| PLEASE ATTEND. BRING SIGNS! PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) 11:00 AM HIGHWAY SAFETY ON SR-94 CALTRANS: WHERE ARE THE PROMISED ROAD AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR HWY 94? |
Please attend tomorrow's Press Conference with Dianne Jacob on the increase in car crashes and DUI's along our stretch of HWY 94 since the casino opened last October. New data from CHP has been released.
Arrive by 11:00 AM. Peaceful Valley Rd then left to the parking area. Starts at 11:30. Bring your signs. Road improvements were promised to be completed BEFORE the casino opened. Only the turn lights into the casino have been under construction. All other safety improvements delayed (if at all) to 2018-2020. CalTrans says not enough money. But CalTrans accepted the deal from JIV. And Jamul is paying the price.
"Data from the California Highway Patrol shows there have been more traffic accidents, including those involving DUI’s, on Highway 94 near Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego, since the casino opened in October 2016 than there has been each year on average since 2000.
“We're on a record pace for the number of collisions and serving alcohol in the mix has not helped,” San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob said.
From the beginning, she and others have been outspoken critics of the casino. Their concerns, then and now, are focused on road safety issues and the issuance of a permit to serve alcohol.
According to data from CHP, on an 11-mile-stretch of Highway 94 that includes the casino, there were 99 traffic collisions between Avocado Boulevard and Otay Lakes Road during the casino's first seven months in operation. Since the year 2000, the data shows, the two-lane highway has seen an average of 92 collisions a year with the highest being 136 and the lowest being 65... MORE... http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Critics-Raise-Questions-About-DUI-Involved-Accidents-Near-Hollywood-Casino-in-Jamul--431643873.html#ixzz4lRQIqB6D
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