Here's a question from a reader: Take a drive down Pepper Road. The markings have almost disappeared. It’s flat out dangerous now at night, and in a storm it’s horrible. I’m seeing that the roads aren’t being re-striped regularly now. 101 is a mess even after the construction. I wish [...]
Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: I have a question about the California Highway Patrol. I drive at night on southbound 101 from Santa Rosa to Novato and I'm curious about the rules for CHP sitting in the dark on the side of the road with no visible [...]
Caltrans this month took a step closer to reshaping Highway 101 between the Sonoma-Marin County line south toward Novato. The state Transportation Commission approved $1.492 million to complete design work for a redesigned interchange at the Redwood Landfill just north of Novato and $400,000 to finish designing a [...]
Caltrans next month is to start repaving Highway 101 in Marin County, from Highway 37 to the Civic Center in San Rafael, and drivers can expect lane closures. "The pavement has deteriorated pretty badly over the past few years, and it's become even more noticeable since we repaved 101 from [...]
Caltrans is closing the southbound Highway 101 offramp to Highway 37 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday to Tuesday to allow crews to cut down trees along 101. The work, which goes from 8 p.m. to midnight, is the beginning of Caltrans' project to widen 101 from Atherton Avenue [...]
Caltrans' plan to widen Highway 101 between Petaluma and Novato inched forward this week with the state Transportation Commission approving a few more miles of extra lanes. The biggest gain will be in Novato where a fourth northbound lane will be added from Highway 37 to north of Atherton Avenue [...]
A reader writes: What's the deal with the roadside flower mosaics? Who maintains them, what are they for and can anyone get one? JL The answer: Eleven such flower mosaics are in the state -- nine in Southern California and two in the Bay Area, with the nearest [...]