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

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 [...]

By | April 25th, 2013|8 Comments

Sound Off: Sebastopol mess, danger at 116/Occidental Road

Here are comments by Road Warrior readers: Traffic mess in Sebastopol Thanks for your forum to allow us to express concerns about things that our traffic people are doing (or not doing) to our traffic flows.  I apologize in advance if this sounds more brash than it should, but I [...]

By | February 8th, 2013|12 Comments

Santa Rosa’s 25 dangerous intersections

Planning to drive through the intersection of Stony Point and Sebastopol roads in Santa Rosa? Better be careful. It again ranks No. 1 in the city for highest number of reported collisions. The Roseland-area intersection racked up 16 collisions last year, twice that of 2011 when it tied [...]

By | January 31st, 2013|10 Comments

Work starts on Airport Blvd./101 interchange reconstruction

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 [...]

By | January 7th, 2013|10 Comments

Mailbag: Frustrating red light at Highway 12/Brush Creek; calling the CHP

Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: Can you look into the signal light issues that have been occurring Brush Creek Rd and Hwy 12 intersection ever since Caltrans did work there back in August. The sensors DO NOT WORK and cars waiting to turn left and head east [...]

By | December 17th, 2012|5 Comments

Santa Rosa’s worst intersection gets extra police scrutiny

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor the city's most collision-prone intersection --- Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard in Rincon Valley, where  last year 18 collisions occurred. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will be looking [...]

By | December 14th, 2012|2 Comments

Highway 12 lane closure Tuesday

Caltrans plans to close a lane of Highway 12 in the Sonoma Valley from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for road work and is warning of traffic delays. Crews will be clearing storm drains in the area of Madrone Road, causing the eastbound lane to be closed and one-way traffic [...]

By | December 11th, 2012|0 Comments

Highway 12 intersection targeted by SRPD

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city's most collision-prone intersections --- Fulton Road at Highway 12, 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 [...]

By | December 7th, 2012|2 Comments

Mailbag: Petaluma roundabout, illegal U-turn

Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: For the last 3 weeks I've watched the police presence at the roundabout near 101 on Petaluma Blvd S change from enforcement to encroachment.  There's been an officer stationed at the roundabout 4 of 5 mornings every single week, often with TWO [...]

By | November 17th, 2012|6 Comments

Highway 12 closed at night in Napa County

Highway 12 through Jameson Canyon  in Napa County will be closed at night this week  to allow construction crews to do drainage/culvert work as part of widening the road. The highway will be closed 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday from Highway 29 and Red Top Road, weather [...]

By | November 12th, 2012|0 Comments