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Description
Larry Wieman began his career with the California Division of Highways in 1946, working for District 8. After going back to school at UCLA to get his Civil Engineering degree, he returned to District 8. He eventually became District Design Engineer where he designed Interstate 10, from south of San Bernardino to east of Redlands. In 1965 he moved to Headquarters on a promotion to administer the Division of Highways Research Programs. In 1967 he was appointed as a Division Liaison with the State Legislature. He served in this position until he was promoted to Chief, Urban Planning in 1969. He was involved with the1972-1973 transition from the Division of Highways to the creation of the Department of Transportation. He also worked on the ill-fated State Transportation Plan. In 1976 he was reassigned to serve as Director of Caltrans, District 10. His last assignment was Chief, Division of Transportation Planning where he served from 1983 until his retirement in April 1990. Note on original label: Tape 2 - exit interview. Low audio. Bad sound, audio recorded too quiet, Not added to [dup].
Type
sound
Format
Original Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
Identifier
casadt_000066_t01; casadt_000066_t02
Language
English
Subject
California. Division of Highways--History
Provenance
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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