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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

2 local counties rank high in deficient bridges

California's bridges are in a sorry state, with those in Lake and Sonoma counties particularly so, according to an analysis by a national transportation advocacy group. Transportation for America, a Washington-based group, issued a report recently that said 12.8 percent, or 3,135, of California's 24.542 were structurally deficient. The state [...]

By | April 21st, 2011|2 Comments

Should Caltrans be abolished?

A San Diego County state senator has an idea on how to help balance the state budget: Basically, eliminate Caltrans. The legislation by Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Alpine, is short on details -- he says its an invitation to Gov. Jerry Brown to work with him and other Republicans on a [...]

By | March 21st, 2011|35 Comments

Why county’s worst road going to stay that way

Irwin Lane’s a bucolic, country road west of Santa Rosa that runs a mere 1.6 miles from Highway 12 to Hall Road. But it’s also Sonoma County’s worst road. And it’s not going to get any better. “The shoulders are eroding, there are huge potholes and I have [...]

By | July 19th, 2010|18 Comments

Traffic delays expected on 9 main county roads

Sonoma County is -- or soon will be -- working on nine main roads, so you can expect traffic delays on them. Using $6 million in federal stimulus money, the county will be chip sealing these roads: --Dry Creek Road, from Healdsburg to Dry Creek Bridge. --Healdsburg Avenue, from Alexander [...]

By | July 16th, 2010|5 Comments