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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

Bay Area Freeway Retaining (And Sound) Wall Art

Denis Cuff of the Contra Costa Times provides a photo gallery and discussion of the freeway retaining wall art found throughout the Bay Area, such as this snippet:
. . . Architectural medallions adorning the portals to the Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore cost about $70,000 of the $417 million project cost, according to Caltrans. The oak leaves on I-680 in Danville cost $60,000 out of a budget of $32 million for new auxiliary lanes. . . . .