Blog Post

More Needs to be Done to Make Moreno Valley Intersection Safer


December 19, 2007
Topic: Dangerous Highways

When residents in the neighborhood near the intersection of Redlands Boulevard and Locust Avenue hear tires screeching, they cringe and wait for the sound of metal against metal to come. In this deadly Moreno Valley intersection, that sound has been heard more and more often in recent months.

In the past 13 months alone, three persons have died in accidents while many other near misses have been reported. The problem was so severe that local leaders requested the city of Moreno Valley to step in and install a traffic signal.

But the Moreno Valley officials in all their wisdom decided that the stretch "did not meet the criteria" for a traffic signal. They did make cosmetic changes however. The yellow lines were restriped to create left turns for both sides of the intersection, and pavement markers were raised to make them more visible to motorist especially in the night.

But residents say more needs to be done. On August 9, 52-year-old Stephen Patrick Morrow and 47-year-old John Anderson were killed in an accident at the intersection. In November last year, 36-year-old Harry Smith died when he lost control of his vehicle at the intersection.

According to residents, motorists who approach the intersection tend to accelerate to compensate for the time they lose in traffic in the Canyon. According to local councilman Frank West, the Redlands Boulevard and Locust Avenue intersection isn't the only one with a high risk factor. The Moreno Beach Drive has seen twenty seven accidents in the past three years.

One hopes red tape and bureaucratic hurdles don't take precedence over road safety and common sense, and that these design flaws are corrected before more lives are lost.

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