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Willits bypass overrun at $64 million: Caltrans

Caltrans is seeking an additional $64 million to complete construction on a highway bypass around Willits, a project that has been beset by numerous delays and legal challenges from opponents who think the road is unnecessary and too environmentally damaging.

By | December 1st, 2014|Comments Off on Willits bypass overrun at $64 million: Caltrans

Willits bypass on hold

Caltrans officials said they will halt nearly all work on the Willits bypass while they try to get their permit for working in wetlands reinstated.

By | July 8th, 2014|Comments Off on Willits bypass on hold

Willits 101 bypass hits snag

The Highway 101 Willits bypass project, already delayed by protests and lawsuits, could be further held up as a regional water board has raised questions about Caltrans' environmental permit.

By | April 3rd, 2014|0 Comments

Answers to your Caltrans questions

Here are answers to some of the questions readers posed last week for Caltrans: --When will the section of freeway in Cotati change from a 55-MPH zone to a regular 65 zone? Anthony Caltrans officials said once crews finish putting the final paving and striping on Highway 101 there, they'll [...]

By | June 6th, 2012|3 Comments

Emergency repairs on Highway 101

Caltrans starting Monday will restrict traffic to one lane in both directions on a stretch of Highway 101 between Ukiah and Willits because of emergency work to repair a slipout. For now, only southbound traffic is down to one lane on the 2.1-mile stretch of 101, which is on the [...]

By | February 26th, 2011|0 Comments

Sebastopol ranks high in fatal/injury collisions

Sebastopol again ranks near the top in the state for fatal/injury collisions among cities of comparable size, according to the latest figures from the state Office of Traffic Safety. For 2009, Sebastopol ranked second out of 70 cities of 2,500 to 10,000 people with 67 fatal/injury collisions. Sonora, near Yosemite, [...]

By | January 19th, 2011|1 Comment

Hwy. 101 repairs in Willits

Caltrans is planning repairs Saturday to Highway 101 in downtown Willits and is warning of possible minor traffic slowdowns. The work, which involves spot grinding and paving to repair potholes, will be 7 a.m. to noon from Commercial to Wood streets. Southbound traffic will be diverted to the center turn [...]

By | November 5th, 2010|0 Comments

How to adopt a highway

You've got questions, we've got answers. Here's a question from a reader: Question: What does it take to adopt a highway, and what happens to one compared to a non-adopted highway? Peter Answer: Caltrans Adopt-a-Highway Program started in 1989, and the volunteers that participate pick up thousands of cubic yards [...]

By | July 21st, 2010|0 Comments