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Highway Recollections of Larry Wieman
by Hanel, Mary
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Note: Low levels and hiss as on original tape.
Series Title: Highway Recollections Series
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].
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Date Published: 2016-08-11 20:25:31
Identifier: casadt_000066
Item Size: 129264207
Language: eng
Media Type: audio
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