David Rabbitt has served as supervisor for 12 years and has been a relentless advocate to find funds to refurbish the county’s crumbling road system. He offers continuity and proven road advocacy leadership for Petaluma and south county. See our press release and our statement of support.
The Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works has released a list of roads where pavement preservation projects will be undertaken in 2022. Among the projects to be completed in the 2022 construction season are portions of the following roads:
Bennett Valley Road
Bodega Highway
Eastside Road
Mark West Springs Road
Occidental Road
Old Redwood Highway
Petrified Forest Road
River Road
Westside Road
The complete list of roads for pavement preservation projects in 2022 and 2023 can be found here.
In early January, the Department of Transportation and Public Works updated the County’s 2014 Long Term Roads Plan. The current update (Summary Report) highlights accomplishments of the Pavement Preservation Program since the Board began increasing local funding contributions in 2012. This change in direction was largely in response to Save Our Sonoma Roads efforts that begin in autumn 2011.
The Department’s map depicts the completed and planned segments of its Pavement Preservation Program between 2012 – 2023 (Map of Preservation Completed and Planned). At this time 412 miles have been refurbished which will increase to 456 miles by 2023 (Pavement Preservation Cumulative Totals).
During this period Sonoma County’s overall pavement condition index has improved from 44 to 52 (County Overall Pavement Condition). The major collector roads have improved from 73 to 79, and the minor collector roads from 46 to 55 (Annual Pavement Condition by Functional Class). Local roads still have a long way to go, but have improved from 34 to 39.
Sonoma County apparently contributes more of its general fund to pavement preservation than any other county in California (General Fund Contributions by County).
Below is the Summary Report and Attachments for the 2022 & 2023 Pavement Preservation Program and PG&E funded road projects:
The Sonoma County Department of Transportation and Public Works has released a Draft Project Schedule that designates which pavement preservation projects will be undertaken in 2020, and which projects will be undertaken in 2021. Among the projects to be completed in the 2020 construction season are portions of the following roads:
The Sonoma County Transportation Authority is in the process of developing a proposal for a ballot measure to extend the current Measure M quarter-cent sales tax. The 2004 Expenditure Plan allocated 20% for pavement improvements on local roads. The funding of Highway 101 in Sonoma County is now complete, so the new plan can provide much more funding for local roads.
Three years ago, the 2017 SCTA Strawman Expenditure Plan was contemplating 70% for local roads. The current 2020 SCTA Strawman Expenditure Plan allocates only 40% to local roads, despite strong support in the polls (see the 2020 Voter Survey) for fixing local roads and streets.
The Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works Department has recently issued its lists of proposed pavement preservation projects for the 2020 and 2021 construction seasons. The supervisors will consider approving these on Tuesday, May 21. The funds for these projects were allocated in part as the result of advocacy by SOSroads and its members.
To see the two-page “Planned Pavement Projects 2020 and 2021,” including road names and locations, pavement treatments, cost and other information, click here.
Note that only portions of most listed roads are planned for pavement improvement, not the entire lengths of the roads. Among the portions of roads that are tentatively included for improvement are the following:
Be sure to review the entire list of roads.
Please report Potholes and other road issues to Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works via their reporting tool: SoCoReportIt - https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Services/SoCo-Report-It/Submit-a-Service-Request/.
You can report road issues and a variety of other issues to the county. Smartphone Apps are also available to ease the reporting process. We've actually seen repairs and other short term fixes made after the issue was reported through this tool. Give it a try.