12 miles of Hwy. 29 to be repaired
Caltrans next week will begin a $1.2 million project on Highway 29 in Lake County that will last nearly 24 hours a day for several days with the road limited to one-way traffic, 15-minute traffic...
View Article1 arrest at DUI checkpoint
Saturday night’s DUI/license checkpoint in downtown Middletown in Lake County yielded one arrest, the CHP reported. Sgt. David Stark said 251 vehicles were stopped on Highway 29, eight drivers were...
View ArticleTraffic delays upcoming on Highway 29
A $1.2 million project to chip seal 12 miles of Highway 29 in Lake County is scheduled to start next week after about a three-week delay caused by a national shortage of paint for road stripes....
View ArticleCaltrans speeding up fix for Hwy. 29
After being confronted with continued community outrage, Caltrans is speeding up its plan to fix a chip sealing project gone bad in the Middletown area at a cost of millions. Caltrans announced...
View ArticleCHP crackdown on motorcyclists in Lake County
Going for a ride this weekend on your motorcycle? Enjoy, but be on your best behavior in Lake County. The CHP there has received a federal grant via the state Office of Traffic Safety to have two...
View Article$17.6 million repaving of Hwys. 29, 175 OK’d
The state Transportation Commission this week agreed to spend nearly $17.6 million this summer to repave about 33 miles of Highways 29 and 175 in Lake and Mendocino counties, most of which will go to...
View ArticleLake meeting on Caltrans projects
In an apparent effort to reach out to residents unhappy with Caltrans’ work last summer, the agency on Tuesday night will hold an information meeting in Middletown to explain two road projects being...
View ArticleSafety changes at deadly Lake intersection
Caltrans is stepping up safety at an intersection in Lake County after three people were killed in collisions there in the last 14 months. Initially, Caltrans planned to install flashing beacons at...
View ArticleFinal part of Mendocino/Lake paving project gets under way
The Mendocino County leg of a Caltrans repaving project is under way. Work began Monday on a nearly 10.5-mile stretch of Highway 175 from Highway 101 in Hopland to just past the Lake County line, and...
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