Good news.
Almost makes someone think there's a "quiet understanding" between CalTrans,
FHWA, the design engineers, and even the contractor's lobby to let
progressive California continue, and use it as a model for the rest of the
country in a few more years.
Let's hope.
Nat
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Here are two questions I asked Caltrans' official metrication contact, and
his responses.
Q. Given the reversion, by a number
of states, to non-metric units, what
is the current state of SI in Caltrans?
A. Caltrans is still committed to using
SI units for projects on the State
Highway System but does allow
projects done by encroachment
permit that are under $1 million
to be done in dual units (metric
and imperial).
Q. Is there any pressure, either on
the part of contractors or by federal
authorities, to revert?
A. There is no pressure from federal
authorities to revert and I am not aware
of any pressure on the part of contractors.
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
(currently visiting Vancouver, BC)
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
