A wooden picket fence lines a sidewalk under a clear blue sky.
The new wooden fence along the west side of Main Street, which is Highway 1, south of Cypress Street in Fort Bragg, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) put up the fence as part of its sidewalk and accessibility project, and the city says Caltrans has agreed to modify it. (Roger Coryell/Bay City News)

FORT BRAGG, CA., 9/29/26 — The crew that’s going to change Fort Bragg’s new Highway 1 fence is due this week or next, City Manager Isaac Whippy told the City Council on Monday.

“For the fences, I got confirmation from Caltrans that it’s either this week or next,” Whippy said during his report to the council, according to a recording of the meeting. “I don’t have a specific date, but that’s the range that they had provided. They’re waiting for confirmation back from the contractor.”

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