BORCHARD EXTENSION'S OPENING POSTPONED.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer THOUSANDS OAKS - The city's planned opening of a controversial Borchard Road extension was postponed until next week because parts for an illuminated il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. crosswalk were not delivered in time, officials said Friday. The 1.4-mile extension, disputed because of its 12 percent grade some worry is too steep, connects Dos Vientos Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. to Newbury Park and provides a second major access route for the 2,350-home development under construction. ``The signal is operational. But the lighted crosswalk, there is a delivery problem with a couple of the parts,'' city Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. Director Don Nelson said Friday. The equipment is part of $563,200 in traffic devices the city began installing this summer to slow down traffic on the road marked with 40 mph signs. A ``smart signal'' light that detects speeders by giving a red light has been placed at the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of Borchard Road and Los Vientos Drive. The electronic lighted crosswalk is being installed at the San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. Drive and Borchard Road intersection. Nelson anticipates the roadway will open by next Wednesday or Thursday even though the sidewalks and landscaping won't be completed. The city already has accepted ownership of the road from the Dos Vientos developers, and city officials maintain it will be safe. ``The road has been looked at by traffic engineers and has been determined to be safe,'' Nelson said. Residents living on Los Vientos Drive, however, still expressed concerns with the road despite the traffic safety devices. ``It's a Band-Aid,'' said Milan Svitek. ``If (the city) believed that it was safe, why are they spending a half-million dollars?'' Svitek also said the roadway was not designed for the posted speed limit but a faster speed of 55 to 60 mph, which means drivers will be hitting their brakes all the way down from Dos Vientos. Resident Jim Nelson For other uses, see Jim Nelson (disambiguation). Jim Nelson is a Democratic politician running for the U.S. Congress in the state of Georgia's First U.S. House District. said his long-range concerns with the road is when Dos Vientos Ranch is completed, expected in five years, and the full impact of traffic is realized. ``I don't have doubts that all the mechanical devices will function as they are supposed to, but I doubt that technology will solve the problem of the speed of cars on the road,'' said Nelson, who said the city should have conducted a study to see if the equipment was the appropriate measure. ``If it turns out to work fine we all will be happy,'' he said. ``But we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. that now.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour Conejo edition only) Barriers remain in place Friday at the new Borchard Road extension, where opening was delayed to next week. (2 -- color in Conejo edition only) Signs north of Los Vientos Road alert motorists to the changing dynamics of Borchard Road in Newbury Park. Lilly Barrett/Special to the Daily News |
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