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Category Archives: Highway 152
Roads could be slow & go this week for projects, Bike Week
Drivers countywide will have to pay extra attention to the roads and their travel routes this week as several events, including a sewer project, highway work and Bike Week, take to the streets. First, in Santa Cruz, the city will … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bicycle education, Bicycling, bike lanes, bike safety, Bike Week, California Driver Handbook, California Vehicle Code, Caltrans, cycling, distracted drivers, Driver safety, Ecology Action, Highway 152, Highway 17, highways, traffic hazards, transportation, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Bike Week, cycling, Highway 152, Highway 17, highways, lane closures
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EV chargers getting damaged by users, replacement pending
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I am noticing the EV chargers in downtown Santa Cruz are slowly disappearing. One by one, they are breaking and not being repaired. I drive an EV and one of the major incentives was free charging … Continue reading
Posted in AAA, alternative transportation, CHP, consumer affairs, designated driver, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, DUI, electric vehicle, EV, Highway 152, highways, holiday, law enforcement, merging, parking, Public safety, road trip, roads, Santa Cruz, speed, traffic laws, traffic safety, transportation, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged AAA, charging stations, drunk drivers, DUI, electric vehicles, EV, free parking, holiday travel, Labor Day travel, parking, Santa Cruz, transportation
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Preventing traffic pile-ups
This month has been a deadly one for big rigs on windy highways shared with Santa Clara County, our neighbor to the east. In two weeks time, in two separate incidents, two commercial trucks lost control and drove through traffic … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, commercial vehicles, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, DUI, Highway 1, Highway 152, highways, inattentive drivers, Mountain Driving, police, Public safety, road trip, roads, speed, traffic, traffic hazards, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged big rigs, CHP, collisions, driver education, Driver safety, Gilroy, Highway 152, Highway 17, highways, law enforcement, Los Gatos, traffic
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Culvert work on Hwy 152
Granite Construction of Watsonville is performing some culvert repair work on behalf of Caltrans along Highway 152 near Hecker Pass. A small culvert failed east of Casserly/Carlton roads near Watsonville. The $125,000 project aims to improve roadway stability. Drivers are reminded … Continue reading
Posted in Caltrans, Highway 152, road construction, road work, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged Caltrans, culvert repair, Highway 152, road work, watsonville
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Fund it, build it, reader says
On Monday, Street Smarts asked readers for ideas on ways to unravel Santa Cruz County’s gridlock. Many suggestions came in. Here are the traffic congestion busting thoughts of Robert Hull: Solving today’s traffic problems requires updating many parts of our … Continue reading
Strawberry Festival to cause road closure, detour in Watsonville this weekend
Expect detours along Highway 152 between Lake Avenue and 2nd Street beginning 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1 through 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 a the city makes way for the 19th Annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival. All traffic lanes in both … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Highway 152, road closure, roads, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged detours, Strawberry Festival, watsonville
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Sidewalk safety improvements coming near south county’s Lakeview Middle School
Last week’s guest column from Karena Pushnik of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation commission garnered many responses from readers seeking information regarding sidewalk safety hazards. One such complaint was in regard to the lack of a sidewalk for students … Continue reading
Posted in bike lanes, consumer affairs, Highway 152, pedestrians, Public safety, public works, public works projects, road work, Santa Cruz County Public Works, sidewalks, traffic hazards, Uncategorized, watsonville
Tagged bike lanes, consumer affairs, Highway 152, pedestrians, Public safety, public works, public works projects, road work, Santa Cruz County Public Works Department, sidewalks, traffic hazard, watsonville
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Too many CHP officers in Felton, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: I was just wondering when you’ll do some real investigative reporting and find out why the Bay Area is at saturation point with CHP. Can you find the stats, the number of police cars running every … Continue reading
Posted in CHP, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 129, Highway 152, Highway 9, highways, law enforcement, Public safety, speed, traffic citation, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic ticket, traffic violation
Tagged aggressive drivers, CHP, consumer affairs, driver education, Driver safety, DUI, Felton, Highway 129, Highway 152, Highway 9, highways, law enforcement, Public safety, Taffic collisions, traffic citation, traffic laws, traffic ticket, traffic violation
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Traffic calming on the road
Dear Street Smarts, Q After reading your (Bethany Drive residents work to calm traffic on neighborhood street, April 15, 2009) article, maybe you could pass along this info which might help their problem of speeders. When I drive through British … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, Highway 152, Highway 9, inattentive drivers, Motorcycles, Public safety, Rude/Unsafe Drivers, Scotts Valley Police, Senior drivers, teen drivers, Traffic collisions, traffic hazards, transportation projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Botts Dotts, Highway 152, Highway 9, Motorcycles, Scotts Valley Police
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