Rolling Hills Traffic Commission receives reports, hears gate‑widening update and multiple signage, enforcement concerns

The Rolling Hills Traffic Commission on March 27 received and filed a written public comment asking the city to consider street barriers at two curves and slowdown signage, received a citation summary from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's station, and heard an informational update from the Rolling Hills Community Association about a proposed widening of the Crest Road East gate for emergency access.

Commissioners unanimously voted to receive and file the public comment, the sheriff's citation report and the association update; no regulatory action or code change was adopted at the meeting.

The public comment read into the record by city staff, submitted by Judith Henell, asked the commission to "bring to the attention to 2 areas for consideration of street barriers. The first is a curve on Eastfield Drive just past 44 Eastfield" and a second at "Crest Road East between Eastfield and Caballeros Road." The written comment also asked the city to "please consider slowdown signs along the main thoroughfare roads, Portuguese Bend Road, Crest Road, Eastfield Drive" and cited a Long Beach example, "Slower is Safer. Safe drivers make better neighbors." The commission voted to receive and file that item with no immediate directive to change city infrastructure; commissioners suggested the commenter first seek input from the homeowners association before the commission pursues a later agenda item.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's representative summarized citation activity for January through March and said "there was about 14 citations given between the month of January to the March" concentrated on streets the city had flagged, including Buggy Whip, Crest…