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This website and the information accessed through this website are protected as part of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and constitute and/or include reports, surveys, schedules, lists, and data which were compiled or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of Title 23 of the United States Code or for the purpose of developing a highway safety construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing Federal-aid highway funds. Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. section 409, such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, and data are not subject to discovery or admission into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding nor may they be considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such report, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.

This website and the information accessed through this website are protected as part of the HSIP and constitute and/or include reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data compiled or collected for a purpose directly relating to Title 23 United States Code section 148 (g)(1) [other reports regarding highway safety improvement projects] and/or section 148 (c)(1)(D) [5% Report], and/or published by the Secretary in accordance with Title 23 United States Code section 148 (g)(3) [publication of other reports and 5% Report]. Pursuant to Title 23 United States Code section 148 (g)(4), such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.

A user accessing this website acknowledges that the user understands and agrees as follows:

• That such access and use of the website does not constitute a request for information under the California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) (Gov. C. § 6250, et seq.) and that the information accessed via this website is not provided as a response to a CPRA request.
• The information accessed through this website is exempt from disclosure under the CPRA if related to pending litigation against the State of California or any of its agencies, subparts, or employees, or against any other local authority having jurisdiction over non-state highways. Users may not utilize the data accessed from this website in connection with any such pending litigation. (Gov. C. § 6254). Additionally, the information accessed through this website may be exempted or otherwise protected from disclosure by other state or federal laws, including but not limited to the California Evidence Code.
• Traffic Crash Reports (TCR) for crashes on state highways are for the confidential use of the California Department of Transportation and the California Highway Patrol (Veh. C. § 20014), and TCRs for crashes on non-state highways are for the confidential use of the local authority having jurisdiction over the non-state highway. (Veh. C. § 20014).

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The information accessed through this website is not an official record. The information accessed through this website may contain mistakes, outdated information, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and other incorrect information. The user assumes any and all risks, of whatever nature, in relying upon this information.

In making any decision, especially any engineering decision, Caltrans employees and those acting on Caltrans's behalf shall not rely upon this website, the data and information accessed through this website, or any document created using this website. The website, data, information, and documents may be inaccurate, false, out of date, uncorrected, and/or otherwise unreliable. The website, data, information, and documents are informational only and are not to be relied upon in any way.