Highway 37 closure catches drivers by surprise despite Caltrans' warning to plan ahead

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Highway 37 closure catches drivers by surprise despite Caltrans' warning to plan ahead
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Caltrans is reminding drivers to plan ahead if their plans include taking Highway 37 over the next few weekends. The closures will take place every weekend until May 11.

Cornell BarnardThe Highway 37 closure caused big traffic delays in Wine Country on Saturday, catching many drivers by surprise and leaving them frustrated.The Highway 37 closure caused big traffic delays in Wine Country on Saturday, catching many drivers by surprise and leaving them frustrated.

"We're doing almost 5,000 tons of new asphalt for this weekend and over 300 trucks are needed," said Hector Chinchilla from Caltrans. "We're trying to see a baseball game at 2 p.m. but they're repaving this weekend. They sure picked the right time to do it," said McQuinn.Griggs and her friends from Sacramento were trying to get to Petaluma.

The CHP posted on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, telling Marin-bound drivers to use the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge but even that span was backed up by Saturday afternoon.

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