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Weekend traffic alert

Here's a couple of weekend events that could affect traffic: --The Gopro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma starts Friday and goes through Sunday at the Sears Point racetrack. The CHP doesn't expect much of a problem on Friday and Saturday, but Napa Officer Jake Ramos warns congestion is expected on [...]

By | August 24th, 2012|0 Comments

Sonoma road work under way

Sonoma County roads crews are out on Petaluma Avenue near Sonoma this week, grinding out damaged roadway and putting down new asphalt. The work is 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Thursday, and minor traffic delays are possible. ------------ Follow the Road Warrior on Twitter via @PDRoadWarrior

By | June 26th, 2012|2 Comments

Mailbag: Missing speed limit. Traffic cams. 12/121 flooding

Here's a question from a reader: Redwood Drive is the frontage road west of Highway 101 in Rohnert Park.  If you head north onto Redwood Drive from Business Park Drive, next to The Press Democrat facility, there is not a speed limit sign until just before Wilfred.  There used to [...]

By | April 20th, 2012|5 Comments

Big changes for Highways 12-121 intersection / see photo

Caltrans this week began construction work on reconfiguring the intersection of Highways 12 and 121 south of Sonoma, putting a traffic light there and changing the habits of many drivers. The project, which is costing $2.4 million for the construction, will realign Highway 12 and cause it to [...]

By | March 8th, 2012|5 Comments

Highway 121 down to one lane

Caltrans' road work will force one lane of Highway 121 to be closed at Highway 12 south of Sonoma every night this week. The one-way traffic control will be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night this week, starting Monday night. The road work also will narrow the open [...]

By | March 5th, 2012|0 Comments

Anti-DUI task force gets $300,000

Sonoma County's anti-DUI campaign will continue after the state awarded a $300,000 grant for the Avoid the 13 task force. The task force, which includes all police agencies in the county and is coordinated by Petaluma police, had a three-year grant of $659,000 that ended Sept. 30. The money pays [...]

By | November 3rd, 2011|12 Comments

Highway 116 paving times corrected

Caltrans today corrected the hours when crews this weekend will be repaving Highway 116 from Adobe Road in Petaluma to Arnold Drive in Sonoma. Tonight's work will be from 8 until 8 a.m. Saturday. Sunday night's work will be from 7 until 6 a.m. Monday. The work will continue next [...]

By | October 14th, 2011|0 Comments

Hwy. 116 paving starts tonight

Caltrans tonight will begin repaving Highway 116 from Adobe Road in Petaluma to Arnold Drive in Sonoma for the next several nights. The work will be 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. tonight and Thursday night. Then 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Friday and Sunday nights. Then 7 p.m. to 5 [...]

By | October 12th, 2011|0 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

Mission bells coming to Sonoma County

The final leg of Caltrans' Mission Bell project is set for San Rafael to Sonoma, with 40 bells lining Highways 101, 37, 12 and 121. The state Transportation Commission recently approved $161,000 for the manufacture and installation of the bells. The state erected the first bells in 1906 [...]

By | July 6th, 2011|29 Comments