Caltrans’ bias against road-widening

Caltrans has come out against road-widening projects.
Starting Sept. 15, highway projects that begin their required analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act will have to demonstrate that there will be no increase in driving as a result of the project’s completion.
That means widening a road will be almost illegal in California.
It won’t be 100 percent illegal, because “mitigation” of the increased driving may help to get the project approved. You won’