A Caltrans map of the proposed remodeled interchange at the Redwood Landfill north of Novato along Highway 101. Click to enlarge
Work is scheduled to start this fall on a project that will begin to reshape Highway 101 just south of the Sonoma-Marin County line.
The state Transportation Commission last week approved $29.7 million for remodeling of the interchange at the Redwood Landfill and construction of frontage roads that will eliminate intersections with San Antonio Road, Olompali State Historic Park and a few private driveways.
Dianne Steinhauser, executive director of the Transportation Authority of Marin, said one of the frontage roads will run along the westside of 101 from San Antonio Road to the Redwood Landfill interchange. A second will be an extension of Redwood Boulevard from Novato to Olompali, and a third will be on the eastside of 101 from Redwood Landfill south to the existing driveway of Mira Monte marina.
Still to ironed out is purchase of some dairyland along the freeway for the San Antonio frontage Road. Steinhauser said Caltrans and the dairy owner haven’t agreed upon a price and Caltrans is proceeding with condemnation action.
The project is estimated to cost a total of $76 million, including design, relocation of utilities and environmental mitigation. Completion is scheduled for 2015.
The work won’t include widening 101 to three lanes in each direction. That eventually is expected to happen as part of Caltrans’ Novato Narrows project.
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Joey
When are they going to add a few more lanes? This is getting crazy…between Novato and Petlama hasn’t been improved since the 1950′s!!!
May 29th, 2012 8:17 am
Todd
Typical, Landowner is getting screwed with the price of his land, the government is condemning his property to take it over by force. How do you condemn dirt? And if it is condemned, how can you build on it?
May 29th, 2012 9:35 am
pan petaluma
This is a total waste of taxpayer money & really isn’t needed, the landfill problem has already been fixed with private money, which would now be a total waste for them, surly many lives have been saved when garbage trucks stopped crossing the highway. What needs to be fixed is the foolish people who indanger themselves & others crossing the highway to save a few cents on gas @kastania ! Many times these people have pulled out to soon in front of me going south. This is a huge mistake & will cause more traffic head aches for commuters.
May 29th, 2012 2:31 pm
stephen
The article confuses me. Are there plans to widen 101 to 3 lanes each direction?
May 30th, 2012 1:22 pm
Road.Warrior
At some point in the future, Caltrans plans to make it 3 lanes each way, but not as part of this project.
May 30th, 2012 2:14 pm
Rex Faktor
This same work is required just north of the county line…the old drive-in (too bad about that place…), private driveways, and the absolutely ridiculous Kastania joke that few drivers are qualified to use due to their slow cars and slow reaction times…need frontage roads here too (as well as San Antonio Creek improvements/San Antonio Rd. overpass).
Perhaps the RP casino should pay for these improvements, as well as the third lanes…since we have to be insulted with their presence…
June 1st, 2012 7:25 pm
mg
The 2 lanes between the counties is ridiculous. It probably won’t be finished until 2020+
June 7th, 2012 10:57 am