Lawmakers Push For Toll To Fix Vallejo's Crowded, Flood-Prone Highway 37
Highway 37 is a vital commuter route between the city of Vallejo on the east and Sonoma and Marin Counties on the west, but the road is narrow and susceptible to flooding.
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Highway 37 is a vital commuter route between the city of Vallejo on the east and Sonoma and Marin Counties on the west, but the road is narrow and susceptible to flooding.
State Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, Friday said he has introduced legislation to form a toll authority that would collect money for improvements to flood-prone Highway 37.
Highway 121 near Sears Point was blocked Saturday afternoon, hours after a big-rig hauling a tanker overturned, leaking fuel.
A vegetation fire burning in unincorporated Novato Tuesday afternoon in the area of Highway 37 led to some evacuations which have since been lifted, according to officials.
A 40-foot travel trailer that caught fire and closed the westbound lanes of state Highway 37 on Tuesday morning is unsafe to tow, and Caltrans crews will cut it in pieces and haul them away in dump trucks, the California Highway Patrol said.
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A wrong-way driver has been killed in a crash on Highway 37 in Novato, according to the California Highway Patrol.
For a second time in a month, flood waters have shut down all travel on Highway 37 between Novato and Vallejo, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Working non-stop Caltrans crews were able to reopen the westbound lanes of Highway 37 early Wednesday nearly a week after run-off from a fierce winter storm breached a nearby levee and flooded the roadway.
Road crews in Marin County on Tuesday continued to work nonstop on the westbound lanes of Highway 37 in an effort to reopen the flood-damaged roadway.
Repair crews were working around-the-clock to remove floodwater and clear the roadway, but here was still no word from Caltrans on when the westbound lanes of Highway 37 will reopen.
Emergency crews responded after a hot-air balloon from Sonoma carrying 11 people was forced to land on a marsh near Skaggs Island outside Vallejo Sunday morning.
Marin County has declared a state of emergency due to flooding around Highway 37 and the mudslides in Sausalito. Crews will be working 24 hours a day on a temporary dam.
Authorities in Marin County confirmed late Friday morning that westbound lanes of Highway 37 were still shut down from flooding and could stay closed into the weekend.
Authorities said a search for a suspect that shut down lanes of Highway 37 near Highway 121 at the Sonoma County line Wednesday afternoon became a rescue operation after the suspect jumped into the water.
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Drivers may soon be paying a toll to drive on Highway 37 in the North Bay.
The highway was closed for about two hours as the collision was being investigated, but has since reopened.
Caltrans has hired Ghilotti Construction Co. to raise state Highway 37 before more rain is expected to arrive in the Bay Area Thursday.
The CHP, along with Caltrans crews, worked all week to pump out the water that had flooded the highway.
Fire crews in Vallejo are on the scene of a big-rig fire Wednesday afternoon that temporarily shut down eastbound Highway 37, according to authorities.
Drivers who use Hwy 37 during their weekly commute are being asked to plan ahead for the delays and to use alternate routes.
A Santa Rosa woman and two children were injured in a crash on Highway 37 in Vallejo Wednesday evening.
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