Bumpy roads
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Hi, I’ve lived in Gilroy for the last calendar year and I love
it. There’s been a lot of construction going on in the area where I
live of northwest Gilroy.
Bumpy roads
“Hi, I’ve lived in Gilroy for the last calendar year and I love it. There’s been a lot of construction going on in the area where I live of northwest Gilroy. The particular road I’m concerned about is Sunrise Drive, westbound, there’s about 8 slices of the road that have been carved out because of the construction and the people there just have not fixed the road to my satisfaction. I’ve been bumping over those things now for the past several months and I think the city should apply some pressure on the contractors to fix that road. They destroyed it. If you can put some pressure on them to be a little more responsible to the needs of the community, as far as commuting over Sunrise, particularly it’s between Hopi and Bunting Court on Sunrise. Happy New Year! Bye.”
Red Phone:
Jim Maestri, the city inspector in charge of the project, agreed with the caller’s complaint and said the city and contractor are already on it.
“You bet it’s a bumpy road and the issue has been addressed and it will be repaired probably before the first of the year,” Maestri said. “The contractor’s made some repairs that were necessary as part of their construction. Now they’re going to grind it all out and overlay it to make it smooth again.”
Maestri added that residents should keep the calls coming in to Red Phone about their road and traffic woes.
“I agree with whoever the complainer was,” he said. “This one was obvious to everybody, but sometimes we miss things.”
Waiting and waiting …
“Hey Red Phone. I really enjoy reading everything that goes in here. This is my question: the new intersection at Welburn and Santa Teresa Boulevard, the lights are on timers, so you can sit there waiting to go eastbound and no other cars are waiting at any of the other three areas, yet you have to wait for the timer to go through all of its loops. It doesn’t sense the car. When will they be updating these lights to sense vehicles waiting? Are they going to repaint the arrows on the street that were hand-painted and are mostly worn away so that people know which lane to get in to either go straight or turn? Thank you Red Phone.”
Red Phone:
It has received several calls about this particular intersection and contacted the city’s transportation engineer, Don Dey.
“The issue with vehicle detection at Santa Teresa and Welburn is a burned-out circuit board,” he said. “The manufacturer has been contacted and our contractor is awaiting delivery of the replacement part. Once the new circuit board is received by the contractor it will be installed and the detection will function again. The new circuit board is expected to be delivered by the end of the month.”
Concerning the temporary left turn arrows at the intersection, Dey said that as soon as the pavement dries, the contractor will repaint the arrows for greater visibility.
Confusing council
“Your front page article, Charlie’s Counsel, says since ascending to City Council in 1992 – when did they switch to odd years for elections? It says he was there for 14 years, how does that figure since he was there for three four-year terms? And if he started in 1992, that would make it 13 years. How long did Charlie serve on the council? Please clarify. Thank you.”
Red Phone:
Sorry caller, sometimes the years blend into one another in the mind of a long-time politician. Morales said he started in 1992, but in fact was elected to council in 1993, meaning he spent 12 years on the city’s top governing body.
Readers: Contact the Red Phone at 842-9070 or e-mail
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