Putting a stop to obstructing branches
Anytime a stop sign is obstructed by trees or other objects, the
city considers it a safety concern and responds as soon as
possible, said Julian Guyton, a streets official with Hollister’s
public works department.
Putting a stop to obstructing branches
Anytime a stop sign is obstructed by trees or other objects, the city considers it a safety concern and responds as soon as possible, said Julian Guyton, a streets official with Hollister’s public works department.
That was the case with a stop sign that had been largely hidden from oncoming traffic at B and West streets, near San Benito High School. The Pinnacle published the problem in the Public Works section two weeks ago, and city crews took care of the obstruction almost immediately.
There is a tree planted into the sidewalk at the location and it is tied to a pole to keep it pointed in the appropriate direction. Nature, however, outstretched the sapling’s growing branches right over the stop sign. Vehicles driving south, with the obstruction there, could barely see the bright stop sign, if at all.
Guyton noted how city crews usually just trim the branches down to make such signs more visible again.
“Anytime a sign is blocked, if we do get a call from a resident or somebody, we do try to respond as soon as possible,” he said.
