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Highway 1, 101 lane closures this week in Sonoma County

Sunday, at 9:38 by

Caltrans this week plans the following lane closures in Sonoma County: Highway 1: –One-way traffic control between Fort Ross Road and and Meyers Grade Road because of part of the road has slipped away. Highway 101: –9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday,  one lane closed from Fulton onramp to Windsor River Road, which is the downtown Windsor exit. –7 to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, one lane closed from Fulton onramp to Windsor River Road. –10 p.m. to 6… Read More »

Road work this week may mean traffic delays

Sunday, at 2:37 by

Here are some road projects that are expected to cause traffic delays this week: Caltrans: –Highway 1, from Iverson Avenue in Point Arena to just north of Kinney Road near Manchester State Park, shoulder improvements are scheduled for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. One-way traffic control will be in effect; 15-minute delays expected. –Highway 1, Greenwood Creek Bridge near Elk is being replaced with 24/7 one-way traffic control. Forty-minute delays possible 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven… Read More »

40-minute traffic delays expected along Highway 1

Friday, at 4:43 by

Motorists driving along the Mendocino County coast next week can expect lengthy delays during the day as Caltrans works on replacing a bridge on Highway 1 south of Elk. Starting Monday, crews will be removing part of the existing bridge over Greenwood Creek and Caltrans is warning of delays of up to 40-minutes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday. During other the rest of the day and night, one-way traffic controls will be in place seven days a… Read More »

Highway 1, 101, 121, 128 lane closures this week

Saturday, at 10:31 by

Caltrans announced the following lane closures for this week: Highway 1 –One-way traffic control from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday from Shotgun Point and Sea Walk Drive on the northern Sonoma County coast for paving and striping work. Highway 101 –Various lanes closed from Rohnert Park Expressway to Santa Rosa Avenue from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. –Various lanes closed northbound between Petaluma River Bridge and Lynch Creek area from 11 p.m. to 6… Read More »

Highway 1, 101, 121 lane closures this week

Sunday, at 6:38 by

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 6 a.m. Monday through Friday from 3.5 miles north of Highway 37 to just south of Highway 116. Highway 101 –Various lanes closed from Rohnert Park Expressway to Santa Rosa… Read More »

Traffic delays on Mendocino Coast — for photo shoot

Monday, at 4:02 by

This is not your typical traffic delay: A photo shoot for an Audi car ad. But it’s the beauty of the Mendocino County coast that is drawing a Southern California company to Highway 1 this week to shoot those photos. Caltrans issued a permit to Burrito Productions of El Segundo to take photos 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday along the highway from 0.9 mile south of San Juan Creek to 0.2 mile north of Hardy Creek, which is about 5… Read More »

Road projects, traffic delays this week in Sonoma County

Sunday, at 7:53 by

Here are some road projects this week in Sonoma County that may affect you: –On Monday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., county roads crews will be grinding out damaged pavement and putting down fresh asphalt on Crane Canyon Road near Grange Road. Traffic will be down to one lane. –On Monday, Caltrans plans to close the southbound Highway 101 onramp from East Washington Street in Petaluma from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. Caltrans says it may close it again… Read More »

Mailbag: More answers to your Caltrans questions

Friday, at 2:06 by

A few weeks ago, we asked if you had any questions for Caltrans. We got answers — CLICK HERE — to several right away, but Caltrans needed some time to track down other answers. Here are the questions from readers and the answers this week from Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus: Question: I’m wondering if they are going to raise the Highway 101 road bed at the Sonoma-Marin County line to help prevent future flooding. S. The answer: One of the… Read More »

Skaggs Springs speeders beware

Monday, at 6:55 by

It’s no secret among motorcyclists that Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road near Lake Sonoma is the place for speed and thrills. It has been for years, so it should come as no surprise to motorcyclists as well that the CHP is aware of the racetrack-type draw of the rural road and is cracking down. Using part of a federal grant the CHP received, the Sonoma County office is assigning extra officers on overtime to patrol the road, CHP Officer Jon Sloat… Read More »

Highway 1 bridge in Mendocino County being replaced

Monday, at 10:36 by

A two-and-a-half-year, $20.5 million project to replace an ailing bridge on Highway 1 in Mendocino County is under way, and drivers can expect some traffic delays. Caltrans spokesman Phil Frisbie Jr. said in a statement that the 56-year-old Greenwood Creek Bridge near Elk “is nearing the end of its service life” and ‘is in need of deck rehabilitation and rail replacement.” He said the creek’s channel shifted over the years and has exposed one of the footings for the bridge.… Read More »