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Resident says speeding drivers are hitting parked cars on Graves Avenue; council asks staff to re-evaluate traffic warrants
Summary
A resident told the El Cajon City Council that drivers travel up to about 60 mph on Graves Avenue and described a crash that pushed a parked van onto a curb. Staff said traffic warrants must be met before adding stop signs and agreed to re-run studies after the recent crash.
Justin Heffernan, a Graves Avenue resident, told the El Cajon City Council on May 27 that cars have been speeding “upwards of 60 miles per hour” on Graves Avenue and described a crash the morning of the meeting in which a southbound car struck a parked van and pushed it about 10 feet onto the curb.
The council and staff responded that traffic control devices such as stop signs must meet established engineering warrants before the city installs them. City Manager Graham said staff would re-examine the prior traffic study and “run some another analysis, especially given the latest crash” to determine…
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