Abstract
Six years ago, a national workshop convened to discuss and develop innovative approaches to the timely repair of crowded freeways. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), host of the workshop, immediately set out to apply the most workable concepts. This article presents the successful results with asphalt concrete and portland cement concrete projects. The article begins with a discussion of how Caltrans approached the goals of get in, get out, and stay out. Several case studies of Southern California projects are then examined.