1. The mission of California’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is to improve mobility across the state. Caltrans aims to accomplish their mission in all 12 districts through five strategic goals: safety, mobility, delivery, stewardship and service. Diana - Administration:  Helps promote quality service through administrative activities that contribute to a more productive workforce. Angelica - Design:  Utilizes Microstation for the I-5 Genesee project. Juan - Construction:  Assists Inspectors to ensure SR-905 is constructed in accordance with the plans, specifications and design requirements. Karen and Thomas - Traffic Operations:  Provide support to the Ramp Metering Branch for improving traffic flow and reducing the congestion of San Diego freeways. Caltrans Summer Internship 2011 Diana -  Facilities is a key unit within the Administration Division of District 11. It is responsible for addressing employee inquiries, the oversight of security and facilities operations of all District 11. Angelica -  Microstation and ArcGIS are essential tools to help engineers design, model, visualize, document, map, and sustain infrastructure projects. Juan -  The construction of the 905 Freeway was necessary to reduce traffic from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to the State Route 805 and Interstate 5, in San Diego County. Karen and Thomas -  The Ramp Metering Branch uses the RMIS System for setting, controlling and optimizing ramp meters to increase traffic flow and decrease congestion on freeways.  The Caltrans Freeway Performance Measurement System (PeMS) receives and archives data from RMIS for more detailed traffic data analysis. Our experience through respective internships has given us insight to the industry of our studies that we would not otherwise be exposed to in our academic setting. By providing administrative support at the District Office, Diana Riveros was exposed to the operations of each Caltrans division and respective units, which helped her to receive an opportunity to continue an internship within the I.T. Unit. Working with engineers on current projects, Angelica Rojas- Colin gained firsthand knowledge and acquired skills that engineers use on a daily basis. Juan A. Roman’s Caltrans work afforded him the exposure to the roadway and structures inspection process at a construction site, here he feels he could see himself in the future. By working with the Ramp Metering Branch, Karen Vera learned about Caltrans’ commitment to implementing effective ramp metering strategies to keep freeways operating at their optimum flow rates. Through the process of managing freeway flow through ramp metering, Thomas Aristide gained both the skills and realization that the collection of accurate data is the cornerstone for improving the performance of a managed system. This internship has helped us acquire skills that are beneficial for our future engineering careers. INTRODUCTION METHODS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the National Science Foundation for funding and providing this opportunity; the MESA staff, Rafael Alvarez and Angeline Yang, for all their guidance; as well as our Caltrans mentors: Marla Deyoe, Lawrence Emerson, Mary Alim, Vasant Kale, Chris Thomas from the MESA-Caltrans Training Academy, and everyone from our respective units. Thomas Aristide │ Civil Engineering │ San Diego City College │ taristide@me.com Diana Riveros │ Math & CSE │ San Diego City College │ driveros86@gmail.com Angelica Rojas-Colin │ Civil Engineering │ San Diego City College │ rojas_a@live.com Juan A. Roman │ Civil Engineering │ San Diego State University│ roman.nan08@gmail.com Karen Vera │ Civil Engineering │ San Diego State University │ karenavera@gmail.com NSF Grant # DUE0653291 CONCLUSION RESULTS Typical metering of a ramp with both SOV and HOV lanes. The twelve Caltrans districts and their counties. Juan taking notes at a SR-905 construction site.Typical Key Map of project drawing in Microstation. Reinforcing steal superstructure of Spring Canyon Bridge. Finished superstructure of Spring Canyon Bridge. Typical three light ramp meter signal.Phase II project plan for SR-905. Three lane over-head signal standard for ramp metering.