Roads maintained by Sonoma County no longer are the worst in the Bay Area -- they're second worse. In its annual pothole report, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission reported today that the county roads last year had a pavement condition index of 45, which is rated as poor. But [...]
The number of traffic tickets issued last year by police in Cotati and Rohnert Park dropped by more than half while the number in Windsor soared, according to Sonoma County traffic court records. A total of 80,395 tickets in 2010 were filed for processing with the court, up from 77,351 [...]
With the winter storms over, road crews are busy filling potholes. But there are plenty of them out there. Under state law, local governments can deny drivers' claims over damage caused by potholes if they don't know about them or aren't given enough time to fix them. To help spread [...]
Starting late next week, there will be lane changes on Highway 101 as construction crews move along in widening the road in Rohnert Park and Cotati, according to the CHP. Dates are tentative. --Highway 101 at Highway 116, on the night of June 2 northbound traffic will switch to the [...]
Caltrans has big plans next month for drivers going through the Rohnert Park-Cotati construction zone on Highway 101. Spokesman Robert Haus said the exact dates aren't pinned down but: --At Railroad Avenue in Cotati, southbound 101 traffic will be shifted to the right onto a new overpass, while northbound will [...]
A Road Warrior reader suggested that we list the hideouts of the CHP along local highways. After all, we've all seen some favorite spots for officers to park along Highway 101 -- right in front of redwoods in south Santa Rosa, behind K-rails in the Rohnert Park construction zone and [...]
Highway construction season is back in swing in Sonoma County, so that means Caltrans is getting busy with lane closures. Here are this week's closures, according to Caltrans: --Highway 1, two miles south of the Russian River Bridge, one-way traffic control 24/7 for storm damage repair. --Highway 116, just east [...]
Caltrans tonight and a few nights this week and next is closing Commerce Boulevard under Highway 101 to allow construction crews to remove falsework from the newly built overpass. That stretch of Commerce will be closed 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. today, Thursday and Friday and next Monday through Friday.
You've got questions? We'll try to answer them. Here's one from a reader: Question: On Saturday night around 7, I was driving home on southbound Highway 101 through the Rohnert Park construction zone and I counted 7 different CHP officers on traffic stops in a row and I was wondering [...]