Gateway Monument Demonstration Program - Guidelines
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| Visalia, CA | Daly City , CA | Fresno County, CA |
General
A gateway monument is defined as any freestanding structure or sign, not integral or otherwise required for the highway facility that communicates the name of a region, community or area.
Statutory Authority
Authority for the Department to control encroachments within the State highway right-of-way is contained in the Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 3. Title 23 – Code of Federal Regulations, which states in part that all real property, including air space, within the right-of-way boundaries of a project shall be devoted exclusively to public highway purposes, governs the Department. The Department is responsible for preserving such right-of-way free of all public and private installations, facilities or encroachments, except for those with which FHWA’s Administrator must approve. FHWA has delegated authority to the Department to allow utility encroachments on access controlled highway right-of-way. As gateway monuments are non-utility encroachments, the Department does not have the expressed authority to approve their placement within the State’s right-of-way.
Policy
Refer to the Design Memo titled Gateway Monument Demonstration Program and the Encroachment Permits Manual
Annual Report
Click Here for the Gateway Monument Report, covering the third year of this 4-year demonstration program. As 'Gateway Monuments' must have been initiated by the end of 2006, they should all be included in this report. The remaining year of this program will consist of implementing, monitoring and evaluating the Gateway Monuments constructed within the State right-of-way.
Gateway Monument Program - Headquarters Contacts
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Lori Butler, Statewide Coordinator Division of Design 1120 N Street, MS 28, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-5151 FAX (916) 654-3770 lori.butler@dot.ca.gov |
Chris Rossmiller HQ Coordinator for Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 1120 N Street, MS #28 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-5636, FAX (916) 654-3770 chris.rossmiller@dot.ca.gov |
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Don Chin HQ Coordinator for Districts 5, 6, 9 and 10 1120 N Street, MS #28 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-4814, FAX (916) 654-3770 don.chin@dot.ca.gov |
Dawn Grinstain HQ Coordinator for Districts 7, 8, and 12 1120 N Street, MS #28 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-4704, FAX (916) 654-3770 dawn.grinstain@dot.ca.gov |
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Dale Williams HQ Coordinator for District 11 1120 N Street, MS #28 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-6025, FAX (916) 654-3770 dale.williams@dot.ca.gov |
Gateway Monument Program - District Contacts
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John P. Carson, District 1 Encroachment Permits 1656 Union Street Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 445-6377, FAX (707) 441-3914 john.p.carson@dot.ca.gov |
Joe Millman, District 7 Landscape Architecture 100 South Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 897-0646, FAX (213) 897-0760 joseph.j.millman@dot.ca.gov |
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Stacey Barnes, District 2 Encroachment Permits 1657 Riverside Dr., MS 20 Redding, CA 96001 (530) 225-3314, FAX (530) 225-3097 stacey.barnes@dot.ca.gov |
Ray Desselle, District 8 Landscape Architecture 464 W. Fourth Street, MS 1062 San Bernardino, CA 92401-1400 (909) 383-4529, FAX (909) 383-6494 ray.desselle@dot.ca.gov |
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Kenneth Murray, District 3 Landscape Architecture 2800 Gateway Oaks, MS 19 Sacramento, CA 95833 (916) 274-6138, FAX (916) 274-5855 kenneth.murray@dot.ca.gov |
Terry Erlwein, District 9 Traffic Operations 500 South Main Street Bishop, CA 93514 (760) 872-5215, FAX (760) 872-0678 terry.erlwein@dot.ca.gov |
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David Eng, District 4 Landscape Architecture 111 Grand Avenue (P.O. Box 23660) Oakland, CA 94623-0660 (510) 286-5918, FAX (510) 286-5952 david.eng@dot.ca.gov |
Brad Cole, District 10 Landscape Architecture 2015 E. Shields Avenue, Suite 100 Fresno, CA 93726-5428 (559) 230-3134, FAX (559) 243-3483 brad.cole@dot.ca.gov |
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Dennis Reeves, District 5 Landscape Architecture 50 Higuera Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 549-3509, FAX (805) 542-4746 dennis reeves@dot.ca.gov |
Tom Ham, District 11 Landscape Architecture 2829 Juan Street (P.O. Box 85406) San Diego, CA 92110 (92186-5406) (619) 688-6719, FAX (619) 688-3192 tom.ham@dot.ca.gov |
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Elbert Cox, District 6 Landscape Architecture 2015 E. Shields Avenue Suite 100 Fresno, CA 93726-5428 (559) 230-3146, FAX (559) 243-3483 elbert.cox@dot.ca.gov |
Sandy Ankhasirisan, District 12 Landscape Architecture 3337 Michelson Drive, Suite CN380 Irvine, CA 92612-1699 (949) 724-2449, FAX (949) 724-2643 sandy.ankhasirisan@dot.ca.gov |




