As a result of
the new Crazy Horse Canyon Interchange, left turns across U.S. 101 between Echo
Valley Road and San Miguel Canyon Road are no longer necessary. Beginning Monday
night, October 14, Caltrans’ contractors for the U.S. 101 Prunedale Improvement
Project will begin restriping the left turn lanes on U.S. 101 at Messick Road, Tustin
Road, and Mallory Canyon Road – making left turns at these intersections illegal.
On the night of October 15, they will begin installing k-rail (concrete
barriers) on U.S.101 at Tustin Road, Messick Road, and Mallory Canyon Road. This will permanently eliminate left turns
across U.S. 101 to and from Tustin Road, Messick Road, and Mallory Canyon Road
in Prunedale.
Travelers
will now use the new Crazy Horse Canyon Interchange and the upgraded San Miguel
Canyon Overcrossing to access local residences and businesses. The key issue is
safety. The
combination of high speed through traffic on US 101 conflicting with traffic
trying to turn left across the highway provides a less than desirable operational
and safety condition.
While
closing off these left turns across the highway will cause slight increases in
travel time for some area residents and visitors, the opening of the new Crazy
Horse Canyon Interchange on Tuesday, October 15, will make travel much easier
and safer throughout the corridor.
The Prunedale Improvement Project, which is approximately 80
percent complete, addresses safety and operational concerns along the U.S. 101
corridor between North Salinas and Echo Valley Road. Over the last ten years,
there have been nearly 2300 accidents along this 8-mile-long stretch of
highway, resulting in 25 fatalities and close to 700 injuries.
More information about the Prunedale Improvement Project is available on the Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s website, www.tamcmonterey.org
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