California's bridges are in a sorry state, with those in Lake and Sonoma counties particularly so, according to an analysis by a national transportation advocacy group. Transportation for America, a Washington-based group, issued a report recently that said 12.8 percent, or 3,135, of California's 24.542 were structurally deficient. The state [...]
Think there's a lot of cars and trucks on the road in Sonoma County? You're right. As of Dec. 31, 306,556 cars were registered in Sonoma County, according to the DMV. There also were 107,071 commercial vehicles -- from pickups to big rigs -- and 17,066 motorcycles, for a total [...]
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 [...]
A sliding hillside prompted Caltrans today to reduce Highway 101 to one lane in each direction about five miles north of the Sonoma County line in Mendocino County, just north of an area known as Squaw Rock. The speed limit for the stretch through the slide zone was cut to [...]
Traffic collisions, including fatal crashes, handled by the Sonoma County CHP rose in 2010 compared to 2009, but fewer drivers received tickets, the CHP says. A total of 2,405 collisions were investigated last year by the local CHP, which covers all of Sonoma County but part of the Sonoma Valley. [...]
Dozens of teenagers across the North Coast are learning the ins and outs of police work, including arrest procedures, vehicle stops, traffic control, criminal investigations and, in some cases, firearms training. It's all part of the Explorers program offered at several police agencies and administered by the Boy [...]
Caltrans is planning these key lane closures in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake and Marin counties this week: SONOMA COUNTY --Highway 101, from Steele Lane to Windsor River Road, northbound and southbound at various locations, with one lane closed at about 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and a second at 10 p.m.. [...]
The CHP and some Bay Area police departments are participating today in a second crackdown on drivers who illegally use cell phones. The law requiring drivers to go hands-free when using cell phones easily is one of the most ignored laws in the state. Plus holding a cell phone while [...]
Caltrans is warning that the state budget stalemate may delay dozens of highway projects around the state, including ones in Lake and Mendocino counties. No Sonoma County project was on a list of affected road work. In Lake County, a plan to improve Highway 53 from Clearlake to Highway 20 [...]