Carbon Canyon Road Patrolling/Traffic Enforcement News

UPDATE: 4:30 P.M., Friday:  Following suit, the sheriff's department in Chino Hills has taken their message board, which was over on the 71 Freeway warning locals to cut their brush to reduce fuel for wildfires, and placed it on westbound Carbon Canyon Road a little east of Canon Lane.  The message here is to reduce speed when driving on the state highway.

In the wake of recent accidents and road closures on Carbon Canyon Road, law enforcement officials in Brea and Chino Hills have been communicating with concerned residents about ways that they are exploring, planning and implementing to provide better patrolling and traffic enforcement along the state highway.

It is notable, as well, that the sheriff's department in Chino Hills and the police department in Brea have been talking to each other, so there may be some ways to facilitate actions between the two for more efficient and effective work--realizing that resource allocation is always a challenge.

A City of Brea electronic message board has been placed on westbound Carbon Canyon Road a little east of Olinda Village in response to a spate of accidents and road closures.  As noted here, the sign warns of a "High Enforcement Area" and reminds drivers not to pass within the canyon.  This is the first of what appears to be a series of steps taken by the Brea Police Department and Chino Hills Sheriff's Department to improve patrolling and traffic enforcement on the state highway.

Already there is a visible and tangible presence resulting from these efforts.  On the Brea side, just a bit west of the former Manely Friends stable on the westbound side of the highway is an electronic message board that reads "High Enforcement Area" and warns people to not pass--this already being proscribed via signage throughout the canyon.

What else is in the works remains, of course, to be seen.  But, there will be a citywide Public Safety Forum, sponsored by the City of Chino Hills and the sheriff's department, at the city's Community Center on Peyton Drive between Grand and Eucalyptus and across from Ayala High School, on Thursday, 9 July at 6:00 p.m.  Among many other issues, the question of traffic safety on Carbon Canyon Road will be addressed.

We have two well-managed cities in Brea and Chino Hills, so it is encouraging at this date to see what has transpired so far.  Stay tuned for more as further information becomes available.