The list of road repairs planned by the County of Sonoma for this year is extensive, but none are included in the Boyes Hot Springs area of Sonoma Valley.
The Sonoma County Department of Public Infrastructure has released two lists of roads that will be improved during the 2024 construction season. Funds from the pavement preservation programs will repair portions of 34 roads totaling about 18 miles. Click here to see the list. Portions of another 11 roads totaling about 9.5 miles will be repaired using settlement funds from the County’s settlement of fire damage claims against Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Click here to see the list.
All pavement preservation projects for 2024 and 2025 were previously approved by the board of supervisors in April 2023.
Hi! My property taxes are $106/week…I live in the springs…why can’t some of my tax dollars go to fix the roads in my neighborhood? Thank you for your reply, really appreciate it!
In recent years, Sonoma City has had among the highest pavement indexes in the County, meaning best roads, while the Springs (difficult to directly compare bc it is unincorporated and does not have a discreet municipal boundary.) By direct MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) measure, Sonoma paving is “good” and County roads as a whole are “at risk.” Hwy 12 through south Broadway in Sonoma to Agua Caliente is almost all “distressed.” Last year 7th Street East, Lovall Valley and Castle Rd all got fantastic pave jobs. Very nice job! Upshot for Springs street services and paving: One Valley government would level the playing field and in the long run give Springs residents parity in paving.
Road paving in the County is done in two year cycles. 2024 is the first year of the current two year cycles. A number of roads in the Springs were identified for paving, but due to a decision by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (which includes the Sonoma area and the Petaluma area in it’s jurisdiction) regarding environmental mitigation for paving projects, the roads in this area need to be delayed until next year to give the County’s Public Infrastructure time to adapt to this ruling. You can find the roads identified here: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/development-services/sonoma-public-infrastructure-(formerly-tpw)/divisions/roads/services/pavement-preservation