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FAQs for Orange County motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians
Additional questions can be answered using the links provided below.

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www.egov.ocgov.com phone icon714.567.7314
  • What should I know about the NEW on-Line Bidding System?
  • How can I be notified of County bid solicitations?

  • Who do I contact for assistance?

  • What are the vendor protest procedures?

  • Caltrans: www.dot.ca.gov phone icon949.936.3600
  • Who handles freeway problems?
  • Who maintains Orange County Freeways and State Highways?

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    OCTA: www.octa.net phone icon714.560.6282
  • Where can I get a bus schedule?
  • Who handles Measure M and Renewed Measure M?

  • Where are the bike routes located within Orange County?

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    Utility Companies: SCE www.sce.com
    SDGE www.sdge.com
    phone icon800.611.1911
    phone icon800.411.7343
  • Who do I contact if my street light is out?

     

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    Transportation Corridor Agency: www.thetollroads.com
    phone icon949.754.3400
  • How do I obtain a toll road transponder?
  • What is happening regarding the potential extension of the Foothill Transportation Corridor?
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    OC Public Works Central Files:
    phone icon714.834.3568
    email icon Central Files
    • How do I obtain a copy of the Orange County Highway Design Manual?
    • How do I obtain a copy of the County’s Standard Plans?
    • Who can tell me about project bid information?
    • Where can I get a Traffic Flow Map?

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    OC Parks: www.ocparks.com
    phone icon949.973.6870
    phone icon714.834.3483
    I’m a bike rider and I want to know how to get a new recreational bike trail built near my home. Who can I talk to?

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    OC Public Works Operations & Maintenance:www.ocpublicworks.com/ocroadflood/oandm
    phone icon714.955.0200
    • Who do I contact about road maintenance (potholes, deteriorated pavement, street signs missing, etc.)?
    • Who do I contact about street sweeping in the unincorporated County of Orange?
    • How do I report a cracked or uplifted sidewalk?
    • There is constant stagnant water in the curb and gutter in front of my home.  Who can I contact?
    • Does the County have a tree trimming program?
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    OC Public Works Property Permits: www.ocplanning.net
    phone icon714.834.3432
    • Who do I contact about permits (encroachment permits, public property permits)?

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    OC Public Works Road Section:
    phone icon714.834.3483
    • The traffic signals are not timing properly, a traffic signal is on four-way flash, a traffic light is out, a traffic signal pole has been damaged. Who do I contact?
    • Where can I request a traffic count for an unincorporated Orange County roadway?
    • Where can I request the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) on a street in the unincorporated County?
    • How can I get the County to change the signal synchronization to allow the lights to be green for me?

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    OC Public Works Capital Projects:
    phone icon714.834.6703
    email icon OC Roard
    Why do you have to widen the road in front of my house?

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    OC Public Works Road Programs:
    phone icon714.834.5034
    email icon OC Roard
    • What road construction projects are happening in Orange County?
    • Who decides which roadway projects should be built?
    • What is the difference between County of Orange, Orange County Transportation Authority, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, and Caltrans, with respect to roads?
    • Who handles the unincorporated County Measure M program?
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    OC Public Works Signal Operations:
    phone icon714.834.4502
    email icon OC Roard
    • The signals are not timing properly.  Who do I contact?
    • How can I get the County to change the signal synchronization to allow the lights to be green for me?

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    OC Public Works Traffic Engineering:
    phone icon714.834.5034
    email icon OC Roard
    • How can I get a traffic signal installed near my child’s school?
    • How do I get the speed limit changed in my neighborhood?
    • People from businesses near my house take up all the parking on my street.  Who regulates that?
    • It seems like there is always a back-up at the intersection near my house, who do I report that to?
    • I live in a private, gated community in the County.  Does the County have the responsibility for patrolling my roads, or for the cost of their upkeep and maintenance?
    • How do I get a crossing guard on my route to school?
    • How do I get a speed survey (safety investigation) on my street?    
            
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    OC Public Works Construction: www.occonstruction.com
    phone icon714.955.0200
    email icon OC Roard
    • What road construction projects are happening in Orange County? 
    • Who do I contact about concerns of construction traffic noise?
    • What standards for construction does the County use?
    • What is the role of the inspector in the processing of County Encroachment Permits?
    • How do I request and inspection?
       

     

     

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