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Westport washout now open to one way traffic, defying early Caltrans forecast, 128 also reopening by 1 p.m, the current forecast says
State Route 1 sinkhole opens just past Westport; Highway 128 closed at Navarro, possible reopening after noon. King tides, storms,…
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Saving Highway One with 100 Boulders a Day, Plumbers, and Millions to Keep It from the Sea
The 1970s brought a peculiar terror: that California, land of sunshine and seismic fault lines, would one day slide into…
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Red light ‘district’ north of Mendo ends after 2 years this week!~ Let’s seize an amazing ‘concert venue’ above Jack Peters Creek Bridge!
Jack Peters Creek Bridge doesn’t have a grand reopening day planned so far like Noyo or even the Pudding Creek…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Caltrans asks public to choose between five Albion Bridge designs for replacement and nixes discussion of rehabbing the old bridge
The state agency did most of the talking at packed public meeting at Whitesboro Grange. The post Caltrans asks public…
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Albion Bridge Stewards to confront Caltrans at meeting Tuesday about plan changes for the iconic bridge
To rehab or replace? Replace it is. The post Albion Bridge Stewards to confront Caltrans at meeting Tuesday about plan…
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Vandals hijack electronic highway sign, beam racist message at Mendocino County drivers
Saoirse Byrne was on her way home to Boonville at about 9 p.m. Saturday when she saw a horrifying message…
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State Parks reopens MacKerricher road on Easter Sunday, in addition to other storm-closed parks
Padlocks of “love,” downed trees, sand-drowned roads all present problems The post State Parks reopens MacKerricher road on Easter Sunday,…
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