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Mailbag: What’s that strip of vacant land alongside Hoen?

Thursday, at 6:36 by

I have been in Santa Rosa for a few years and have wondered about the strip of apple orchard that runs east-west through the east side of town.  Looking at Google Maps, it appears to be the completion of Highway 12 that never was.  It begins where Highway 12 dead ends at Farmer’s Lane, crosses Summerfield, and disappears around Spring Lake. Was there a plan to extend the road all the way to Spring Lake?  If so, why wasn’t it completed? … Read More »

Work starts on Airport Blvd./101 interchange reconstruction

Monday, at 1:30 by

Caltrans on Wednesday is scheduled to begin cutting down trees and bushes at the Highway 101 interchange at Airport Boulevard north of Santa Rosa as a step toward rebuilding that interchange. The work isn’t expected to cause any lanes on Highway 101 or Airport to be closed. The major job of actually redoing the interchange at a cost of $34.5 million is due to start this spring. Once completed in fall 2014, the project will expand the Airport Boulevard interchange… Read More »

Montgomery Village intersection targeted by police

Saturday, at 5:53 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s most collision-prone intersections — Farmers Lane at Montgomery Drive, which last year was tied for seventh worst with seven collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, 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… Read More »

SRPD targeting Montgomery Village intersection

Friday, at 5:28 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s most collision-prone intersections — Sonoma Avenue at Farmers Lane, which last year was tied for fifth worst with 9 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, 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… Read More »

Caltrans repaving part of Highway 12 in Santa Rosa

Wednesday, at 1:43 by

Caltrans has started a night paving project on Highway 12 in Santa Rosa that will last through about the end of the month. The work is being done from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday from Farmers Lane to Mission Boulevard. Crews are grinding down the pavement this week and next week they’ll do the paving using a special technique — “bonding wearing course” — designed to extend the life of the existing pavement by including a layer… Read More »

Construction project on Montgomery Drive

Tuesday, at 7:00 by

What construction project is planned for Montgomery Drive in Santa Rosa? Any day now, crews are to begin replacing sewer and water lines on the street between Farmers Lane and Talbot Avenue, said Jesus McKeag, assistant engineer for the city who is manager of the project. He said traffic delays likely will be minimal during the $2.4 million project, which is expected to take until March 1, 2013, with the contractor, Mountain Cascade Inc. of Livermore, required to maintain two-way… Read More »

Montgomery Village intersection target of police this week

Sunday, at 8:48 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s seventh most dangerous intersections — Farmers Lane at Montgomery Drive, which last year had 7 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, 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… Read More »

Montgomery Village intersection under scrutiny

Saturday, at 7:39 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s fifth most dangerous intersection — Sonoma Avenue at Farmers Lane, which last year had 9 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, 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. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE. ————- Follow the… Read More »

Santa Rosa’s 25 most dangerous intersections

Monday, at 9:00 by

Here are Santa Rosa’s most dangerous intersections, based on the number of collisions at each in 2011 as reported by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Each week during the year, Santa Rosa motorcycle officers typically spend part of their day at one of these intersections, looking for traffic violators, with the idea of trying to make them safer. No. 1 Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard, with 18 collisions in 2011. In 2010, this intersection ranked second with 17 collisions. To… Read More »

Results of Santa Rosa DUI checkpoint

Tuesday, at 6:16 by

Here’s the scorecard from last weekend’s DUI/license checkpoint in Santa Rosa: –1,315 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. –42 drivers were screened for driver’s license status. –11 drivers were screened for field sobriety exams –9 drivers were arrested for not having license. –3 drivers were arrested for having suspended licenses, 1 of whom also was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest. –5 vehicles were impounded for 30 days –3 traffic citations were issued. –0 DUI arrests The checkpoint Friday was on… Read More »