U.S. 101 / State Route 116 Construction in Petaluma Northbound U.S. 101 Traffic Shift Scheduled for Saturday Morning, January 11

Date:              January 7, 2014

District:         4 - Oakland

Contact:        Allyn Amsk

Phone:          510/286-5445

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U.S. 101 / State Route 116 Construction in Petaluma Northbound U.S. 101 Traffic Shift Scheduled for Saturday Morning, January 11

Petaluma, Sonoma County – Construction continues for the U.S. 101/State Route 116 Interchange Project and the U.S. 101 Petaluma Boulevard South Interchange Project.

Traffic Shift for Northbound U.S. 101

Saturday morning, January 11, Caltrans has scheduled a traffic shift for northbound U.S. 101 at the State Route 116 interchange. Northbound traffic will to be shifted to the left across the median to the southbound bridge. There will be two northbound lanes and two southbound lanes sharing the same bridge. After passing over SR 116, northbound traffic will shift to the right and return to the original roadway. This traffic shift will remain in effect until late 2014 while the old northbound bridge over SR 116 is removed and replaced with a new bridge.

Northbound and southbound lanes will be separated by a concrete barrier, and the speed limit in the construction zone will reduced to 45 MPH. It is essential for the safety of motorists and construction workers that this speed limit is observed. This speed limit will be enforced by the California Highway Patrol. 

U.S. 101 Lane and Ramp Closures

• One lane of northbound U.S. 101 will be closed Wednesday night, January 8, and Thursday night, January 9, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and Friday night, January 10, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

• One lane of southbound U.S. 101 will be closed Thursday night, January 9, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. and Friday night, January 10, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

• The northbound U.S. 101 off-ramp to SR 116 will be closed Friday night, January 10, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• The eastbound and westbound on-ramp from State Route 116 to northbound U.S. 101 will be closed Friday night, January 10, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

This work is weather dependent.  If it is delayed due to weather conditions, it will be rescheduled for a later time. 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.”

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

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