In keeping with Caltrans information obtained by CBS Information California Investigates, there have been 30,000 Caltrans injury claims attributable to potholes, particles or different risks on state freeways between 2018 and mid-2023.
The variety of injury claims submitted to Caltrans by drivers tripled in simply the primary half of 2023 in comparison with full years’ price of claims through the earlier 5 years.
Again in 2018, Caltrans accepted about 10% of claims. Nevertheless the variety of accepted claims dropped to simply 4% based on information by mid-2023. (Not together with claims that didn’t have standing info or have been nonetheless pending.)
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What number of claims did drivers submit in your county? What number of did Caltrans approve? Use the interactive charts beneath to search out out.
Within the Sacramento area, US 80 tops the checklist of complaints with almost 900 claims between 2018 and mid-2023, adopted by Freeway 50 and I-5.
Within the Bay Space, US 101 had probably the most incidents leading to claims with greater than 2,000. These claims have been concentrated between East Palo Alto and Redwood Shores, South San Francisco and Brisbane and on the 10-mile stretch from the San Jose Airport by Mountain View.
There have been additionally a number of claims on 580, 680 and 280.
In Southern California, the 5 freeway had probably the most incidents leading to claims with downside areas in Orange County between Laguna Hills and San Juan Capistrano and from San Fernando by Santa Clarita as much as Castaic.
There have been additionally a number of claims on the 405, the ten and the 210.
