Pretty much anyone who has lived in the Bay Area any length of time and has done some driving on 101 north to Sonoma County is familiar with the infamous forever traffic situation you run into right at the Marin-Sonoma border.
For those living in Sonoma County, especially those who regularly have to drive south to Marin County or San Francisco, you can imagine the waking nightmare of this constant traffic snarl, which stemmed from a freeway construction project that has been ongoing for as long as anyone can remember.
As we noted last month, it has actually been going on for 30 years, with Sonoma County slow-walking the project due to lack of funds, causing the construction to stop and start over the years, and leading many to wonder what the fuck was taking so long as they watched hours of their lives tick away in stop-and-go traffic…