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County supervisors, Caltrans discuss Valley Springs SR 12/26 signal timing and construction impacts
Summary
Board members and Caltrans staff discussed traffic backups and local safety concerns at the Highway 12/26 intersection near Valley Springs after construction and a new signal prompted residents and a supervisor to ask for a traffic study and interim mitigation.
A Calaveras County supervisor urged Caltrans on Oct. 1 to delay turning on a new signal at the Highway 12 and Highway 26 intersection near Valley Springs until traffic studies and mitigation could be completed, citing prolonged backups that have worsened since construction closed a lane.
“I'm asking you right now and upfront, finish your projects, but don't turn that light on, until you at least do a study,” the supervisor told Caltrans staff, saying school buses and morning commuters were facing long delays and that traffic was frequently backed up to Vista Del…
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