Caltrans this week opened a new southbound carpool lane on Highway 101 in Novato and in a couple of weeks plans to open a northbound carpool lane there. Both are signs that the widening of 101 from northern Marin County to northern Petaluma is inching along, although closing the carpool gap will take years to finish. The new southbound lane runs from Novato Creek to Highway 37. The northbound lane is to open Aug. 9 from Highway 37 to Atherton… Read More »
Work is scheduled to start this fall on a project that will begin to reshape Highway 101 just south of the Sonoma-Marin County line. The state Transportation Commission last week approved $29.7 million for remodeling of the interchange at the Redwood Landfill and construction of frontage roads that will eliminate intersections with San Antonio Road, Olompali State Historic Park and a few private driveways. Dianne Steinhauser, executive director of the Transportation Authority of Marin, said one of the frontage roads will… Read More »
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 realignment a curve along 101 near San Antonio Creek. Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus said that as part of the landfill interchange project, which is scheduled to start next summer, frontage roads with… Read More »
