DATE: June 9, 1998
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT: DEL RIO ROAD TRAFFIC CIRCULATION STUDY
SUMMARY: Recommendation(s): Fiscal Impact: Background:
The volume of traffic has increased to nearly 5,000 vehicles per day using Del Rio Road as a shortcut to reach State Route 94. Although the County has worked with the community to install speed humps and to increase speed limit enforcement activities, the large number of vehicles and excessive speeds are placing the lives of neighborhood children and others at risk.
Residents of Del Rio Road are forced to endure this deplorable situation only because of poor planning decisions made by the County. The County made the error and now it's time to fix it. It is the County's responsibility to assist these residents in resolving the current traffic problem by doing a study which is needed to appropriately consider closing Del Rio Road to through traffic. I urge your support which will begin the process of correcting a serious traffic safety problem.
Respectfully Submitted,
DIANNE JACOB
The residents of Del Rio Road, located in the community of Spring Valley, are attempting to resolve a traffic problem in their neighborhood by closing off Del Rio Road to through traffic. The traffic problem is a direct result of actions taken by a prior Board of Supervisors to delete Calavo Drive from the circulation element of the County's General Plan. This item would direct the Chief Administrative Officer to conduct a traffic study to determine the impact of the closure of Del Rio Road.
SUPERVISOR JACOB:
Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to conduct a traffic study to determine the impact of closing Del Rio Road.
If approved, this request is expected to result in between $200-$2,500 in current year costs and no additional costs or staff years.
On August 25, 1977, the County Board of Supervisors approved the removal of the section of Calavo Drive located to the south of State Route 94 from the list of circulation element roads listed on the County General Plan. This action increased the number of daily vehicle trips and diverted traffic to Del Rio Road, a 25 mile per hour residential road which was never intended to serve as a circulation element road.
Supervisor, Second District
