Comments by Carol Lapinski

Letter:  Why hasn’t anything been done about the evening commute?

I received a call back from our Public Works Manager Paul Negengast today. He said the City has implemented light timing to mitigate PM traffic congestion at Highway 92 and Main Street. Main Street only gets a 20 second light and HWY 92 gets 4 minutes. Obviously this is not enough. The barricades and restricted turns have to be implemented. I asked why the PM traffic plan the City has published is not implemented and he said because it is not necessary. I asked how bad does traffic have to get to…

Letter:  Why hasn’t anything been done about the evening commute?

The City of Half Moon Bay has a plan (with Caltrans) to provide barricades and restrict certain turning movements at Main Street and HWY 92 for the PM communte. Why isn't this plan implemented? The plan is at this link: http://www.half-moon-bay.ca.us/Attention_Motorist_2.pdf The traffic conditions warrant engaging the plan...so what is the City and Caltrans doing? City of Half Moon Bay 650-726-8260 or 726-8270 Caltrans Public Affairs 510-286-4444