Traffic & Transit

Crash Near Community Center Closes Rohnert Park Expressway For 3 Hours

The roadway was shut down between San Simeon Drive and Snyder Lane as emergency personnel remained at the scene.

Rohnert Park Expressway was closed as of 12:30 p.m. Friday because of a crash near the community center, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said.
Rohnert Park Expressway was closed as of 12:30 p.m. Friday because of a crash near the community center, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said. (Patch Graphic)

ROHNERT PARK, CA — UPDATE: Rohnert Park Expressway was reopened at 3:45 p.m Friday between San Simeon Drive and Snyder Lane, police announced. The roadway was closed for more than three hours because of a crash near the Rohnert Park Community Center.


ORIGINAL POST: A crash Friday near the Rohnert Park Community Center prompted police to issue a traffic alert.

"AVOID Rohnert Park Expressway between San Simeon and Snyder for the next several hours due to traffic incident," the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said via Nixle at 12:26 p.m. Friday. "Some roads are closed."

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The collision shut down Rohnert Park Expressway and triggered a detour that police expected would remain in place for several hours.

Police asked drivers who need to travel through the area to use alternate routes.

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