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Road work, traffic delays in Sonoma County, St. Helena

Sunday, at 7:42 by

If you’re out driving this week, here are a few road work projects to be aware of because of likely traffic delays: –Highway 29′s “Tunnel of Elms” in St. Helena, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. A tree crew will be pruning elm trees for PG&E Co., and one-way traffic control will be in effect. –Mirabel Road, from Highway 116 to River Road. Sonoma County’s roads department will be out grinding out damaged sections of the road… Read More »

Traffic delays along ‘Tunnel of Elms’ in St. Helena

Saturday, at 8:09 by

St. Helena’s “Tunnel of Elms” is getting spruced up, and that means some traffic delays. Caltrans said it’ll have crews trimming dead and overhanging tree branches along a 1,400-foot stretch of Highway 29 next to Beringer Winery in St. Helena. The work, weather permitting, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. One-way traffic control will be in effect, so expect some delays. Caltrans said crews also will inspect the trees for disease and damage but emphasized… Read More »

Noisy St. Helena roadwork

Monday, at 3:49 by

Traffic delays and jackhammering are expected each night this week in downtown St. Helena as Caltrans repairs pavement on Highway 29. The work, which began Sunday, will be 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday as crews dig, grind and replace the pavement near Pine Street, Caltrans spokesman Marcus Wagner said. “Noise will be inevitable. However, it will be kept within approved construction noise levels,” he said in a statement. Asked about that, Wagner said in an interview that St.… Read More »

Bay Area annual pothole report

Wednesday, at 11:36 by

Roads maintained by Sonoma County no longer are the worst in the Bay Area — they’re second worse. In its annual pothole report, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission reported today that the county roads last year had a pavement condition index of 45, which is rated as poor. But that’s one point higher than the rating of 44 that the county received in 2006, 2007 and 2008 — all years in which it ranked at the bottom of MTC’s list. The… Read More »