COUNTYWIDE : Drivers Getting Help in Finding Freeways
It’s an unsettling scenario on the streets.
A motorist is looking for a freeway on-ramp, but there are no signs saying which way to go. Suddenly, a sign looms up. But it doesn’t tell the driver what lane leads to the freeway. Often as not, the frazzled motorist guesses wrong and ends up missing the ramp.
But those sorts of curbside troubles are now being corrected, thanks to a $41,000 program from the Orange County Transportation Authority. As part of the effort, placards are being planted at strategic spots to shepherd cars into the proper lanes to enter freeways.
The program, which was scheduled to be reviewed this morning by the transportation authority’s board of directors, calls for more than 130 signs in Orange County cities.
All but a few of the signs have been installed, according to transportation officials. Some have not been erected because of ongoing construction work.
Among the spots selected for the signs were Katella Avenue near the Santa Ana Freeway, Warner Avenue near the San Diego Freeway, Ortega Highway near Interstate 5 and Dyer Road next to the Costa Mesa Freeway.
Santa Ana and Anaheim got the most signs, with 15 each, while San Clemente got 11. Costa Mesa, Westminster and San Juan Capistrano got 10.
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