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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 »

Mendocino, Lake road work

Friday, at 12:02 by

Caltrans announced it’s planning road work, weather permitting, that likely will cause some traffic delays in Lake and Mendocino counties: LAKE COUNTY –Highway 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, routine maintenance near Sulfur Bank Drive. One-way traffic control and possible 10-minute traffic delays. –Highway 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, routine maintenance near Paradise Cove. One-way traffic control and possible 10-minute traffic delays. –Highway 20, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, pavement repairs from Highway 53 to North… Read More »

Lake meeting on Caltrans projects

Saturday, at 7:00 by

In an apparent effort to reach out to residents unhappy with Caltrans’ work last summer, the agency on Tuesday night will hold an information meeting in Middletown to explain two road projects being done this summer. One project — flashing warning lights on Highway 29 at Hartmann Road in Hidden Valley Lake — already is under way. The second — the repaving of Highway 29 and 175 — is due to begin later this summer. It’s that repaving work that… Read More »

Caltrans road work in Lake, Mendocino

Saturday, at 4:00 by

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 3.3 miles east of Gravel Pit Road in Mnedocino County, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Perhaps 5-minute delays with one-way traffic control. –Highway 20, routine maintenance from Daws Avenue… Read More »

Fort Bragg’s $4.4 million roundabout

Wednesday, at 6:22 by

After more than four years of planning and preparation at a cost of about $2.8 million, Caltrans is ready to break ground to build a roundabout on Highway 1 just south of Fort Bragg. Construction was estimated at $1.6 million, for a total cost of $4.4 million, but last week Fedco Construction Inc. of Santa Rosa was awarded the contract on a bid of $1.36 million, so the total cost should be less, around $4.2 million. Caltrans spokesman Phil Frisbie… Read More »

$17.6 million repaving of Hwys. 29, 175 OK’d

Friday, at 11:19 by

The state Transportation Commission this week agreed to spend nearly $17.6 million this summer to repave about 33 miles of Highways 29 and 175 in Lake and Mendocino counties, most of which will go to fix last summer’s problem-plagued chip-seal work that cost $2.1 million. In Mendocino County, Highway 175 will be repaved at a cost of $4.273 million from Highway 101 in Hopland to just east of the Mendocino-Lake County line. In Lake County, Highway 175 will be repaved… Read More »

Traffic delays likely on Hwy. 175

Monday, at 6:30 by

Traffic delays are expected this week on Highway 175 in Lake County as Caltrans crews clean ditches — if snow or rain permits. The work will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Tuesday from Highway 29 in Middletown to Highway 29 near Kelseyville. One-way traffic controls will be in effect, so motorists can expect possible 15-minute delays. The Accuweather forecast calls for rain possibly returning to the area on Thursday and Friday but makes no mention of snow, which… 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 »

Caltrans speeding up fix for Hwy. 29

Thursday, at 9:11 by

After being confronted with continued community outrage, Caltrans is speeding up its plan to fix a chip sealing project gone bad in the Middletown area at a cost of millions. Caltrans announced Thursday that next summer it would repave a 12-mile stretch of Highway 29 from the Lake County line north to Hidden Valley in addition to an 8.5-mile stretch of Highway 175 from Middletown to Cobb. Last month, after public complaints started pouring in about the roughness of the… Read More »