‘Pristine,’ ‘all’s well’ aren’t best descriptions of Monterey Road

QIt is not true that Monterey Road is “pristine” as one driver said. It might have been cleaned up for a day or two but the trash is back.

Some gigantic holes have been filled but the surface of the road is still in dire need of repair. I just don’t want anyone to think all is well with Monterey Road. It is not.

— Julie Belisle

Morgan Hill

AAnd it’s more than trash and potholes.

QI want to alert you to another eyesore in that same area between Senter Road and Chynoweth Avenue and that is the insane amount of graffiti sprayed along the walls of properties parallel to the railroad tracks.

— Regina Huelsenkamp

San Jose

AUnion Pacific Railroad is not good at keeping areas adjacent to its tracks maintained.

Officials from Morgan to San Jose are on the case, as is a volunteer group that works from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the first Wednesday and third Saturday of each month

They meet at the Starbucks parking lot at Monterey and Cochrane roads in Morgan Hill. Ask for Russ Danielson or Mike Paglianti.

QOne other issue you forgot to mention was the trees hanging over the highway at multiple locations.

If you drive south past Metcalf Road you’ll observe multiple dead trees being supported only by the overhead utility lines running along the northbound lanes.

I don’t know who the lines belong to and I’m sure there is a squabble about responsibility between the water district, state, county and city, but it would be nice to know who I can sue if the trees fall and hit my car someday.

I don’t expect you to head out there with a chainsaw, but it would be nice if you could work your magic and wake someone up to the issue. — Terry Harnish San Jose

AI’m trying. You don’t need to see me with a chainsaw.

QThere’s a subspecies of “Road Boulder” on Highway 17. I call them the “Chicken Boulder.” They consist of a car going either uphill or down who become timid passing a truck in the right lane. They hover in the left lane just back of the truck but do not pass.

Finally, they work up their nerve to zoom past the truck, then instead of pulling over to let you go by, they increase speed until they get to the next truck where the same thing happens. It’s more dangerous trying to pass them in the right lane going downhill, so I learned to just stay behind them. — Ken Jenkins

Santa Cruz

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