The recently resurfaced Mountain House Road in Hopland, Calif., on Thursday, March 5, 2026 during a road tour with the Director of the Mendocino County Department of Transportation Howard Dashiell. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 3/27/26 – It’s a sad truth known to those who drive in Mendocino County: the unincorporated county roads are typically a mess.

Residents say the roads are often riddled with potholes and broken pavement. Driving them can be like navigating an obstacle course, making commutes maddingly slow and damaging to cars.

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Sydney Fishman is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow and lives full time in Ukiah. Reach her at sydney@mendovoice.com or through her Signal username @sydannfish.67.