Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbitt will host a town hall meeting in Petaluma with Assemblymember Marc Levine to provide an update on key issues related to safety on Lakeville Highway and to collect community input.
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 [...]
We all run late at times for appointments, work, weddings, our kids' sports events and more. But driving 100 mph to get to them? Twice in the past week, local officers pulled over drivers going 100 mph or more, and both motorists explained that they were running late to an [...]
Sonoma County road crews are out on Lakeville Highway this week sealing cracks in the road, so there might be some minor traffic delays. The work is being done in preparation for paving of the road scheduled for this summer, according to the county Department of Transportation and Public Works. [...]
Crews today are to resume cutting and trimming eucalyptus trees along Lakeville Highway, likely causing some traffic delays between Petaluma and Highway 37. One-way traffic control will be in effect from about Old Lakeville Road 2 to Old Lakeville Road 3, reported Rob Silva, roads division manager of the Sonoma [...]
Drivers can expect delays starting Thursday and continuing into next week on Lakeville Highway between Petaluma and Highway 37. One-way traffic control will be in effect from about Old Lakeville Road 2 to Old Lakeville Road 3 to allow crews to remove two diseased eucalyptus trees and to cut dead [...]
NOTE TO READERS: This story was updated at 12:30 p.m. after Petaluma police reported a motorcyclist had been ticketed. Initially, police said no motorcyclists were cited. ------------------ Petaluma police on Monday held an all-day operation targeting motorcycle safety and handed out 51 tickets -- but only one to a motorcyclist. [...]
Here’s a look at Petaluma’s top collision intersections for 2010, according to the Police Department: First: McDowell Boulevard at East Washington Street, with 12. Police say all of the collisions occurred during daylight hours, 81 percent involved property damage only, 64 percent were caused by unsafe speed, 63 percent were [...]
Tens of thousands of race fans will be going to Infineon this weekend, so unless you're a race fan, avoid Highways 37 and 121 and Lakeville Highway. CHP Officer Jon Sloat said while traffic won't be as bad as some other races, such as Nascar, drivers still can expect congestion [...]
We asked the CHP to list what it considers the most dangerous roads that it patrols in Sonoma County. Basing his answer on the number of serious collisions, the spokesman for the local CHP office, Officer Jon Sloat, cited: --Mark West Springs Road, which racked up 634 crashes [...]