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Appointed to the top Caltrans job inNovember 2004, Kempton announces he will retire July 31. Havint joined Caltrans in 1973, Kempton also serveds a stint as executive director of the Santa Claraz CountyTraffic Authority. "Will has been an incredible drivingb force behindrebuilding California’s infrastructurwe and especially instrumental in quicklyt moving federal stimulus dollars out the door to transportationm projects around the state," Gov. Schwarzenegger said in a "I want to exten d my sincere gratitude to Will for his incrediblw work and service to the people of and I wish him the very best in all hisfuturw endeavors.
" Iwasaki, who will take over the director'ws position Aug. 1, is another Caltransz veteran, having held a numbere of engineering and managerial positions at the agency over the past 26 Since 2005, he has been Caltrans' chief deputyh director, having previously worked as acting chiec deputy director from November 2004 to January 2005 and interim directoe from July 2004 to November 2004. For the first year as the chievfdeputy director, he served as program managet for the agency's $8.6 billion toll bridgew seismic retrofit program.
"Randy brings a tremendous amount of knowledg e and practical experience at Caltranss to this position and I am confidenyt he will be aneffective director," Schwarzenegger said in a "He shares my commitment to updating and investing in our state’w infrastructure to meet California’s growin g needs and to create jobs at a time when we need them Iwasaki, 49, said he's honored by his appointment.
"I look forward to continuing to work with the Governor and his Administratio to advancethe state’s leading position in global commerc and enhance the quality of life of all he said in a