Agencies deciding who will clean bypass weeds
The new Hwy. 25 bypass has been opened for two months, and local
transportation agencies have not figured out who will be
responsible for cleaning up a buildup of weeds that has become both
noxious and obnoxious.
Agencies deciding who will clean bypass weeds
The new Hwy. 25 bypass has been opened for two months, and local transportation agencies have not figured out who will be responsible for cleaning up a buildup of weeds that has become both noxious and obnoxious.
The highway contractor, Graniterock-Pavex, had been responsible for any maintenance through March 31 when it handed over jurisdiction to the Council of San Benito County Governments. COG, however, had not asked the contractor to remove the weeds before that deadline.
The city and county agreed to pick up maintenance along the bypass once Pavex handed over jurisdiction last week, but COG Executive Director Lisa Rheinheimer said staff members were “still in discussion” over maintenance of the weeds. She said it will get done “likely as soon as possible.”
“We still haven’t figured out how it’s going to get done yet,” she said. “Once we figure it out, we’ll let you know.”
The new road extends 2.4 miles east from the Bolsa-San Felipe Road intersection about a quarter of a mile, then runs south crossing Santa Ana Road, Meridean Street and Hillcrest Road. From there, the bypass becomes a six-lane road and connects with Airline Highway at the Sunnyslope-Tres Pinos roads intersection.
