Caltrans QuickMap for PC

★ ★ ★ Caltrans QuickMap Overview

What is Caltrans QuickMap? The Caltrans QuickMap app provides real-time traffic information to California drivers. It displays a map of the user's location along with various traffic details such as freeway speed, traffic camera snapshots, lane closures, CHP incidents, highway information, changeable message signs, chain controls, snow plows, county boundaries, border wait times, safety roadside rest areas, and Waze data. The app allows users to customize which options to display and remembers their preferences. It also offers geotargeted notifications to alert users of road closures near their location.

Software Features and Description

1. If you choose to enable Geotargeted Notifications, this app will monitor your location in the background and alert you (via a Push Notification) to State Highway System road closures occurring near you.

2. Click on a CHP, lane closure, changeable message sign or chain control icon to view details for that marker.

3. Zoom to a view of other parts of California with the Location button.

4. Something not right with the data displayed on the map? Please send us an email to quickmap@dot.ca.gov rather that letting us know with a low-rated review.

5. Click on traffic camera icons to see a camera image.

6. Load the latest data on the map using the Refresh button.

7. Continued use of background location may decrease battery life.

8. Traffic data is updated every few minutes.

9. Get your California traffic information directly from the source.

10. Set which of these options to display and QuickMap will remember your preferences.

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Download and install Caltrans QuickMap on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Caltrans QuickMap	Get App ↲	170 3.25	California Department of Transportation

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Caltrans QuickMap app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Caltrans QuickMap on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Caltrans QuickMap"
The search will reveal the Caltrans QuickMap app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Caltrans QuickMap is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Caltrans QuickMap.
Now enjoy Caltrans QuickMap on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	California Department of Transportation	3.25	3.4.8

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Caltrans QuickMap Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Caltrans QuickMap,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Caltrans QuickMap" » then Click "Install".
- Caltrans QuickMap will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Caltrans QuickMap on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	California Department of Transportation	170	3.25

Download on Android: Download Android

Caltrans QuickMap functions

- Real-time traffic information

- Map of user's location

- Freeway speed

- Traffic camera snapshots

- Lane closures

- CHP incidents

- Highway information

- Changeable message signs

- Chain controls

- Snow plows

- County boundaries

- Border wait times

- Safety roadside rest areas

- Waze data

- Customizable display options

- Location button to zoom to other parts of California

- Clickable icons for camera images and marker details

- Data updated every few minutes

- Refresh button to load latest data

- Geotargeted notifications for road closures near user's location

- Option to send feedback via email instead of low-rated review.

✔ Pros:

- QuickMap provides up-to-date road closures, chain requirements, camera views, and traffic slow-downs, making it an essential travel tool for navigating winter storms and flooding.

- The app is easy to use and more convenient than the equivalent web page.

- QuickMap allows users to change the base Google Map view to "Terrain," which is very helpful in mountainous areas.

☹ Cons:

- QuickMap is not as useful as the old San Diego real-time traffic report (SDRTT), which provided more detailed information, such as actual freeway speeds and real-time data from freeway sensors.

- The app only provides four colors to indicate traffic conditions, and users have to guess what each color means and where the threshold between them lies.

- QuickMap does not have a link to the current CHP activity in chronological order, which was a useful feature in the SDRTT map.

- The state maps in QuickMap should be designed more like the SDRTT map, which provided more details about each ramp and transition.

Top Pcmac Reviews

Very useful; need Terrain view

By Jonathan M.C. (Pcmac user)

Easier to use than equivalent web page. Need to be able to change base Google Map view to “Terrain” (very helpful in mountainous areas). May as well also allow Satellite, though that’s less useful. The web version allow Terrain and Satellite already.
Ok but

By Huuanito (Pcmac user)

Not as useful as the old San Diego real time traffic report which was excellent. This version actually manages to give less information than the RTTR which you could zoom into a single freeway and get a list of actual freeway speeds. This gives you 4 colors instead and doesn’t tell what they mean. You have to guess what red means and exactly where the threshold between red and orange might lie likewise or age to green. Wow! high resolution: 3 bands and some other 4th unknown one. Versus mph list, no contest. However it is a pretty map, albeit lacking in info vs the old one, so if they add some definition of the colors without me having to google for them plus bring back the old speed list view as an overlay somehow then I’ll give it a five.
Poor substitute for San Diego Real Time Traffic map!

By DucksoupSD (Pcmac user)

The SDRTT map gives/gave you the colors, but also the real time data from the freeway sensors. Red is slow - so do you want the 10 mph slow route or the 2 mph slow route? You'll never know which is which with this app. This has many details, like each ramp and transition, but if it's backed up you don't have to zoom to the ramp to know it's clogged. The SDRTT map had/has a link to the current CHP activity in chronological order, so you could easily see what events were affecting your drive now without having to click on all of the events. Don't make the state maps like Google, make them like the SDRTT map! Give us more info, not less!
SO HELPFUL

By sd9e (Pcmac user)

QuickMap is an outstanding resource when traveling in the winter. Up to date road closures, chain requirements, camera views, traffic slow-downs...etc. An easy to use but essential travel tool for navigating these winter storms and flooding that have changing conditions every hour.