfour Road Interchange Project in Eastern Contra Costa County
Officials Celebrate Completion of the Highway 4 & Balfour Road Interchange Project in Eastern Contra Costa County Press Release Issued by CCTA Monday, December 10, 2018 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By New Interchange brings much-needed traffic relief and improved safety to Brentwood Brentwood, CA –The Contra…
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Partnership Promotes Cashing in on Your Commute
Miles App allows commuters to earn rewards no matter the mode
CCTA Sets Standard for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Superior Bond Rating and Certificate of Excellence Award Set CCTA Apart
Lyft Partners with GoMentum Station
Lyft furthers its development of self-driving vehicle technology with Gomentum Station partnership Press Release Issued by CCTA March 8, 2018 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lwillis@ccta.net Lyft press@lyft.com Issued By GoMentum Station will serve as proving grounds as Lyft advances self-driving capabilities CONCORD, CA – March 8, 2018…
First Autonomous Shuttle Test on Public Roads in CA
Testing of first autonomous shuttle on public roads in California begins Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By CA DMV grants permission for shared autonomous vehicle testing at Bishop Ranch SAN RAMON, CA – Today, the Contra Costa…
GoMentum Welcomes Tech Innovators
Contra Costa Transportation Authority welcomes Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand Tech Innovators to Gomentum Station Press Release Issued by CCTA Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Contact Information Randell Iwasaki Executive Director, CCTA (925) 256-4724 riwasaki@ccta.net Dean Zabrieszach Chief Executive Officer, HMI Technologies +61 409 144 647 Dean.Zabrieszach@hmitechnologies.com.au Kian Keong Chin Group Director, LTA +65 6396…
Automated Carpooling Program Expanded
Automated Carpooling Program expanded in Contra Costa Press Release Issued by CCTA Thursday, May 30th, 2018 Contact Information Peter Engel Director of Programs, CCTA 925.256.4741 pengel@ccta.net Issued By The Contra Costa Transportation Authority, 511 Contra Costa and Scoop expands partnership to ease traffic congestion with carpool incentives WALNUT CREEK, CA – Monday, October 30,…
Toyota Research Institute Partnership with GoMentum
Driverless technology advances with partnership between Toyota Research Institute and Gomentum Station Press Release Issued by CCTA October 30, 2017 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lwillis@ccta.net Rick Bourgoise Communications Manager, TRI (313) 405-5972 rick.bourgoise@tri.global Issued By Focus of testing at GoMentum Station is on hazardous driving scenarios…
AAA and GoMentum Announce Partnership
AAA and Gomentum Station announce exclusive partnership agreement Press Release Issued by CCTA Thursday, October 12, 2017 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lwillis@ccta.net Mike Blasky Spokesman (702) 378-7557 michael.blasky@norcal.aaa.com Issued By AAA will study how to make autonomous vehicles safer, more beneficial to public Contra Costa Transportation Authority…
NHTSA grants CCTA permission to test shared autonomous vehicles on public roads
Contra Costa Transportation Authority recieves permission from NHTSA to test shared autonomous vehicles on public roads Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By WALNUT CREEK, CA – Oct. 3, 2017 – The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) received…
Laser-Equipped Drone on Highway 4
Laser-Equipped drone helps improve safety and efficiency on Highway 4 improvement project Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lwillis@ccta.net Bart Ney Chief Communications Officer Alta Vista Solutions (510) 224-6499 bney@altavistasolutions.com Issued By Emerging Drone Technology Moves Construction and Engineering into…
Baidu as GoMentum Partner
Contra Costa Transportation Authority announces Baidu as a Gomentum Partner Press Release Issued by CCTA Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Contact Information Randell Iwasaki Executive Director, CCTA 925.256.4724 riwasaki@ccta.net Baidu International Communications intlcomm@baidu.com Issued By China’s search engine giant to test autonomous vehicles at GoMentum Station CONCORD, Calif. – Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)…
CCTA- ITS Japan Partnership
Contra Costa Transportation Authority announces International Partnership and collaboration agreement with Intelligent Transport Systems Japan Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Contact Information Randell Iwasaki Executive Director, CCTA 925-256-4724 riwasaki@ccta.net Hajime Amano President, ITS Japan +81-3-5777-1011 h-amano@its-jp.org Issued By ITS Japan to collaborate with CCTA and GoMentum Station CONCORD, Calif. –…
CCTA-Netherlands Partnership
Contra Costa Transportation Authority announces International Partnership to test autonomous vehicles Press Release Issued by CCTA Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Contact Information Randell Iwasaki Executive Director, CCTA 925-256-4724 riwasaki@ccta.net Peter van Deventer Diplomatic Liaison, S4C 831-295-9120 petervandeventer@gmail.com Issued By The Netherlands to test autonomous vehicles at GoMentum CONCORD, Calif. – Contra Costa Transportation Authority…
