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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 »

Weekend traffic alert

Friday, at 11:45 by

Here’s a couple of weekend events that could affect traffic: –The Gopro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma starts Friday and goes through Sunday at the Sears Point racetrack. The CHP doesn’t expect much of a problem on Friday and Saturday, but Napa Officer Jake Ramos warns congestion is expected on Highway 37 Sunday morning before the race starts and Sunday afternoon after it ends. Ramos says the CHP will have extra officers helping ease traffic pains on Saturday and Sunday,… Read More »

Lane closures this week by Caltrans

Sunday, at 6:18 by

Caltrans plans the following lanes closures this week because of road projects: –Highway 101, northbound and southbound between Rohnert Park Expressway and Santa Rosa Avenue, one lane closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. –Highway 101, northbound and southbound between Corona Road in Petaluma and the Rohnert Park Expressway, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday with various lanes and ramps closed. –Highway 101, southbound near Railroad Avenue, from Friday through Monday, Aug. 27, lane… Read More »

Lane closures on Highways 101 and 121 and in Petaluma

Monday, at 3:17 by

Caltrans plans the following lane closures this week for road work, such as paving on Highway 101: –Highway 101, northbound from Rohnert Park to Santa Rosa Avenue, one lane will be closed 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. –Highway 101, north and southbound from Railroad Avenue in Cotati to Old Redwood Highway in Petaluma, one lane will be closed at 7 p.m. and two lanes at 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, with all lanes to be open by… Read More »

NASCAR roars in, so avoid traffic mess on Highway 37 this weekend

Thursday, at 10:56 by

Here’s a tip that will save you plenty of time and frustration this weekend: Avoid the Sears Point area, particularly Highways 37 and 121. NASCAR is rolling  in at Sears Point for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, and the race is expected to draw about 100,000 fans for Sunday’s race. But many arrive early for Friday and Saturday’s practice and qualifying runs. CHP Officer Jon Sloat of the Sonoma County office said fans start arriving Friday afternoon with their RVs, adding… Read More »

Mailbag: Missing speed limit. Traffic cams. 12/121 flooding

Friday, at 8:10 by

Here’s a question from a reader: Redwood Drive is the frontage road west of Highway 101 in Rohnert Park.  If you head north onto Redwood Drive from Business Park Drive, next to The Press Democrat facility, there is not a speed limit sign until just before Wilfred.  There used to be a sign previous to the 101 construction, but it has gone missing for a year or more. This has affected some of our industrial park customers since the police… Read More »

Big changes for Highways 12-121 intersection / see photo

Thursday, at 5:27 by

Caltrans this week began construction work on reconfiguring the intersection of Highways 12 and 121 south of Sonoma, putting a traffic light there and changing the habits of many drivers. The project, which is costing $2.4 million for the construction, will realign Highway 12 and cause it to meet Highway 121 in a T-intersection. Now, the two highways meet at an angle. Just to the northeast of the Highway 12 intersection, Fremont Road intersects with 121. Many, if not nearly… Read More »

Highway 121 down to one lane

Monday, at 9:05 by

Caltrans’ road work will force one lane of Highway 121 to be closed at Highway 12 south of Sonoma every night this week. The one-way traffic control will be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night this week, starting Monday night. The road work also will narrow the open lane, so drivers should be extra alert when going through the construction area. ————– Follow the Road Warrior on Twitter via @PDRoadWarrior

Mission bells coming to Sonoma County

Wednesday, at 5:41 by

The final leg of Caltrans’ Mission Bell project is set for San Rafael to Sonoma, with 40 bells lining Highways 101, 37, 12 and 121. The state Transportation Commission recently approved $161,000 for the manufacture and installation of the bells. The state erected the first bells in 1906 along the historic El Camino Real route from San Diego to San Francisco and by 1913 more than 450 bells had been erected one to two miles apart, according to Caltrans. Over… Read More »