You almost always can count on the same stretches of roads across the county to flood during a heavy rainstorm, so here's a list of roads to avoid during today's storm and future gully washers. According to the CHP and Sonoma County roads department, they're either flooded already, have standing [...]
A San Diego County state senator has an idea on how to help balance the state budget: Basically, eliminate Caltrans. The legislation by Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Alpine, is short on details -- he says its an invitation to Gov. Jerry Brown to work with him and other Republicans on a [...]
Sonoma County's test of turning paved roads into dirt is earning an A and a F for durability. Last summer, the county Transportation and Public Works Department took three pothole-patched stretches of Sonoma Mountain Road and after grinding, pulverizing, injecting a hardening enzyme and compacting, crews left a [...]
Planning on dumping trash along a road in the country? Think again. Sonoma County has erected signs prohibiting dumping garbage at 58 sites along county roads from Bodega Bay to the Sonoma Valley, warning "This area is under camera surveillance!!!" And it actually is. Or it might be. [...]
Chip sealing on Petrified Forest Road between Santa Rosa and Calistoga is expected to cause "extended traffic delays" today through Friday, the Sonoma County roads department warns. In fact, Jen, a Road Warrior reader, wrote us that "the traffic is very backed up and wait times can exceed 15 minutes." [...]
Five upcoming road projects in Sonoma County will make life easier for drivers. Four of the projects involve asphalt overlays: --Leveroni Road, from Arnold Drive to Sonoma city limits. --Bodega Highway, from Jovini to Sexton roads. --Mark West Springs Road, from Mark West Lodge west 1.3 miles. --Bennett Valley Road, [...]
If you drive Mark West Springs Road/Porter Creek Road between Santa Rosa and Napa, things just got surprisingly smoother for you. The Sonoma County roads department recently paved a segment of Porter Creek Road west of Calistoga Road that had to be one of the bumpiest, pothole-patched stretches in the [...]
The Sonoma County roads department plans the following road work this week -- the days of the work are subject to change: --Bennett Valley Road, from Enterprise and Keiser Ranch roads, for paving Wednesday and Thursday. -–Bennett Valley Road, from Warm Springs to Sonoma Mountain roads, for brush cutting today [...]
The Sonoma County roads department has updated its road projects for this week and next: --Bennett Valley Road, from Enterprise to Keiser Ranch roads, for paving Wednesday and next Thursday. --Bennett Valley Road, from Warm Springs to Sonoma Mountain roads, for brush cutting Tuesday and Wednesday. --Eastside Road, from Trenton [...]
The Sonoma County roads department plans the following road work this week: --Bennett Valley Road, from Warm Springs to Sonoma Mountain roads, for brush cutting today and Wednesday. --Calistoga Road, from Santa Rosa to Porter Creek Road, for brush cutting work today and Wednesday. --Eastside Road, from Trenton Healdsburg Road [...]