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Route 116 Capital Preventive Maintenance Project

In the summer of 2029, Caltrans plans to begin a roadway rehabilitation project on State Route 116 between Church Street (PM 7.74) in Monte Rio and Mill Station Road (PM 25.05) near Sebastopol. The project includes paving, replacing culverts, widening for pedestrian and bicycle travel, and other improvements.

Caltrans thanks everyone who attended the public meeting and/or reviewed and commented on the draft environmental document. The Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration is now available for download.

Forestville Paving

Project Description:

Purpose:
This project will preserve, repair, and extend the service life of the existing pavement with well-timed, cost-effective repair strategies and improve the ride quality for the traveling public. The project would also improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in accordance with Complete Street Guidance.

Need:
The existing pavement and cross culverts show signs of distress and deterioration. If left unaddressed, further deterioration would compromise the highway's structural integrity and require major roadway rehabilitation. In addition, there are gaps and other deficiencies in the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure that need to be addressed, which, if left unaddressed, would remain as barriers or impediments to bicycle and foot traffic.

Scope:
The proposed improvements included below will be constructed at specific locations and may not occur through the entire project limits: 

  • Grinding and resurfacing the existing highway.
  • Installing or replacing streetlights.
  • Replacing guardrails.
  • Repairing or replacing cross culverts.
  • Widening narrow shoulders to create Class II bike lanes and bike pullouts.
  • Adding missing sidewalks and high-visibility crosswalks (New and existing).
  • Installing an accessible pedestrian signal system.
  • Adding rumble strips, yield lines (New and existing).
  • Upgrading existing curb ramps to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Constructing shoulder backing.
  • Adding or replacing bus pads and pedestrian landing pads.
  • Constructing Maintenance Vehicle Pullouts.
  • Resurfacing W. County Rodota Trails.