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Mayor: police monitoring heavy traffic on McCreary after bridge closure; chief to report to council
Summary
Councilmembers raised safety concerns about increased traffic on McCreary resulting from a nearby bridge closure; Mayor Villasciaga said the police chief has assigned extra attention and will report to the next council meeting.
Councilmembers raised safety concerns June 24 about increased traffic on McCreary following a nearby bridge closure. Members asked the administration and police to address speeding and neighborhood risks while detours remain in place.
Councilman Morrow and others noted heavy traffic and asked whether additional enforcement or mitigation is possible. Mayor Villasciaga said the city is “well aware that the bridge is out and there's a heavy traffic flow,” and that the police chief had been assigning special attention to McCreary from the onset of the closure. The mayor said the chief is out sick but will be asked to attend the next council meeting to provide a report on findings and enforcement measures.
On the record, council emphasized McCreary is a 25 mph residential street and urged drivers to slow down; no new ordinances, detours or capital actions were proposed at the meeting. The mayor directed the police department to continue targeted enforcement and to brief council at the next announced meeting.
