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Worst road in Sonoma County is …

This year's worst road in Sonoma County is Lichau Road, a scenic, country route that winds up into the hills east of Rohnert Park. At least that's the verdict of Road Warrior readers who responded to our second annual poll last month, voting for a total of 87 [...]

By | October 5th, 2011|31 Comments

Road projects, traffic delays

Here are some road projects this week where traffic delays are likely: --Arnold Drive, from London Ranch Road to the Sonoma Development Center, for paving completion, all week. --Bennett Valley Road, from Grange Road to Santa Rosa, for road striping on Thursday. --Bodega Highway, from Sexton to Jonive roads, for [...]

By | September 26th, 2011|1 Comment

Road projects around county this week

Several road projects will affect traffic around Sonoma County this week: --Caltrans is shutting Commerce Boulevard under Highway 101 in Rohnert Park from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday to Thursday this week and next to allow construction crews to drill and pour eight 100-foot pilings for a [...]

By | September 13th, 2011|3 Comments

Feds seek to ease rules for street signs

The Obama administration recently gave a break to local governments in Sonoma County and elsewhere in the nation by moving to drop a deadline for new street signs. The action was welcomed by Santa Rosa's traffic engineer, Robert Sprinkle, who said it will save the city a lot of money. [...]

By | September 5th, 2011|3 Comments

Roadwork on key rural roads

The Sonoma County roads department is doing work this week on a few key rural roads and warns of one-way traffic controls: --Leveroni Road, from Sonoma to Arnold Drive, today through Friday. --Porter Creek Road, at the Mark West Springs Quarry, for culvert installation through Thursday. --Westside Road, from River [...]

By | August 24th, 2011|2 Comments

Bennett Valley, Bodega Hwy. work today

Heads up if you're going out on Bennett Valley Road or Bodega Highway:The Sonoma County roads department is working on both roads. Crews are doing shoulder work Friday and Saturday after having finished up repaving work on Bennett Valley Road. The project is from Grange Road to Santa Rosa. For [...]

By | August 19th, 2011|0 Comments

2 county roads to avoid this week

The Sonoma County roads department is planning these projects this week and warns of possible traffic delays: --Arnold Drive, from Jack London Ranch Road to the Sonoma Developmental Center, for paving work through Aug. 26. --Bodega Highway, from Jonive to Sexton roads, for paving work from 7 a.m. to 7 [...]

By | August 15th, 2011|3 Comments

Sonoma roadwork today

The Sonoma County roads department today plans to begin repaving of Leveroni Road from the Sonoma city limits to Arnold Drive. Work will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will continue on Monday. The department says one-way traffic controls will be in effect and suggests taking an alternate route [...]

By | August 12th, 2011|1 Comment

Traffic delays at Wohler, Hacienda bridges

Traffic delays are expected today at Wohler and Hacienda bridges as a Caltrans crew performs regular safety inspections. Wohler Bridge will be closed 30 minutes at a time to allow the inspector to work. That inspection is expected to wrap up by noon, said David Dammuller, an engineer with the [...]

By | August 10th, 2011|0 Comments

Traffic delays on key rural roads

The Sonoma County roads department plans work this week on some key rural roads and warns traffic delays are likely: --Bennett Valley Road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday for repaving from Grange Road to Santa Rosa. Crews also will cleaning ditches along Bennett Valley Road from [...]

By | August 9th, 2011|0 Comments