UPDATE: U.S. 101/State Route 116 Construction Closures for Petaluma Boulevard South Rescheduled Full Closures of Southbound U.S. 101 Continue for Girder Installation

Date:              June 10, 2014

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Allyn Amsk

Phone:          510/286-5445

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPDATE: U.S. 101/State Route 116 Construction

Closures for Petaluma Boulevard South Rescheduled

Full Closures of Southbound U.S. 101 Continue for Girder Installation

Petaluma, Sonoma County – Full closures of southbound U.S. 101 at the Petaluma Bridge continue but Caltrans has rescheduled the closures for Petaluma Boulevard South and for flagging traffic on the Petaluma River. Petaluma Boulevard South will be closed Tuesday night, June 10 and Thursday night, June 12. When the crane is in operation over the river, there will be brief closures for river traffic on Friday night, June 13.

Petaluma Boulevard South Closures at U.S. 101

• Tuesday night, June 10
  9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

• Thursday night, June 12

9 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Southbound U.S. 101 Closure Schedule

• Tuesday night, June 10 – Thursday night, June 12

10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

• Friday night, June 13

11 p.m. to 5 a.m. – River traffic will have flagger.

• Detour: southbound U.S. 101 traffic will exit at State Route 116/Lakeville Highway, turn left on Lakeville Highway, continue to State Route 37, and turn right to return to U.S. 101 (detour is approximately 17 miles, or 20 minutes).

If this work is delayed due to weather conditions, it will be rescheduled. Please drive cautiously through the construction zone and leave a safe traveling distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you.  Please remember to Slow for the Cone Zone. The California Highway Patrol will be on site during these closures.

For more information about this Caltrans construction project, please visit the website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/101petalumablvd, or follow us on Twitter: Caltrans District 4 @Sonoma101.

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