Weekly Roundup for April 19, 2024

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following:

1. Caltrans Hwy. 12 and Route 37 traffic impacts this weekend
2. Zero Waste Sonoma free compost event April 20
3. Energy Independence Program finances more improvements
4. Other Sonoma County news of note

Caltrans Hwy 12 and Route 37 traffic impacts this weekend

Beginning Friday, April 19, through early Monday morning, westbound lanes of Hwy. 12 between Dutton Avenue and Farmers Lane will be partially closed during the day and fully closed in the evenings. This work will also impact connections between westbound SR-12 and US-101.

Here are the details:

Nighttime full closure on westbound Route 12:

• April 19, 8 p.m. to April 20, 8 a.m.
• April 20, 8 p.m. to April 21, 8 a.m.
• April 21, 8 p.m. to April 22, 5 a.m.

Daytime one lane closure on westbound Route 12:

• April 20, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
• April 21, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Please slow down, plan your travels accordingly and check out the detour maps at:
https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2024-04-18-sr12-santa-rosa

Also this weekend, westbound State Route 37 will be closed beginning at 9 p.m., Friday, April 19, and concluding at 4 a.m., Monday, April 22, between State Route 29 (Vallejo) and State Route 121 (Sonoma). Signage will be in place for the detour. If possible, consider alternative routes and/or destinations during this roadwork.

This pavement repair project will occur for the next four weekends. Westbound lanes will be closed on weekends of April 19 and April 26. Eastbound lanes will be closed on weekends of May 3 and May 10. 

Learn more about the SR-37 Paving Project at: https://bit.ly/4aIacWh. 

For real-time information, visit Caltrans QuickMap at: http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov.

Zero Waste Sonoma free compost event April 20

Zero Waste Sonoma invites the public to a free organic compost giveaway on Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m.-noon at Keiser Park, 700 Windsor River Rd. in Windsor. The amount of compost is limited, so it's first come, first served. Please bring a shovel to scoop and buckets to haul.

More information about compost giveaways is available at:
https://zerowastesonoma.gov/resources/compost-giveaways

Energy Independence Program finances more home improvements

The Sonoma County Energy Independence Program not only finances energy upgrades, it provides resources for wildfire safety, seismic strengthening and water-related home improvements.

Whether home hardening, solar panels, battery back-up technology or other projects, there are over 100 pre-approved home improvements eligible for financing.

Plus, if you have a project that isn’t on the pre-approved list, you can submit your project for review.

For more information, call (707) 565-6470 or email sceip@sonoma-county.org. 

Other Sonoma County news of note

Local Program Receives Community Awareness Project Funding for 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/local-program-receives-community-awareness-project-funding-for-2023-national-crime-victims-rights-week-x128350

Sonoma County Supervisors approve updated tree ordinance
https://permitsonoma.org/sonomacountysupervisorsapproveupdatedtreeordinance

Sonoma Water Board of Directors approves wholesale water rate adjustment in support of infrastructure
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/sonoma-water-board-of-directors-approves-wholesale-water-rate-adjustment-in-support-of-infrastructure

Local partnership completes first project initiated by Sonoma County’s Climate Resilience Fund
https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/local-partnership-completes-first-project-initiated-by-sonoma-countys-climate-resilience-fund