Mailbag: Solving problems on 101
Will Sunday's roadwork on Hwy. 101 fix the broken digital sign?
Will Sunday's roadwork on Hwy. 101 fix the broken digital sign?
Demonstrations will delay Santa Rosa traffic Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening; PG&E will close Hwy. 101 at Sears Point turnoff.
Greg is considering a big move and wants to know how bad the morning traffic is on Highway 37 between American Canyon and Novato. Read his letter below and then tell us what you know. The question: i currently live in novato and work in san rafael, however my family [...]
Questions from Road Warrior readers: Santa Rosa’s parking surveillance SUV What is that police car that drivers around and has all the cameras and surveillance equipment on it and has Parking Enforcement on its sides. Are we supposed to believe that vehicle patrols parking spaces? Just curious. Kurt [...]
Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: I have been driving Highway 101 from 37 to SF every day for several years (over 15). During this period, I had taken into account various areas of water flooding, such as the Corte Madera dip. The "dip" was the only major [...]
Here's a question from a reader: I drive back and forth on Highway 37 every day because I work in Novato. It seems like the traffic in the afternoons has been horrendous for the last 2-3 months. It doesn’t matter which day of the week but the backup [...]
Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: With all of the focus and conversation on the bicycle vs. cars issues, are there any statistics on the number of citations issued to bicyclists in the county? I know some jurisdictions have random "maximum enforcement" events regarding bicycle riding infractions. I'm [...]
Caltrans on Thursday opened the new northbound carpool lane on Highway 101 in Novato. The new lane runs from Highway 37 to Atherton Avenue. Last month, Caltrans opened a new segment of the southbound carpool lane in about the same area of Novato. Construction of both segments of the carpool [...]
Here's a question from a reader: If there is an accident in the "slow" lane during commute hours, can you use the carpool lane to avoid the accident? Can the CHP ticket you for this? This scenario recently happened on the Cotati Grade, it was a major accident. Sue The [...]
Here's a question from a reader: Is it possible for Caltrans to temporarily put one of the lit signs up in the median or somewhere noticeable at the beginning of both north and southbound reduced-speed areas in Novato on Highway 101? The signs are very hard to notice, which makes [...]