Making City Streets Safer for Manteca Residents
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Manteca, CALIF. — Toward making Manteca streets safer, the City’s Public Works Department has installed a dedicated left-turn lane on the bustling intersection of Daniels Street.
“Left-turn lanes at intersections substantially reduce rear-end crashes,” says Director of Public Works, Carl Brown. More specifically, exclusive turn lanes reduce crashes by an average of 50 percent and reduce rear-end collisions between 60 and 88 percent.
Further, Manteca’s Public Works Department is adding new speed limit signs throughout the City to ensure that motorists know posted speed regulations. “Speed limits frame expectations for motorists and other roadway users,” Brown stresses. “Properly set speed limits provide safe, consistent, and reasonable speed to protect motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists along the roadway.”
More bike lanes are being added for the increased number of people choosing to bike around the City. This is intended to give both cyclists and motorists a clear picture of the cyclists’ route of travel; thus, enhancing public safety even further.
“Bike lanes have many benefits including enhanced safety for cyclists and they help establish order in the roadway by providing a designated place for bicyclists and motorists,” Brown continues. “This improves travel behavior and predictability on multi-lane roadways and inspires more people to cycle,” he adds.
Brown concludes, “All of these traffic enhancements make the streets of Manteca safer for all Manteca residents.”
For more information call the City Manager’s office at (209) 456-8000, email Info@manteca.gov, or go to https://www.manteca.gov.
Manteca is a full-service City with police, fire, public works, water, trash, and sewer services. For more information call the City Manager’s office at (209) 456-8000, email info@manteca.gov, or go to https://www.manteca.gov.
Incorporated in 1918, Manteca has a diverse population of 86,928. Manteca continues to grow at 4.1 percent a year. The City has 25,670 households with a median home price of $432,100. The median annual household income is $82,538.