A total of 12 citations were handed out by the Hollister Police
Department and the California Highway Patrol on the Highway 25
bypass after its opening on Thursday. Along with the citations,
both agencies handed out warnings during many traffic stops.
HOLLISTER
A total of 12 citations were handed out by the Hollister Police Department and the California Highway Patrol on the Highway 25 bypass after its opening on Thursday. Along with the citations, both agencies handed out warnings during many traffic stops.
“It’s a new road and people have the inclination to speed,” Capt. Bob Brooks said. “This is an education process.”
The bypass opened to the driving public for the first time around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The opening of the road ended nearly two years of construction and many years of planning at a cost of $44 million.
The Hollister Police Department reported giving five tickets to motorists on the bypass. Brooks said one of the tickets was for speeding, two for moving violations and two for equipment violations – plus numerous warnings. He said that these tickets were given out between the opening of the road and sometime in the early evening.
The California Highway Patrol was also involved in traffic enforcement on the bypass Thursday. CHP Officer Erica Elias said that the two units covering speed enforcement gave out seven citations and 10 verbal warnings for numerous types of violations, including mechanical and moving violations.
Elias said the CHP will be handling the bypass all the way to Santa Ana Road. CHP previously only covered Highway 25 up to Wright Road. The highway patrol will also be assisting police with special events.
“We will be working some special enforcement with the Hollister Police Department in the future,” Elias said.
