If you're tired of the uneven pavement on Highway 101 between Rohnert Park and Petaluma, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus says the final paving project is set to start June 4 and will take about four to six weeks to complete. That's weather [...]
Here's a question from a reader: Always wondered what the rule is when you're on Petaluma Hill Rd driving toward the Santa Rosa mall. At the intersection with Santa Rosa Ave., there are two right-turn lanes. What is the rule on making a right turn onto Santa Rosa Ave. on [...]
Here are Santa Rosa's most dangerous intersections, based on the number of collisions at each in 2011 as reported by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Each week during the year, Santa Rosa motorcycle officers typically spend part of their day at one of these intersections, looking for traffic violators, with [...]
A pet peeve of many Road Warrior readers is speeding in the Highway 101 construction zone from Rohnert Park to Petaluma. CHP officers are on it. Lately in the evening, one or two officers have been standing along the shoulder of southbound 101 -- behind K-rails -- checking drivers' speeds [...]
Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: I received a traffic citation for driving 65 in a construction zone on 9/20/11 near Rohnert Park Expressway. As I recall there were not any posted signs, only traffic cones on the shoulder of the road. I did not see any equipment or personnel in [...]
Caltrans plans pavement repairs Wednesday and Thursday nights in the Highway 101 construction zone between Santa Rosa Avenue and Rohnert Park Expressway. Spokesman Robert Haus said the work will be 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night and some traffic delays are expected. Follow the Road Warrior on Twitter via [...]
Some relief is coming for drivers tired of dealing with the Highway 101 construction from Rohnert Park to northern Petaluma. Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus said, weather permitting, the agency plans to open up in mid- to late November the extra north and southbound lanes on 101 from Rohnert Park Expressway [...]
Pipeline construction work is snarling traffic today in downtown Santa Rosa on Third Street at Santa Rosa Avenue. Northbound Santa Rosa Avenue is down to one lane downtown and southbound is closed at Third Street. Fourth Street is heavily congested as drivers try to find their way around the construction [...]
Santa Rosa Police Officer Jeff Adams waited on his motorcycle, tucked in an out-of-the-way spot, as he watched traffic go by at Santa Rosa Avenue and Third Street. The intersection this week is getting extra attention from the city's motorcycle officers because it's one of a couple of dozen intersections [...]
Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers will be keeping an eye out Monday through next Sunday for traffic violators at Third Street at Santa Rosa Avenue, which was tied for the seventh-highest number of collisions last year with 9. Officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who [...]