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Route 12 Improvements in Solano County
I. Project Limits: On Route 12, in Solano County, from Walters Road in Suisun City to Drouin Drive in the City of Rio Vista. The total length of the project is 17.7 miles.
II. Project Description: Caltrans will add concrete barriers to the median and rumble strips to the shoulders of Route 12 between Walters Road and Shiloh Road, a distance of 5 ½ miles.
We will install channelizers in the median to provide a visual barrier between oncoming lanes, and rumble strips will be added to the median, providing an auditory and tactile sensation to drivers who drift out of the lane. This project stretches from Shiloh Road to Drouin Drive, a distance of 12 miles. We also add rumble strips on the shoulders from Shiloh Road to Liberty Island Road, a distance of a little over 10 miles.
Caltrans will eliminate all cross-median passing along Route 12. If you do not have two lanes traveling in your direction, you will not be allowed to pass another vehicle. NO PASSING ZONE signs will be added to the Route to emphasis this new policy. Likewise, new PASSING ZONE signs will be added prior to two-lane sections where passing is permitted.
Speed feedback signs will be installed on the corridor, indicating the speed in which motorists are traveling.
Currently, we have changeable messages signs in place that remind drivers to "save lives not time" and "drive to stay alive."
CHP is committed to increasing enforcement in this area. CHP double enforcement has already begun.
III. Need and Purpose: All these improvements are destined to make Route 12 a safer route to travel. Caltrans is committed safety and is pleased to announce that it has found a way to expedite these important projects.