In these days of wide-spread traffic congestion and six-figure traffic volumes, few people realize the huge extent to which California’s motor vehicle traffic has grown in less than 75 years.

In a prior article, it was pointed out that a lawsuit for foreclosure of a mechanics‚ lien had to be filed within 90 days of the date of recording of the lien and that failure to meet that time limit could result in loss of the ability to sue to enforce the mechanics‚ lien. Several alternate strategies were also noted whereby the lien could be kept alive until the lawsuit to foreclose could be filed at a later date. One of the options mentioned was to file another mechanics‚ lien to replace the old one. This required that the lien filing period had not yet lapsed when the replacement lien was recorded. It also required that the old lien be released. Another option was to record a “Notice of Credit” which could extend the period for filing the foreclosure action to one year.

The early years of highway development featured intensive promotion, selling the ideas of national and state systems and increased funding to create them. Many of the earliest work was by private groups, which both publicized and installed signs on routes such as the Lincoln Highway and the National Park-to-Park Highway. These and other routes passed through or terminated in California. Beginning between 1910 and 1920, many states began organizing highway departments and presenting bond issues to the voters for the first major improvements.