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Hwy. 101’s official completion delayed

Caltrans' hopes of holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially declaring completed the Santa Rosa-to-Windsor widening of Highway 101 has slipped to early November. Spokesman Bob Haus said trouble in scheduling subcontractors to finish their work delayed the official completion. In September, he said Caltrans was shooting for an early October ceremony. [...]

By | October 18th, 2010|9 Comments

So your son/daughter wants to be a cop

Dozens of teenagers across the North Coast are learning the ins and outs of police work, including arrest procedures, vehicle stops, traffic control, criminal investigations and, in some cases, firearms training. It's all part of the Explorers program offered at several police agencies and administered by the Boy [...]

By | September 28th, 2010|0 Comments

Santa Rosa-Windsor 101 widening nearly finished

At last, the $120 million construction project that widened Highway 101 to six lanes from Santa Rosa to Windsor is nearly done and the speed limit will be going back up. Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus said he expects a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held during the first week of October [...]

By | September 23rd, 2010|10 Comments

Windsor-Cloverdale delays on Hwy. 101

Traffic delays on Highway 101 are likely for the rest of the week between downtown Windsor and Cloverdale as construction crews replace deteriorating concrete sections of the road. Caltrans announced Tuesday that, starting Wednesday, Highway 101 will be limited to one lane in each direction at various locations from 6 [...]

By | September 21st, 2010|3 Comments

18-day DUI crackdown starts today in Sonoma County

A major crackdown on DUI drivers starts today for 18 days across Sonoma County with extra officers looking for drunken drivers and four DUI/license checkpoints this weekend. It's all part of the county's Avoid the 13 DUI Task Force's "summer mobilization" campaign, which itself is part of a nationwide DUI [...]

By | August 20th, 2010|17 Comments

Update: Old Red work delayed; Westside Road project this week

Editor's note: This story has been revised because Sonoma County officials this afternoon announced chip sealing of Old Redwood Highway has been delayed a week. ----- Crews are suppose to start work Wednesday to prepare Old Redwood Highway from Shiloh Road in Windsor to Santa Rosa for chip sealing. Workers [...]

By | August 3rd, 2010|1 Comment

Traffic delays this week on Hwys. 1, 101

Caltrans is planning the following projects this week: --Highway 101, from Steele Lane to Windsor River Road, northbound and southbound lanes at various locations, with one lane being closed at 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and a second lane at 10 p.m. All lanes are to reopen by 5 a.m., [...]

By | August 2nd, 2010|0 Comments

Traffic delays likely during Saturday’s Vineman

About 700 athletes on Saturday are expected to swim, ride and run a total of 140.4 miles through western and northern parts of Sonoma County, and that will mean traffic delays on numerous roads. Numerous intersections will have CHP officers and Sonoma County sheriff's deputies and explorers on duty to [...]

By | July 30th, 2010|8 Comments

Hwy. 101 lane closures this week

Caltrans is planning these road projects this week, subject to weather, etc., etc. --Highway 101, from Mendocino Avenue north to Windsor River Road, paving work, from 7 p.m. each night Monday through Friday and finishing at 5 a.m. Tuesday through Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. One lane will be closed [...]

By | June 21st, 2010|0 Comments

Final stretch near for Santa Rosa-Windsor Hwy. 101 work

Tired of the rough ride on 101 between Santa Rosa and Windsor? There's light at the end of the tunnel. The final repaving work is scheduled to start Monday, May 24, and will last into September, Caltrans spokesman Bob Haus says. Crews first will put down a layer of rubberized [...]

By | May 14th, 2010|2 Comments