2 So there’s an electricity bill either way. The roundabouts would have to be illuminated for safety, as stated in the U.S. One cost advantage cited for roundabouts does not apply here – the cost of electricity for operating traffic lights. Thus, roundabouts would cost about eight (8) times as much as traffic lights. estimated a signal would cost $700k, which would be about $750k today. The 2017 DKS study of a roundabout at Cypress Ave. The three roundabouts in the Moss Beach/Montara area average a little over $6 million in initial cost 1, excluding details such as: extensive grading, land acquisition, retaining walls, cost inflation by time of construction, ongoing maintenance, and annual reserves for future asset replenishment. Unless and until we have an independent consultant (meaning, NOT the County and MidPen’s favored firm DKS) assess the comparative impact for evacuation of : a) roundabouts, b) lights, and c) NOTHING, I’m unwilling to further endanger our lives in event of an emergency. Some of the proposed designs admit that fire trucks are unable to make right turns, but my focus is on allowing emergency vehicles fastest possible access/egress, and driving around (or over) roundabouts – especially 3 or more of them – seems dangerous to all concerned. Meanwhile, the new CTMP proposes up to five (5) roundabouts (Table 19), including two on Hwy 92. People remember Paradise, which had far more, and larger, roads than we do Coastside, and that ‘the buildings were the fuel’ for that fire. And Highway 1 is eroding, maybe suddenly so – depending upon the nature of the next emergency. We’ve seen the Hwy 1 close repeatedly during accidents, and power outages, sometimes defying logic. It’s been well documented that we’re in the 14 th worst disaster evacuation location in California, and that we’re in the highest wildfire risk area in San Mateo County, in an earthquake zone, and in a tsunami zone. Let’s dive into each point in more detail: However, the UK is quietly replacing roundabouts with traffic lights. Horsley was correct when he said “ You guys asked for roundabouts.” The MCC received complaints a while back about adding traffic lights on Hwy 1, so they spent money to get a consultant to review roundabouts, and went through design iterations. How did we get here? Well, some of us asked for it. Traffic-sensitive lights would work better and cost less. The analysis done by proponents is based on out of date, and/or incomplete, traffic data. Safety for bikers and pedestrians will be worse. Travel on the main route will be slowed to 23 mph. Roundabout costs are higher, and it looks like we might be asked to pay for someone else’s growth. The need for roundabouts stems from population and traffic increases current residents don’t benefit from and don’t need. Here are the issues I flag for your attention and discuss below:īut for busy readers, let me get to the bottom line: I fear similar accidents will happen here, with the large volume of tourist drivers.
But they were all young, capable, intelligent and sober. Obviously, all those friends were driving too fast for conditions. Which means cars tend to fly off the center, if they are driven too fast. Rotaries are typically sloped slightly away from the center to promote drainage off the road surface. Another college friend, same conditions, different date & location, spun out and totaled his car. Their car spun out, flipped, and they were killed. It was night, a wet winter road, on an unlit rural rotary. I had friends die in a roundabout accident. But not by me, and increasingly, not in Europe, where they’re now taking them out. And there’s a wave of support for this approach in the U.S. It sounds crazy, but there are serious people here, including experienced, diligent, intelligent members of the MCC, who have studied this issue and concluded roundabouts are desirable. “ What’s all this I hear about ROUNDABOUTS?!?ĭon’t you know you can’t get anywhere if you keep driving in circles?” I wish Gilda Radner were still alive, because I’d love to hear Rosanne Rosannadanna’s take on the five (5) roundabouts proposed in the new Coastside Transportation Management Plan ( aka: the CTMP), which I dubbed “Dis-Connect The Coastside”. Written by Montara Resident Gregg Dieguez Buzz Productions : Photo-Essays, Podcasts, Audiobooks and Videos.Montara Water and Sewer District (MWSD).
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