At the Yucca Valley Town Council meeting Tuesday, the council heard a presentation from Caltrans about the improvements being made on Highway 62 from the bottom of the Morongo Grade to Twentynine Palms, a project that is expected to last two years. Managing editor Tami Roleff says at the conclusion of Tuesday’s meeting, the council heard from the Morongo Basin’s Sheriff’s captain who asked residents to slow down…
“We’re looking forward to the wonderful highway improvement project finally coming to our area.”
Sheriff’s captain Luke Niles told the Yucca Valley Town Council that while calls for service for crime-related calls have remained pretty steady over the last year, that hasn’t been the case for other types of calls.
“We have unfortunately seen an uptick in traffic accidents.”
Niles has some words of advice for residents.
“It’s going to be busy on the highway for the next few years, a lot of pedestrians, state workers. It’s really the time to be patient, slow down, be aware of our driving.”
