Highway 101 safety enhancements near Prunedale begin June 22

Published June 16, 2025 1:10 PM

PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION) - A new project will see much of the 101 near Prunedale closed for new guardrails and other enhancements on June 22.

The project will see a stretch of the highway north of Crazy Horse Canyon Road to Dunbarton Road. New guardrails, concrete barrier replacements, and improved drainage will be worked on overnight.

Caltrans will begin the project starting on Sunday overnight and into Monday morning from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Then, from Monday to Friday, the project work will run from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., with at least one lane in each direction open during construction.

The project is expected to wrap by the end of the year on Dec. 31.

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Sergio Berrueta

Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.