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Road work this week may mean traffic delays

Here are some road projects that are expected to cause traffic delays this week: Caltrans: --Highway 1, from Iverson Avenue in Point Arena to just north of Kinney Road near Manchester State Park, shoulder improvements are scheduled for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. One-way traffic control will [...]

By | November 11th, 2012|0 Comments

Mailbag: Crosswalk warning, or a target?

Here's a question from a reader: I've noticed these signs popping up all over the place in the middle of crosswalks. They are narrow tall signs mounted to the street that say yield to pedestrians. One spot I have noticed them is at the crosswalk at Old Redwood [...]

By | November 4th, 2012|6 Comments

Road work on Highway 101, in Sonoma County this week

Caltrans and the Sonoma County roads department plan the following road work this week that may cause traffic delays: --Highway 101, various lanes closed from Rohnert Park Expressway to Todd Road from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. --Highway 101, various lanes closed from Rohnert Park Expressway to [...]

By | October 14th, 2012|0 Comments

Traffic delays likely this week in Bennett Valley, Petaluma, on Highway 101

Here's some road projects that may cause some traffic delays: --In Bennett Valley, if it doesn't rain as some forecasts expect, the Sonoma County roads department on Monday plans to grind down Bennett Valley Road west of Sonoma Mountain Road and then repave it. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to [...]

By | October 7th, 2012|0 Comments

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

Sound Off: Potholes, paving and a missing sign

A collection of comments from Road Warrior readers: Roads department quick in pothole response After reading the many Press Democrat reports regarding the county budget issues and their affect on the Public Works Dept., I would like to report on the response of the Public Works Road Dept. on pothole [...]

By | September 22nd, 2012|4 Comments

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

Mailbag: Alerting DMV to problem elderly drivers; carpool lanes; Barnes Road

Here's a question from a reader: Is there a place to anonymously alert someone about an elderly driver who should no longer be driving? The answer comes from DMV spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez, who pointed us to the DMV website where there's a form you can fill out and send in [...]

By | September 7th, 2012|7 Comments

County to ‘armor coat’ its test dirt roads

Sonoma County’s test of dirt roads is heading into what may be its final stage. Next week, the county roads department plans to “armor coat” three sections of Sonoma Mountain Road that two summers ago it ground up, pulverized, injected a hardening enzyme into and compacted, leaving a [...]

By | July 29th, 2012|9 Comments

Road work on Sonoma County roads this week

The Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works plans the following road work, with some traffic delays expected this week: --Bodega Highway, today from Sebastopol to about Spring Hill Road, for replacing of road buttons. One-lane traffic control will be in effect. --Cavedale Road in the Sonoma Valley, today [...]

By | July 25th, 2012|0 Comments