Roads & Transportation
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NIGHT CLOSURES NOW CANCELED FOR THIS WEEK. Here is how to get around the Jack Peters Creek overnight closures all next week
Plus- Caltrans wants to donate artificats of the old Depression Era bridge project to a museum locally! Thanks, and give…
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FedEx driver pulls over to help crashed UPS truck on SR 128 about 6:15 pm, one lane still blocked at 7:30 p.m.
A Fedex Truck stopped to help when a UPS truck was involved in a crash with a black sedan on…
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Fish Ahoy! Trout spotted in Chadborne Creek are good signs for comeback of the Mendocino Coast’s three ocean going freshwater fishes
Massive Caltrans construction underway in Westport—among the largest of its kind in California—has not, to date, compromised the health of…
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Dump truck flips at Frog Pond Road, causing traffic delays on first day of school
A dump truck went off the road near Frog Pond Road in Albion at 5 a.m Thursday and tipped onto…
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First of its kind tribal collective awaits resolution of “impossible” fix to State Route 1 before taking ownership of Blues Beach. You heard it here, first second, third..etc
Two of the biggest news stories of 2025 are happening at Blues Beach, at the same time, but are not…
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PG&E crews perform spectacular aerial repairs to pole and transformer across from Cal Fire in Fort Bragg
Power is out at the south end of Franklin Street and the east side of Main Street. I discovered this…
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128 reopening announced at 830 PM- blocked both ways all day after crane falls over. Click here for the story updates
At 830 PM Manny Macado from Caltrans notified me the road had just been reopened. It was closed to traffic…
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Big changes possible for both bridges, Albion Headlands, Albion Flats, long-closed Kerry Jane Market, a public trail to the north, and Kristoffersen Ranch
Update on the Albion Flats, the campground that was charging entrance fees and parking fees. Yes, its true, they no…
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Caltrans describes coming eastward shift to work at Jack Peters Creek Bridge Project- 1930s newspapers show how state built bridge that will last another century
(Editors Note-This story is a sidebar to the previous story about the road widening, read that one first on Mendocino…
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BEWARE the night between Mendo and Elk! Caltrans fixing everything on the roads from Mendocino to Elk, but you won’t read about it on their website
Caltrans and its contractor, Argonaut Constructors, are working furiously on the biggest Mendocino Coast road project you have never heard…
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84-acre Albion Headlands for sale, 16 houses or preserve? Will public access to the oceanfront ever return to Albion? Attend a Monday, June 9 public meeting to hear from Land Trust, Realtor
(This article has been built with the help of crowd sourcing and I encourage people to continue and to click…
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87 housing units proposed at Todd Point
Fort Bragg Planning Commission awaits first look at the project next Wednesday, March 12 In a town starved for affordable…
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Police Chief makes progress with Caltrans on Noyo Bridge suicide prevention
The Dec. 7 death of a Fort Bragg teen by probable suicide off the Noyo River Bridge may one day…
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Highway 1 closed for 4 hours after overturned truck accident (updated 12:45 p.m.)
UPDATED 12:45 p.m. 12/12/2024 – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said State Route 1 20 miles north of Fort Bragg…
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Jack Peters Bridge closure to take place next week
Traffic will be heavily impacted along state Highway 1 at night according to Caltrans. The post Jack Peters Bridge closure…
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Confusion Hill Remains a Mystery; Caltrans Elects to Bypass Notoriously Soupy Slope
Wed January 24, 2007Frank Hartzell At Confusion Hill, located in far northern California, state of California engineers fought a soupy,…
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Caltrans offers new facts to support replacement at latest Albion River Bridge meeting
High-quality wood that would be needed for rehabilitation no longer exists. The post Caltrans offers new facts to support replacement…
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Caltrans sets Sept. 26 for second public meeting on Albion River Bridge replacement
Agency promises to discuss rehabilitation and reopens public comment until Oct. 9. The post Caltrans sets Sept. 26 for second…
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After criticism, Caltrans plans a second public meeting on Albion River Bridge replacement
Meeting date undetermined but Caltrans has extended the public comment period; Stewards receive letter critical of Caltrans process. The post…
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Albion River Bridge Stewards host bridge-saving effort Tuesday
Residents ask Supervisor Ted Williams and state reps to take positions on bridge repair or replacement The post Albion River…
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