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Mailbag: Is Porter Creek Road sinking? Sonoma Avenue lanes

Here's a question from a reader: I drive daily from Graton to St. Helena via Mark West Springs Road/Porter Creek Road and am writing in hopes you will bring additional attention to a serious road hazard on Porter Creek Road.  I contacted County Roads of Sonoma County and reported this [...]

By | September 21st, 2012|9 Comments

Traffic delays on Lakeville Highway again

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 [...]

By | March 15th, 2012|0 Comments

Mailbag: Missing lane markings on Pepper Road; Highway 101 work in Novato

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 [...]

By | January 27th, 2012|0 Comments

Mailbag: Missing speed sign replaced

Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader; I'm curious as to what happened to the 45 MPH speed limit signs on Mirabel Rd. in Forestville. From Hwy. 116 there used to be at least 2 45 MPH signs before the 35 MPH sign that is situated near the bottom [...]

By | November 2nd, 2011|0 Comments

Mailbag: Why does the road foam when it rains?

This week's rainstorm apparently reminded a Road Warrior reader of something she's been wondering about: Question: What residue is on the roadways that seems to be causing the asphalt to literal foam (like soap) when the first rains are happening? I drive from Calistoga to Santa Rosa every day, and [...]

By | June 30th, 2011|2 Comments

Dumping garbage? Be sure to smile

Planning on dumping trash along a road in the country? Think again. Sonoma County has erected signs prohibiting dumping garbage at 58 sites along county roads from Bodega Bay to the Sonoma Valley, warning "This area is under camera surveillance!!!" And it actually is. Or it might be. [...]

By | December 7th, 2010|17 Comments