Bennett Valley Road will be closed for Construction for up to 3 weeks

On Monday, November 3, the county will begin a comprehensive rehabilitation of 2.5 miles of Bennett Valley Road between Old Bennett Ridge Road and Warm Springs Road.  The project may last as long as 3 weeks, depending in part upon weather.  It will disrupt traffic between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m, particularly during the grinding and mixing operation.  During construction hours Bennett Valley Road will be closed to through traffic, including pedestrians and bicycles.  Local access for vehicles will be maintained, but there will be significant time delays and alternate routes are advised.
 
The corridor will be open after working hours and on weekends, including to pedestrians and cyclists.  When the road is open and the surface is not yet paved, motorists are advised to proceed slowly and with caution on the slippery surface. The unpaved surface will not be very accommodating to cyclists.
 
The rehabilitation process is called “full-depth reclamation”, see: 
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/recycling.  
It is a recycling method whereby the entire asphalt pavement and some underlying materials are ground-up and treated to produce a stabilized road base.  The depth of grinding and mixing extends about 12 inches but may vary.  The “train” of equipment covers about 1 mile each day.  Once the stabilized road base has cured, an asphalt overlay will be applied.  

The finished product will essentially be a new road that should give 25 years or more of good service. The process can be dusty.  The paving operation will go quicker than the grinding and mixing process.  

Once the construction begins, you can contact Ghilotti Construction at 707-585-1221 or the County of Sonoma Public Works Construction Office at 707-565-2231.
 
          -- BVCA Board of Directors

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