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Consider Proposed Letter to County of Ventura
Board of Supervisors Pertaining to Realignment
of State Route 118 and Hitch Boulevard
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DRAFT ITEM 9.G.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
January 11, 2007
The Honorable Linda Parks
Chair, Ventura County Board of Supervisors
2100 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Civic Arts Plaza, Suite C
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Re: Realignment of Hitch Boulevard at State Route 118 (SR 118)
Dear Chair Parks:
About ten years ago, the Transportation Department of the County's Public
Works Agency prepared a feasibility analysis of the subject project located about
1.2 miles west of the Moorpark city limits. At that time, the County staff
recommended against realignment of Hitch Boulevard with SR 118 at Grimes
Canyon. It is our understanding that no further work has been done on the Hitch
Boulevard project.
A traffic signal was installed at the Grimes Canyon Road / SR 118 intersection.
This traffic signal project, though not within the City of Moorpark, was required of
Toll Bros., Inc., a developer within the City, as part of a Development Agreement
and subsequent Settlement Agreement with the City to make this intersection
safer.
The Hitch Boulevard project is of concern to the Moorpark City Council because
of the accident history including several fatalities in the vicinity of this area, the
limited circulation options to SR 118, the adverse impacts to City streets when
SR 118 is closed as a result of an accident, and the obvious safety concerns to
City and adjacent unincorporated residents.
We believe the County should revisit the Hitch Boulevard connection project and
reconsider its earlier decision not to proceed with the project. Undoubtedly, there
are several potential road improvement projects in the County, but safety of this
intersection on a major State Route in the County needs to be addressed.
DRAFT
The Honorable Linda Parks
Chair, Ventura County Board of Supervisors
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January 11, 2007
We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Patrick Hunter
Mayor
c: The Honorable City Council
Steven Kueny, City Manager
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