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Avoid East Washington Street in Petaluma

Starting Friday, traffic on Petaluma's East Washington Street will be more of a challenge than usual for a few days. A construction crew will be closing part of the city's main east-west road as it continues work on replacing an 18-inch water main under the road and pipes connecting to [...]

By | September 20th, 2012|0 Comments

Highway 1, 101, 121 lane closures this week

Caltrans announced the following lane closures for this week: Highway 1 --One-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday from Shotgun Point and Sea Walk Drive on the northern Sonoma County coast for paving and striping work. Highway 121 --One-way traffic control from 9 p.m. to [...]

By | September 16th, 2012|1 Comment

Petaluma warns of SMART road closures

There's a train coming, and Petaluma is trying to get the word out that the related construction next month will shut several streets at rail crossings. "It'll be a bit of a mess. People will find a way (around it), they will have to, " said Petaluma Police Sgt. Ken [...]

By | August 26th, 2012|1 Comment

Main Petaluma street partially closed for several days

NOTE: This report has been updated to reflect that the closure initially planned for Wednesday was delayed until Thursday. Petaluma's main east-west street will be partially closed this week and next week because construction crews are replacing a water main. City officials said westbound East Washington Street will be blocked [...]

By | August 15th, 2012|0 Comments

Latest update on Highway 101, lane closures

For Highway 101 drivers, relief is almost here. Caltrans is continuing to do finishing work on the highway between Santa Rosa Avenue and Rohnert Park Expressway, and Caltrans spokesman Adam Priest says the third lane is expected to be open by the end of this month or early September. But [...]

By | August 12th, 2012|1 Comment

Petaluma traffic warning

If you're driving in Petaluma, avoid going west on East Washington Street for the next four days. It's a mess. A project replacing a water main on East Washington has forced the daytime closure of both westbound lanes and prompted a detour for westbound traffic: North on Payran Street, then [...]

By | August 8th, 2012|4 Comments

Lane closures on Highways 101 and 121 and in Petaluma

Caltrans plans the following lane closures this week for road work, such as paving on Highway 101: --Highway 101, northbound from Rohnert Park to Santa Rosa Avenue, one lane will be closed 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. --Highway 101, north and southbound from Railroad Avenue in Cotati [...]

By | August 6th, 2012|0 Comments

More drivers trying to beat the red light

I’ve heard people joke that a green light means go, a yellow light means go faster and a red light means stop. But I don’t think it’s a joke any longer: More people seem to be trying to beat red lights and they’re stepping on the gas when the light [...]

By | August 6th, 2012|28 Comments

Extended carpool lanes opening in Marin

Caltrans this week opened a new southbound carpool lane on Highway 101 in Novato and in a couple of weeks plans to open a northbound carpool lane there. Both are signs that the widening of  101 from northern Marin County to northern Petaluma is inching along, although closing the carpool [...]

By | July 25th, 2012|13 Comments

Highway 101 work this week

Caltrans this week plans road work along Highway 101 in Sonoma County: --From Rohnert Park south to Railroad Avenue in Cotati, crews will be paving northbound lanes 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday, with one lane closed. Caltrans also plans to close one lane in both directions from [...]

By | July 16th, 2012|0 Comments