How can deadly Highway 12 be fixed?
From afar, Highway 12 still looks like a country road, bisecting golden fields of wheat, cattle ranches and scenic sloughs.
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A highway of pain
66 have died on Highway 12 since 2000; families' still struggling with loss
Photographs of David Threlfall, a fun-loving father with gentle eyes and a big bushy beard, fill his family's Rio Vista home, just a short drive off Highway 12.
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Highway 12 victims at a glance
Here's a look at a few of the people who have died in traffic accidents on Highway 12:
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Creative solutions abound for fixing deadly highway
It's not rocket science. The technology exists to fix deadly roadways like Highway 12. But up until now only Band-Aids have been placed on Blood Alley.
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Politics crucial part of fixing deadly highway
You don't fix a highway with just asphalt and concrete. Politics plays a crucial role. That's a problem for Highway 12.
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Tiburon man's crusade a model for Highway 12
Father of crash victim was key in Highway 37 barrier
Jim Poulos has a message for residents fed up with the carnage on Highway 12: Make yourselves heard loud and clear — it might be the only way to save a life.
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Political Contacts
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2841
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Lt. Gov. John Garamendi
State Capitol, Room 1114
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-8994
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Will Kempton, Director of Caltrans
P.O. Box 942873
Sacramento, CA 94273
(916) 654-5266
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Kome Ajise, Director of Caltrans District 10
1976 East Charter Way
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 948-7543
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Andrew Chesley, Executive Director of the San Joaquin Council of Governments
555 E. Weber Ave.
Stockton, CA 95202
(209) 468-3913
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Alan Nakanishi, State Assemblyman, R-Lodi
Lodi District Office
218 W. Pine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 333-5330
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Lois Wolk, State Assemblywoman, D-Davis
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249
(916) 319-2008
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Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County Supervisor
222 E. Weber Ave. #701
Stockton, CA 95202
(209) 468-3113
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Bob Johnson, Mayor of Lodi
Lodi City Council c/o City Clerk’s Office
P.O. Box 3006
Lodi, CA 9524
(209) 333-6800 ext. 9284
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Larry Hansen, Lodi City Councilman
Lodi City Council c/o City Clerk’s Office
P.O. Box 3006
Lodi, CA 9524
(209) 333-6800 ext. 9280
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James C. Ghielmetti, Chair of California Transportation Commission
Signature Properties, Inc.
4670 Willow Road, Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588