Soon, drivers turning left from Monterey Street onto Fourth
Street near the courthouse should have a better view of oncoming
traffic, which city officials expect will increase safety in that
busy area.
Hollister City Council members earlier this month approved a
resolution that will place no parking signs to remove two parking
stalls along Fourth Street at the corner of Monterey Street.
That area often can block the view for drivers turning
westbound.
Soon, drivers turning left from Monterey Street onto Fourth Street near the courthouse should have a better view of oncoming traffic, which city officials expect will increase safety in that busy area.
Hollister City Council members earlier this month approved a resolution that will place no parking signs to remove two parking stalls along Fourth Street at the corner of Monterey Street.
That area often can block the view for drivers turning westbound.
A city council staff report notes the “concern is that vehicles that are traveling northbound on Monterey Street do not have adequate sight distance to safely enter the intersection.”
Council members have approved one reading of the ordinance and have to OK just one more – possibly at the meeting next week – before it would become official.
Once the ordinance is approved, it normally takes 30 days to see fruition.
City engineering official David Rubcic explained the move is a “preventative” measure spurred by complaints and concern about the “sight distance.”
“I’ve had that issue as well and sometimes you just have to sneak it out there (into the intersection),” Rubcic said.
At the same meeting, council members also approved placing no parking signs to remove about three parking spaces on the west side of Rancho Drive north of Nash Road.
It is meant to “allow traffic to move more easily through the intersection.” When cars are parked there, “there is insufficient room for southbound traffic on Rancho Drive to efficiently maneuver the intersection.”
Rubcic said it is to ensure cars have enough space to get around one another without causing frustration.
“Vehicles will park there because it takes a long time sometimes to make a left turn onto Nash,” Rubcic said.
