LIVE COVERAGE Traffic and Transportation Commission Meeting of November 12, 2026

The Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission met on November 12, 2026, and considered requests for all-way stop controls at six intersections. After a substitute motion to install all-way stops at all six locations failed, the commission unanimously approved staff’s recommendation: close the all-way-stop requests and install stop signs on the minor approaches at Toro Avenue and Tampa Street, Toro Avenue and Miami Street, Verona Way and Verona Court, and Verona Court and Piazza Drive. Staff recommended no stop-control changes at Montebello Boulevard and Genoa Way or Palermo Drive and Campania Way, but said it would assess visibility at those locations. Staff reported that funding is available for the recommended signs; the proposal is expected to go to City Council on December 8, with installation potentially taking up to three months after approval.

Residents raised concerns about speeding, pedestrian safety, and parking on Toro Avenue. Staff said an active project is expected to install three or four speed cushions along Toro Avenue between Barden Road and East Market Street within the next few weeks; the commission discussed possible schedule and cost impacts if the stop-sign recommendation changed. Other matters included staff’s report that a line-striping contractor had not shown up and that the City was moving forward with hiring a replacement, and a request to include information about concurrently affected projects in future reports. No new contract award or dollar amount was stated. Staff also announced a November 19 community meeting for the Williams Safe Street Corridor project.