Comments on: Residents feel ‘trapped’ by road closure

By: FreddieFender

FreddieFender — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:41:29 +0000

They should open ranch view to 76 there already is a street planned there that they demanded to be closed. It is really close to the new light an would give all the trapped feeling people an instant exit.

By: Jeffrs Rnch Resident

Jeffrs Rnch Resident — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:39:34 +0000

So, why is the Oceanside Police Department THIS MONTH targeting Jeffries Ranch for rolling stop violations? To rub salt in the wound? For six days this month, they’ve had two or more patrol cars here on Old Ranch and now Spur. If we didn’t feel trapped before…

By: Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:53:30 +0000

To clarify the story, CALTRANS is building a cul-de-sac of Jeffries Ranch Road with an emergency only gated access to 76. They are not allowing a signal there as it is too close to Melrose and 76 for their standards. The city is to study if Jefferies Ranch can be ‘doglegged’ from the cul-de-sac location to the signal being provided for Oceanside Produce owned by the Singh Family. Other options are to add an access roadway to Ranch View Road that had been a temporary access to 76 before Melrose was constructed, this would be the least expensive and easiest solution but may be objectionable to the residents on that street. Another option was to connect the easterly end of Jefferies Ranch to 76 or the Singh Road signal. This solution would be very costly and has a high pressure gas transmission line, lots of rock and environmental issues to overcome. The problem with Jerry Kern’s suggestion is that the EIR is still in process but also has a $30 to $50 million price tag and would in reality take 3-5 years to design and construct. In the meantime CALTRANS and the City of Oceanside have trapped us with previous actions to eliminate other planned exits via Old Ranch Road, Spur Avenue and the planned Secretariat. One ‘emergency only’ access at the east end of Belmont Park Road via an easement over farmland to Bautista Road has been blocked with a stout fence by the landowner…we are indeed trapped in an emergency.

By: cathy lounibos

cathy lounibos — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:03:59 +0000

I suggest doing something (another exit) as the new high school is opening up in 2010 and the traffic near Home Depot is going to be a mess.