Q: We just returned from a roundtrip drive to San Diego, using Interstate 5 going south and Highway 101 for the return, including lots of driving in the L.A. area. I was very pleased to note that almost all of the graffiti on sound walls and overpasses was painted out in colors more or less matching the background.
I am assuming that Caltrans must have conducted a massive campaign to accomplish this. If this is correct, then kudos to that oft-maligned agency!
Hermann Welm, San Ramon
A: Kudos indeed to Caltrans which has begun to use recycled paint for graffiti removal. The colors match sound walls (Catfish Grey and Caltrans sound wall beige). The state is also looking into anti-graffiti measures such as installing faux ivy/vines on walls and structures that are frequently vandalized.
This approach will likely be used in areas across the state that are hard hit by vandals, including the Bay Area.
Q: On a trip to Santa Barbara last weekend, we found the rest stops at Camp Roberts and Gaviota were closed. This is unusual for this area. Do you know what is going on there?
A. Speer, Fremont
A: Sure do. The Gaviota Rest Area on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County will be closed for renovations until February to replace the wastewater disposal system, the water storage tank, the pump house and install a monitoring system.
This is the same work being done at Camp Roberts, which will last until next summer.
Q: Why are lanes on Highway 92 leading into Half Moon Bay being closed?
Fred Lock, Fremont
A: PG&E will be doing work through Dec. 22, approximately 1½ miles east of Half Moon Bay near Lemos Farms. The closures will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to allow crews to work safely while PG&E conducts underground utility work.
Q: It is true that Montana in the past did not have daytime speed limits, but that changed, as too many people came in from out of state to drive faster than the roads allow. The current Montana speed limits top out at 80 mph on interstates and 70 day, 65 night on other roads.
By the way, I was born and raised in Chinook, MT, home of the Sugarbeeters.
Jim Murdy, San Jose
A: Thanks for the update. And what a great team name.
Q: The problem with Montana’s lack of daytime speed limit was that it was actually “at the officer’s discretion.” This amount of unpredictability soon led to them putting the speed limit back, first to 75 mph, and then to where it is today, at 80 mph.
Dave Oppenheim
A: Too fast for me.
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