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Final part of Mendocino/Lake paving project gets under way

Monday, at 4:47 by

The Mendocino County leg of a Caltrans repaving project is under way. Work began Monday on a nearly 10.5-mile stretch of Highway 175  from Highway 101 in Hopland to just past the Lake County line, and it’ll cause traffic delays of up to 15 minutes for drivers. The work will be 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and is expected to last into the summer, Caltrans spokesman Phil Frisbie Jr. said. The $17.6 million project began last summer in Lake… Read More »

Safety measure at dangerous Lake intersection

Friday, at 9:48 by

One of Lake County’s most dangerous intersections is being changed Monday. The intersection of Highway 29 and Hartmann Road in Hidden Valley will become a three-way stop. Now, there’s only a stop sign at Hartmann. Three people have been killed in collisions at the intersection in the last 17 months. Caltrans at first planned only to install flashing beacons to warn drivers of the intersection. But officials said they decided that with an increase in the number of intersections in… Read More »

Hwy. 29 repaving finally under way

Friday, at 12:00 by

A long awaited repaving of Highway 29 in Lake County is set to start today. Crews will begin at Spruce Grove Road in Hidden Valley and work their way west toward the Napa County line. Work hours today will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and then beginning Sunday work will be at night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday. One-way traffic control will be in effect where the paving is being done, and 10-minute traffic delays… Read More »

Hwy. 29 fix will have to wait

Thursday, at 6:00 by

Caltrans is giving up on its effort to fix a stretch of Highway 29 in Lake County until summer when it will spend millions to pave the road. Spokesman Phil Frisbie Jr. said that after rainstorms and then cold weather canceled two efforts to smooth out a 1,000-foot long stretch of Highway 29 near Hidden Valley with grinding, Caltrans officials dropped the plan entirely. Instead, they will wait until late spring or early summer for the paving job. The grinding… Read More »

New effort to smooth out rough spot on Hwy. 29

Monday, at 6:00 by

Last week’s rains washed out Caltrans efforts to smooth out a rough stretch of Highway 29 along Hidden Valley in Lake County, but crews will try again Tuesday and Wednesday. The grinding work, weather permitting but no rain’s in the forecast, will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day with one-way traffic control in effect. Caltrans anticipates 15-minute delays. The grinding is the latest step Caltrans has taken to try to fix last summer’s chip sealing project on Highways… Read More »

Caltrans plans Hwy. 29 repairs this week

Monday, at 6:00 by

After last summer’s chip sealing project on Highway 29 in Lake County went bad, Caltrans this week plans to grind a stretch bordering Hidden Valley in an attempt to smooth the rough road. The work, weather permitting, will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday with one-way traffic control in effect. Caltrans anticipates 15-minute delays. Caltrans said it still plans to repave next summer a 12-mile stretch of Highway 29 from the Lake County line north to Hidden… Read More »

12 miles of Hwy. 29 to be repaired

Friday, at 6:30 by

Caltrans next week will begin a $1.2 million project on Highway 29 in Lake County that will last nearly 24 hours a day for several days with the road limited to one-way traffic, 15-minute traffic delays and slower speed limits in place. On Tuesday, construction crews are to begin chip sealing the road, starting at the Lake County-Napa County line and heading toward their ultimate stopping point at Coyote Creek Bridge in Hidden Valley. The day crew will work 7… Read More »