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MyspaceConstruction to improve a short portion of Foothill Road will close the road entirely between Cheltenham and Tye roads above the Mission beginning April 21, with the closure expected to last through July 3. Traffic is being diverted along Alamar, State, Constance, Garden, and Los Olivos. Following citizen complaints of the dangers of walking and bicycling on Foothill Road, and acting on concerns that motorists cannot pull over when emergency vehicles come through, Caltrans is paving over the open ditches along the 2700 and 2800 blocks and placing storm drains beneath them. While some residents worry that the broader shoulders will only encourage the already speedy traffic to go even faster, others point out that the rest of State Route 192 up through Montecito remains narrow and dangerous to cyclists.
Foothill Road Closes for Construction
Pedestrian and Cyclist Dangers Prompt Three-Month-Long Construction
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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Here is something to consider per the work being done on Foothill road: When there is no traffic, cats (and any other animal) will get in the habit of walking around that area as if it's their back yard. (A good reason to keep cats indoors)
I remember a number of years ago when the Foothill bridge was being redone and that too took several months; when the bridge finally reopened, there was an alarming number of dead cats seen on the bridge that had been hit by cars because these cats we not used to traffic. Also, these days there is much more traffic and people are driving much more aggressively. Hopefully this time we can learn from history.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
April 23, 2009 at 2:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)