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Coronado Bridge Safety- Unsafe Lane Markings

I am very concerned about the lack of highway dividing lines(on the ground) on the bridge. This occurs in both directions going on and off the bridge. It is very, very unsafe when the lanes change from three to two lanes. It is especially dangerous for our many visitors who are not familiar with the lane changing system. Any idea when, or if, the lines will be re-painted?

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Comment by eCoronado on May 23, 2012 at 9:49am: Janice, thanks for posting this and giving it more attention. We will be sure to feature this in the newsletter on Monday.

Comment by Jennifer on May 23, 2012 at 11:13am: I have also noticed that when traveling west the "merge left" sign is no longer being turned off even when there are three lanes and there is no need to merge left.

Comment by lisa on May 23, 2012 at 12:40pm: The lanes need to be more clearly marked. Especially when coming from SD to Coronado - very hard to find a lane sometimes.

Comment by Mayor Casey Tanaka on May 23, 2012 at 6:32pm: This is the response received today from Caltrans about the striping of lanes on the bridge:

Contingent on weather, we plan on restriping the week after Memorial Day. Planned start date is 6/3/12, and the striping will be done at night as well.

Comment by michael daniel shourds on May 29, 2012 at 7:09am: Im glad it is being worked on very dangerous to see what lane your in . It could cause accidents ,especially foggy days.

Comment by Janice Lowenberg on June 11, 2012 at 10:51am: Well, I have been waiting. It is now over a week past the due date and there is still no re-striping lines on the bridge. There has been no inclement weather to warrant any delay on this project....so what is the problem? Please, Mayor Tankaka look into this matter once again and let me know. This is such a dangerous situation and we have been without these lines for several months. Thank you