Politics & Government
4 Years After Deadly Accidents, Madrone Improvements to Start
Improvements will widen road and add a turn out lane
Nearly four years after two people died at the intersection, Caltrans will begin work this month on a turnout lane at Highway 116 and Madrone Avenue, the transportation agency has confirmed.
The project will build 350-foot long left-turn pockets in each direction of Highway 116, and add a new five-foot shoulder on the south side of the intersection.
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In October 2009, a 36 year old Santa Rosa woman was killed when her car was rear ended and pushed in front on an oncoming big rig, as she waited to turn onto Madrone Avenue.
A month later, a 17-year-old girl from Petaluma died on the same spot after the car she was riding in was hit as it was turning.
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The improvements are scheduled to start April 23 and be completed by end of July. No lane closures are expected.
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