Update: Marin-Sonoma Narrows widening, Part 2
See what's being built along Hwy. 101 between Petaluma and Novato.
Is Caltrans going to turn on Highway 101 metering lights?
With the opening of Highway 101's extra lanes in Rohnert Park, some readers have written in wondering when metering lights will be turned on at onramps. The answer is "it's a few years away," said Doanh Nguyen, Caltrans' principal transportation engineer/division chief of project management for the North Bay. The [...]
Fewer car pooling in Sonoma County
As Highway 101 is being widened in Sonoma County to add a car-pool lane during commute hours, the number of commuters car pooling has dropped, according to Census Bureau data. The bureau's American Community Survey of 2006-2008 found 26,176 workers car pooled, down from 28,283 in the 2000 Census. The [...]
Vote for $10 fee. Fix a pothole — maybe
Would you vote to raise your vehicle fees if some of the money went to fixing potholes? The Sonoma County Transportation Authority is hoping so, although apparently reluctantly so. The authority's board of directors tentatively voted 11-1 Monday to put on the November ballot a measure to raise the vehicle [...]