CTP Update Public Open House
Countywide Transportation Plan Advisory Press Release Issued by CCTA June 26, 2017 Contact Information Ivy Morrison Public Information Officer (510) 333-4742 i.morrison@circlepoint.com Issued By COMMUNITY INVITED TO WEIGH-IN ON DRAFT 2017 COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE AT JUNE 29TH OPEN HOUSE WHAT: The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) is hosting a public open house to inform…
Draft EIR Issued
Contra Costa Transportation Authority issues draft environmental impact report for the 2017 Countywide Transportation Plan Press Release Issued by CCTA Monday, June 19, 2017 Contact Information Luna Salaver Acting Director of External Affairs, CCTA (925) 256-4728 lsalaver@ccta.net Issued By Walnut Creek, CA – As part of its work to update the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP),…
Successful Bond Sale
Contra Costa Transportation Authority capitalizes on dynamic market shifts during recent bond sale Press Release Issued by CCTA Thursday, June 15, 2017 Contact Information Randall O. Carlton Chief Financial Officer, CCTA 925.256.4725 rcarlton@ccta.net Issued By CCTA Engages In Successful, Strategic Bond Sale Providing $100 Million In Capital Project Funding. WALNUT CREEK, CA – The…
First Transit Partnership
First Transit signs exclusive partnership with Gomentum Station for Autonomous Vehicle Innovation and Research Press Release Issued by CCTA Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Contact Information Tarienne Grover Contra Costa Transportation Authority 925.256.4722 tgrover@ccta.net Jay Brock First Transit 513.362.4600 jay.brock@firstgroup.com Issued By First Transit to provide staffing, maintenance and operational support for shared, autonomous shuttles. CONCORD,…
SCOOP Technologies, 511 Contra Costa and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority partner to ease traffic congestion
SCOOP Technologies, 511 Contra Costa and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority partner to ease traffic congestion Press Release Issued by CCTA Monday, May 22, 2017 Contact Information David Clavens Head of Marketing, Scoop (610) 217-7905 clavens@takescoop.com Corinne Dutra-Roberts Program Manager, 511 Contra Costa (925) 212-6703 corinne@511contracosta.org Peter Engel Director of Programs, CCTA (925) 256-4741 pengel@ccta.net…
IPI Partnering Award
International Partnering Institute names Contra Costa Transportation Authority as 2017 Partnering Champion Press Release Issued by CCTA Friday, May 19, 2017 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By CCTA wins the International Partnering Institute’s highest honor for encouraging collaborative partnerships Walnut Creek, CA – The Contra Costa Transportation…
Story Through Images
CCTA’s ‘Story Through Images’ Showcases Dramatic Footage of $1.3 billion Highway 4 Widening/BART Construction Project Press Release Issued by CCTA Friday, May 12, 2017 Contact Information Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By The new website contains downloadable, broadcast-quality videos, photographs and more. Walnut Creek, CA – The Contra Costa…
GFOA Award
Contra Costa Transportation Authority awarded Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Press Release Issued by CCTA Monday, March 13, 2017 Contact Information Randall Carlton Chief Financial Officer, CCTA 925.256.4725 rcarlton@ccta.net Issued By WALNUT CREEK, CA – For the fifth year in a row, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) has been granted the highest…
Bestmile and GoMentum Station Announce Partnership
Bestmile and GoMentum Station Announce Partnership Press Release Issued by CCTA Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Contact Information Leemor Chandally Director of Strategic Partnerships, North America, BestMile 917.225.4999 leemor.chandally@bestmile.com Linsey Willis Director of External Affairs, CCTA 925.256.4728 lwillis@ccta.net Issued By Gomentum station announces partnership with Bestmile to advance shared autonomous vehicle project BestMile’s cloud-based computing platform…
CCTA Breaks Ground on New Southbound Express Lane on I-680
Construction has started on the new 680 Expressway
New Lanes Open on Highway 4
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) has completed the first stage of construction on the Balfour Road Interchange Project, and will open newly constructed lanes to the public this weekend. This major project milestone is part of a $42.7 million-dollar construction project to improve safety and efficiency at this busy intersection in Brentwood.
ELIX Wireless Partners with GoMentum
New Technology Provides Ability for Autonomous Vehicles to Charge Themselves
SAIC Motor Innovation Center to Engage Gomentum Station as Vehicle Test Site
One of China’s largest car manufacturers to test autonomous vehicles at GoMentum
Sumitomo Electric Becomes First Tier One Automotive Supplier to Partner With Gomentum Station
Components and software supporting autonomous vehicle safety and connectivity to be tested
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