Construction begins this week on the $75 million project in San Jose

Q

When will improvements between Highway 101 and Highway 87 finally get underway?

With traffic picking up, so are the ugly backups from 101 south to 87. — Fred Rios, San Jose

A

Get ready to wear your hardhats. Construction begins this week on the $75 million job from Trimble Road to 87. It will enable drivers to turn right from south 101 to south 87 from the far two right lanes. Work could take four years. This area has been a major headache for more than two decades.

In addition, the project will:

• Replace the 101 overcrossing to provide additional lanes and accommodate bike and pedestrian facilities.

• Widen Trimble Road to six lanes through the interchange.

• Reconstruct the southbound exit loop to a partial cloverleaf design, incorporating a new intersection on De La Cruz Boulevard.

• Add a separate bicycle and pedestrian path along the west side of De La Cruz from Seaboard Avenue to Central Expressway.

Q

Will Wolfe Road between Homestead Road and Fremont Avenue in Sunnyvale ever be repaved? After Apple installed a long purple reused water pipe line a few years ago, the pavement has been very uneven with lots of potholes. It’s a bumpy ride and puts lots of wear and tear on my wheels.

— Linh Chow

A

The city slated Wolfe Road between El Camino Real and Homestead for repaving, but had to postpone the work due to numerous other projects, most notably, the Valley Water recycled water line project and upcoming undergrounding of electric lines by PG&E.

To prolong the road while waiting for completion of the PG&E work, they’ve been making spot repairs and crack sealing the road. PG&E’s line undergrounding work is scheduled to be complete by March. The city would pave shortly after that.

Q

I have a question about selling a car that has handicap plates.

Am I to take plates off and return them to the DMV? — Leslie Jacowitz

A

When a vehicle with disabled license plates is sold and the ownership is transferred, regular license plates will be issued to replace the disabled plates.

The owner of the disabled person plates may choose to retain the plates for reassignment to another vehicle or return the plates, if no longer needed.

Q

The metering lights are off at the Highway 85 entrance to 101 northbound, causing a lot of traffic and unsafe conditions as many are speeding rapidly through, only to be stuck in a sea of red light a few yards away. When will the metering lights go back on? — Dave Lim, Gilroy

A

They should be working today.

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