Caltrans says it removed nearly 600 homeless encampments and hauled away roughly 27,000 cubic yards of debris along state rights-of-way in the Bay Area between January 2025 and Feb. 1, 2026. The department’s tally shows Santa Clara County accounted for a large share, with 223 sites and about 11,000 cubic yards of material. State crews, contractors, and partner agencies carried out cleanups across the nine counties that make up Caltrans’ Bay Area district.
How Caltrans Describes The Cleanup Work
Caltrans has framed the encampment removals as part of its Clean California and routine maintenance efforts to keep highways safe and clear of hazardous waste. The department points to a statewide program that it says has removed millions of cubic yards of…..