Updated to include details about the sewer replacement work at Montgomery Drive and Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa.
Life slows down in Sonoma County after the weekend excitement of the bicycle race and Rose Parade in Santa Rosa, and American Graffiti cruise in Petaluma. Similarly, road projects continue with little change, a lull before the June 3 start of another Highway 101 improvement project north of Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa police identify their targeted intersection of the week, and Rob Silva, Sonoma County’s road department operations manager, tells us where paving, tree trimming and roadside brush removal crews will cause traffic delays.
Santa Rosa
This week, Santa Rosa police are monitoring one of the city’s most collision-prone intersections, Cleveland at College avenues, which last year was tied for sixth place with 7 collisions. As part of a weekly Monday through Friday special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cellphones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations.
Each week, the officers pick one of the city’s top 25 collision-troubled intersections to monitor. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE.
Caltrans is ramping up to start construction of the Airport Boulevard interchange and Windsor Soundwalls project, with the groundbreaking on May 29 and work to start on June 3. For more information about what’s to come, visit THIS WEBSITE.
Expect night work in addition to daytime construction around Montgomery Village this week as work continues on the sewer and water upgrades in progress on Montgomery Drive and Sonoma Avenue, as well as upgrades on surface roads throughout Montgomery Village. Night crews will close portions of Farmers Lane from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. through May 24. Paving crews will focus on the block of Montgomery between Farmers Lane and Gilbert Drive through Wednesday, May 22. Get more details from the CITY’S WEBSITE.
Petaluma
SMART continues to prepare for passenger train service in Sonoma County. This week, Stacy and Witbeck/Herzog resurfacing Lakeville Street between Payran and E. Washington streets during the week of May 20. It also will close the railroad crossing at Cedar Grove Park from 6 a.m. May 21 to 6 p.m. May 22. Watch for regular updates HERE.
Caltrans continues work on the Marin-Sonoma Narrows Project, with work from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. Expect lane closures on U.S. 101 at State Route 116 and the Old Redwood Highway Interchange.
Work also continues on the city’s Petaluma Boulevard South “Road Diet,” which will reduce the number of lanes from four to two and add a middle turn lane between East Washington Street and D Street. City sources predict the project will take another four weeks to complete, and warn drivers to expect occasional lane closures.
Penngrove
SMART will close the railroad crossing at Adobe Road for 12 hours beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 1, to smooth out the conforms at the rail crossing.
Sonoma County Road Crews
Monday, the Cotati road crew will be doing some grinding and paving work on Petaluma Blvd. North, at the north bound approach to the bridge near Stony Point Rd. One of two northbound lanes will remain open to traffic.
Road crews will continue prep work for summer chip seals on Llano Rd. and Bennett Valley Rd. A crew will be crack sealing Llano Rd. between Highway 12 and Todd Rd., 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, minor traffic delays and one lane traffic controls. On Bennett Valley Rd., crews will be cutting overhead tree limbs in the narrows between Sonoma Mtn. Rd. and Old Bennett Ridge Rd.
Cal Fire crews will be assisting road crews clearing roadside brush along Martinelli Rd. west of Forestville, and Bodega Hwy. west of Sebastopol on Tuesday and Wednesday. Traffic will be subject to one lane controls.
The Bridge crew will be installing bridge decks at the summer crossings this week. Gravel work at the Asti and Vacation Beach crossings is scheduled to begin on Monday June 17.
