Our previous Mailbag column generated comments and questions from readers: From Tim: I have been doing a lot of driving in the Coddingtown area as of late and noticed an area of concern: Can you have someone look into the intersection of Cleveland Ave. & Guerneville Road? Specifically, going eastbound [...]
The widening of Highway 101 is about to take some big leaps forward. --This week, weather permitting, Caltrans says, construction crews will begin the final paving of 101 from Rohnert Park Expressway to Petaluma Boulevard North, doing the work overnight to limit traffic delays. Northbound work is scheduled [...]
If you're tired of the uneven pavement on Highway 101 between Rohnert Park and Petaluma, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus says the final paving project is set to start June 4 and will take about four to six weeks to complete. That's weather [...]
Here's a question from a reader: I'm wondering if you can clarify the speed limit on Stony Point Road between Rohnert Park Expressway and Petaluma Blvd. North. If you are heading south on Stony Point, just a bit after Rohnert Park Expressway, there is a sign that says "End 50 [...]
The results are in from Friday's bicycle/pedestrian safety enforcement by Petaluma police. The seven traffic officers who worked from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. made 115 traffic stops, with 83 ending in warnings and 32 in tickets. Police [...]
Here's a question from a Road Warrior reader: Is Caltrans done with its 101 work now, as what appears to be completed lanes have not been repaved and have bumps galore and confusing dents in the road, etc.? Tamara The answer comes from Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus. He said Caltrans [...]
Caltrans plans to open up Nov. 30 the extra north and southbound lanes on Highway 101 from Rohnert Park Expressway south to Petaluma Boulevard North, making 101 three lanes in each direction. The highway will remain only two lanes in each direction from Rohnert Park Expressway north to Santa Rosa [...]
Some relief is coming for drivers tired of dealing with the Highway 101 construction from Rohnert Park to northern Petaluma. Caltrans spokesman Robert Haus said, weather permitting, the agency plans to open up in mid- to late November the extra north and southbound lanes on 101 from Rohnert Park Expressway [...]
Two DUI/license checkpoints Friday night in Petaluma screened 987 drivers, but police didn't find any suspected DUIs. But Petaluma police said they did arrest three drivers on suspicion of driving without a license, and two others on suspicion of driving on a suspended license. One of those two also was [...]
With construction work on widening Highway 101 now extended from Pepper Road to just south of Petaluma Boulevard North, Caltrans has lowered the speed limit there to 55 mph. CHP Officer Jon Sloat promises "regular enforcement in the area." Typically, he said, officers will park in the construction zone on [...]