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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A two-day operation task is underway astatine the busiest intersection successful Madera County.
Caltrans and the County's Public Works unit are moving unneurotic to instal a dedicated right-turn lane connected the eastbound broadside of Avenue 12, leading to the southbound Highway 41 lane. Madera County Supervisor Jordan Wamhoff says this volition trim the fig of collisions and commute times for drivers.
"We recognize that postulation is already bad, we're ace thankful for everyone's patience done this," helium said.
Additionally, the 2nd lane connected Highway 41, northbound of Avenue 12, volition beryllium eliminated. But, Wamhoff says this shouldn't interaction drivers, present that the caller crook lane is successful place.
"We should person got connected this a agelong clip ago, but, you know, we're faced with, you know, the occupation close now, truthful we're moving arsenic accelerated arsenic we tin to hole that," helium said.
A agelong overdue change, fixed the fig of fatal crashes and wounded collisions that hap connected these 2 roads.
"A batch of the collisions that person occurred retired present are owed to velocity and distracted driving arsenic agelong arsenic good arsenic DUI. So, please, people, enactment your compartment phones down and dilatory down and conscionable person a small spot of patience done this area."
In conscionable a fewer months, the Avenue 12 Construction Project volition begin. This volition widen lanes and adhd 2 crook signals connected a mile-and-a-half agelong "that is expected to past 1 year."
And, the Highway 41 Construction Project, acceptable to statesman outpouring of 2025, volition crook the road into 4 lanes from Avenue 10 to Avenue 15.
"Make it arsenic harmless arsenic we tin for each the drivers successful the area, particularly with each the maturation that we have," Wamhoff said.
The impermanent operation astatine the intersection of Avenue 12 and Highway 41 is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1, from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m.
