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Mailbag: More answers to your Caltrans questions

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: [...]

By | June 29th, 2012|1 Comment

Skaggs Springs speeders beware

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 [...]

By | June 18th, 2012|10 Comments

Highway 1 bridge in Mendocino County being replaced

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 [...]

By | February 6th, 2012|0 Comments

Ft. Bragg $4.4 million roundabout opens

Going to Fort Bragg? Get ready for the Highway 1 roundabout. Drivers this week began using the roundabout at Simpson Lane just south of Fort Bragg after Caltrans opened it. Construction crews still are putting the finishing touches on the $4.4 million project and are expected to be [...]

By | September 30th, 2011|1 Comment

Mendocino highway projects OK’d

The state Transportation Commission this month several million dollars for two storm repair projects on Mendocino County highways. On Highway 1 near Elk, $1.65 million will be spent to realign the road and fix damage from storms in the 2005-2006 winter. The road will be shifted to the east because [...]

By | August 26th, 2011|0 Comments

24/7 traffic control on Hwy. 1

Caltrans next week will impose 24/7, one-way traffic control using stoplights on Highway 1 near Bodega Bay as construction crews do roadwork. Traffic had been controlled by flaggers during the day since work began June 7, but Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus said the work "has reached a point where the [...]

By | July 14th, 2011|1 Comment

New local road projects OK’d

The state Transportation Commission last week approved several road projects for Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, with the biggest chunk being $45 million to replace the Highway 101 bridges over the Petaluma River with wider spans to allow car-pool lanes. Click here to read about that. Among the other projects [...]

By | June 28th, 2011|2 Comments

Caltrans eases Bodega Bay traffic control

After getting complaints from Bodega Bay businesses and local politicians, Caltrans has pulled back on its plan to reduce Highway 1 to one lane 24/7 for three months because of roadwork. Instead, Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus said that starting today flaggers will control one-way traffic during daytime construction hours and [...]

By | June 6th, 2011|1 Comment

Hwy. 1 project/bottleneck near Bodega Bay

Starting Monday and lasting about three months, Highway 1 will be down to one lane 24/7 as Caltrans builds a retaining wall near Bodega Bay. Although Caltrans vows to keep traffic delays to a minimum, it's pretty likely that during summer weekends the backup could get ugly, so be prepared. [...]

By | June 1st, 2011|0 Comments

Caltrans road work in Lake, Mendocino

Caltrans this week is planning road projects in Lake and Mendocino counties that likely will affect traffic: --Highway 1, storm damage repairs near Union Landing viaduct in Mendocino County, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Perhaps 5-minute delays with one-way traffic control. --Highway 20, highway widening from 2.3 miles to [...]

By | May 21st, 2011|0 Comments