County of Sonoma highlights 2024 public infrastructure upgrades and improvements

SANTA ROSA, CA | January 09, 2025

Sonoma County today announced the results of public investment in roads in unincorporated areas and other critical infrastructure for 2024, including the resurfacing of more than 38 miles of county-maintained roads, the installation of 53 culverts and repair of more than 1,266 potholes. Sonoma County uses a combination of corrective maintenance and pavement preservation to take care of 1,368 miles of roads and 328 bridges, which is the largest road network in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“The Board of Supervisors proactively contributes more discretionary dollars to road repairs than any other California county, including more than $12 million annually,” said District 2 Supervisor David Rabbitt, who served as board chair for 2024. “Each season, through disasters and emergencies, we build on gains made the year before. The return on investment is resilient infrastructure that improves service to residents and visitors and protects against increasingly extreme weather events.”

The cost of all public infrastructure improvement projects in 2024 is approximately $75 million and is funded by a combination of County General Funds from the Board of Supervisors, PG&E settlement funds, federal Highway Bridge Program funds, Sonoma County Transportation Authority funds and disaster reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Other funding sources for county road repairs include the Measure L transient occupancy tax and Measure M sales tax. Because state gas tax funding for roads is distributed based on the number of vehicle registrations in a county rather than the number of road miles, rural counties receive disproportionately less road funding.

Segments of the following Sonoma County roads were repaved in 2024:

Lowell Avenue
B Street
C Street
Clover Crest Drive
Coffey Lane
Corless Lane
D Street
Donna Drive
Kay Drive
Leslie Road
Loch Haven Drive
Mark West Station Road
McCray Road
Preston Drive
Second Street
Skylane Blvd.
Somers Street
Starr Road
Sutter Road
Village Avenue
Zahner Way
Center Way
Coleman Valley Road
Eagle Nest Lane
La Porte Drive
Marra Road
Memory Lane
Mesa Grande Terrace
Odd Fellows Park Road
Orchard Avenue
River Lane
Rock Point Drive
Stewarts Pt. - Skaggs Springs Road
Willig Drive
Nuns Canyon Road
Bloomfield Road
King Road
Morelli Lane
Lichau Road
Sonoma Mountain Road
Casa Grande Avenue
Corona Road
Fort Ross Road
Santa Rosa Avenue
Petaluma Hill Road

In addition to road construction projects in 2024, other public infrastructure accomplishments include:

1,600 road signs replaced
56 guardrail replacements
280 pavement legends installed
475 miles of roadway striped and stenciled
472 vegetation removal requests
93 hazardous tree requests
210 drainage concerns addressed

Additional 2024 projects include completion of the Crocker Road pedestrian bridge in Cloverdale, permanent storm repairs on Freezeout Road and Fort Ross Road, groundbreaking of the Public Health Lab – Coroner’s Office project, start of the Wohler Bridge rehabilitation project, Mark West Springs Road sidewalk project, rehabilitation of Eliza’s Village in Los Guilicos, completion of environmental phases for the Arnold Drive bike lane project and permanent Asti bridge project, Monte Rio Main Street bridge repair over Dutch Bill Creek, Canyon Road culvert repair, Airport Wildlife Perimeter Fencing project and Airport Culvert Replacement project.

Helpful links related to these projects include:

Sonoma County residents may submit a road paving project request for future consideration by calling (707) 565-2550 or by emailing SPI@Sonoma-County.org.

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Media Contact:
Dan Virkstis, communications specialist
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-3040

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