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Caltrans’ Christmas gift to Sonoma County drivers

Just in time for Christmas, Caltrans has boosted the speed limit between Rohnert Park and Petaluma on Highway 101 back to 65 after so many years of construction to widen the highway. Now, drivers have been going 65 on that stretch for months ever since Caltrans finished paving the road, [...]

By | December 24th, 2012|8 Comments

DUI/license checkpoint in Rohnert Park

Rohnert Park police plan a DUI/license checkpoint on Friday night. The location isn't being disclosed, but it'll run from 6 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday. It's one of three checkpoints Rohnert Park plans in upcoming months. Sgt. Aaron Johnson says while checkpoints don't yield many DUI arrests, they serve [...]

By | December 21st, 2012|0 Comments

DUI/license checkpoint this weekend in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa police on Saturday  night plan a DUI/license checkpoint. As is usual, police aren't saying where, but it'll be from 8 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday. In the past, Santa Rosa's checkpoints usually have been scheduled to end at 1 a.m., so this one is unusually extra long. [...]

By | December 13th, 2012|16 Comments

Fix a pothole? Rohnert Park has an app for that

Find a pothole that needs to be fixed? A stop sign knocked over? A street light out? You can report problems like those and more in Rohnert Park to the city via your smartphone. Pat Barnes, the city's deputy city engineer, says that with the app, one could take a [...]

By | November 9th, 2012|0 Comments

Group pushing for better roads netting headlines, success

It's only about a year old, but the group Save Our Sonoma Roads is making headlines and scoring some success. Last Tuesday, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved spending $6.5 million on repairs for 13.2 miles of roads --- a feat that SOS Roads takes some credit for. Last [...]

By | October 29th, 2012|1 Comment

The worst road in Sonoma County is …

It's only a mile long, but it's narrow, cracked, sections of its sides are dropping away and it's riddled with pothole patches with more potholes unfilled. It's Keiser Avenue in Rohnert Park, and it's the worst road in Sonoma County, according to readers who voted in the Road [...]

By | October 1st, 2012|23 Comments

Mailbag: Why Rohnert Park traffic signal’s so frustrating

Here's a question from a reader: Are you able to find out when “they” intend to take the signals off of timers in the Rohnert Park construction area?  Meaning, those signals that were recently replaced (or created with the new Golf Course undercrossing). They’ve been on timers all throughout the [...]

By | September 14th, 2012|15 Comments

New northbound Highway 101 opens in Rohnert Park

Ahh, finally. Caltrans on Wednesday morning opened the third northbound lane of Highway 101 through Rohnert Park and plans to open the third southbound lane on Thursday morning. Work to widen the highway in Rohnert Park began three years ago. Some finishing touches remain in both directions, including paving and [...]

By | August 29th, 2012|17 Comments

Lane closures this week by Caltrans

Caltrans plans the following lanes closures this week because of road projects: --Highway 101, northbound and southbound between Rohnert Park Expressway and Santa Rosa Avenue, one lane closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. --Highway 101, northbound and southbound between Corona Road in Petaluma and the Rohnert [...]

By | August 19th, 2012|2 Comments

SMART work shuts Todd Road this weekend

SMART rail work will close Todd Road in south Santa Rosa this weekend, starting Friday night and continuing through Sunday, at the train tracks. It’s part of the rail district upgrading the tracks through Sonoma County. Crews are going through the county tearing out the old crossings and putting in [...]

By | August 17th, 2012|1 Comment