ROSEVILLE — A California Assembly member is trying to force the state transportation department to pay up for damage done to cars on Interstate 80 during a four-month period in 2023.
Most of the damage was reported on the interstate between Highway 65 and Douglas Boulevard in Placer County from January to April of last year.
“We were driving along, and all of a sudden, we heard a sound that sounded like a gunshot,” Bonnie Morse said.
Morse was driving back to the San Francisco Bay Area on I-80 last spring when a rock flew up from the road and smashed her window.
“It’s really frustrating because if it was a one-off thing, that’s one thing,” she said.
Caltrans said last year’s winter storms damaged a portion of the freeway between Rocklin and Roseville, crumbling asphalt and leading to loose gravel.
Morse’s story is the same story.
Assemblyman Joe Patterson heard from countless residents. Their claims were denied by Caltrans, so he met with the department to find out why.