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Council restores two travel lanes on El Fuerte Road, votes to require future lane‑reduction proposals be highlighted and come to council
Summary
After public comment from a resident and Pacific Ridge School facilities director about backups near school drop-off, the council selected Option 2 to restore two travel lanes between Faraday and Rancho Poncho and unanimously passed a second motion directing staff to bring future lane-reduction projects back to council and enhance outreach.
The Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously to restore two vehicle lanes in each direction on El Fuerte Road between Faraday Avenue and Rancho Poncho (Option 2) and directed staff to flag pending and future lane-reduction projects for council review and to improve public outreach on such changes.
Tom Frank, Transportation Director and City Engineer, presented three restriping options tied to a slurry/seal maintenance project on El Fuerte. Option 1 retained some lane reductions north of Faraday while restoring lanes in the school/residential area; Option 2 restored two travel lanes citywide between…
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