(L-R) Vicki Wedegaertner, Paula Patterson and Lori Jirak measure the length and depth of road deterioration along Little River Airport Road on Monday, June 30, 2025. They are part of a grassroots campaign to improve the road conditions in Little River, Calif. on a six-mile-long road that serves an airport as well as being an evacuation route for businesses, residences, and a planned retirement community. (Mary Rose Kaczorowski via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 7/9/25 – Potholes and ruts along Mendocino County roads have long plagued local drivers, but residents insist one road has reached a crisis point.

Little River Airport Road (County Road 404), a six-mile rural route that winds through the Mendocino Ecological Staircase, is the focus of a grassroots campaign led by residents pushing for immediate repairs and a planned timetable for continued road maintenance.

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Mary Rose Kaczorowski is a freelance reporter and occasional correspondent for The Mendocino Voice. She originated from the East Coast, and has worked in the nonprofit sector and public policy space from...