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Neighbor warns Jackson Gate Road is too narrow for planned hotel access; requests Caltrans, county review
Summary
A property owner told supervisors that Jackson Gate Road is about 9 feet wide and lacks shoulders or drainage and said a planned hotel project that would use the road for access will create unacceptable safety and traffic impacts unless access and road improvements are revisited with Caltrans and the county.
A local landowner, Dwayne Vanhoozen, addressed the Board of Supervisors on May 13 to raise safety and traffic concerns about Jackson Gate Road and a proposed hotel project at the Highway 49/88 intersection. Vanhoozen presented maps and aerials during public comment and said he owns adjacent parcels and that a hotel development would rely on Jackson Gate Road for primary access if Caltrans does not approve use of Depot Road.
Vanhoozen told the board he had measured Jackson Gate Road and found it to be “just an inch and a half above 9 feet wide,” which he said is insufficient for large service vehicles (PG&E trucks, RVs) and emergency response vehicles. He said the road lacks shoulder, curb, gutter, drainage and sidewalk and that…
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