An icon of friendliness, Petaluma's welcome sign, may soon have to come down. As Caltrans reconfigures the Petaluma Boulevard South interchange with Highway 101, Press Democrat reporter Lori A. Carter reports that the sign welcoming northbound motorists to the Egg Basket of the World is in the way. But any [...]
Caltrans has announced temporary new closures tonight and Friday as part of the continuing Airport Blvd. interchange construction north of Santa Rosa. They are necessary while the contractor re-stripes northbound and southbound Highway 101 to make room in the median for future construction. Lanes will be shifted, and speed limit [...]
Readers have a lot on their minds this week, perhaps because summer vacation is in full swing and those of us working rather than vacationing are feeling the worse for wear. Here's what three commuters have on their minds. Stop clogging my Highway 37 I just recently started commuting to [...]
Work started last night on the new interchange at Airport Blvd. and Highway 101, and readers have sent a lot of questions. Answers are coming in a few at a time. Here's what we learned today from Rob Sprinkle, Santa Rosa traffic engineer, and Tom O'Kane, deputy director of Sonoma [...]
Radar guns, stop signs and photo opps too good to pass up. Those of us who spend lots of time in our cars tend to think a lot, which may be why we have so many questions. Read on for two Highway 101 head-scratchers and something that will make you [...]
Real construction work won't begin until June 3 on the new Airport Boulevard interchange off Highway 101 north of Santa Rosa, but Caltrans has released images of the design and the proposed detours. Take a look at what is planned for the project that will be with us until late [...]
Petaluma continues to dominate the Sonoma County road construction activity, with SMART and Caltrans work in addition to ongoing city projects. In Santa Rosa, work begins to replace antiquated sewer and water lines around Montgomery Village, a project that will continue through November. A complete list of Caltrans projects throughout [...]
Update: Wildlife advocates staged a protest April 26, claiming that state and federal agencies are slow in replacing nets that are killing nesting swallows. Caltrans spokesmen responded by saying that crews have been working double shifts, seven days a week to correct the problem. Read the full story HERE. Swallows [...]
Here’s the latest information about road construction projects and lane closures throughout Sonoma County during the week of April 8-12, with Highway 101 closures in Petaluma, Santa Rosa's "extra attention" intersection and a roundup of CalTrans projects throughout the North Coast. Petaluma The biggest news this week is [...]
Caltrans begins late night roadwork on northbound Highway 101 at the East Washington Street exit tonight, with crews working 11 p.m.-6 a.m. March 26-28 to install a cross-freeway drainage culvert. One lane of northbound traffic will be closed, as well as the northbound off-ramp to East Washington Street, which will [...]