Additional Freeway Access Lane On Tap for Cuyamaca St.

One of Santee’s traffic headaches is about to get some relief.

City traffic engineers and Caltrans have approved the addition of a southbound left-turn lane on Cuyamaca Street that will ease delays for motorists heading east on State Route 52 during peak hours.

Currently there is a single southbound left-turn lane at this location. However, because of heavy demand during peak hours, motorists often have to wait through two or even three cycles of the turn-signal light.

Striping work to add a second left-turn lane, which will double the capacity of the southbound left-turn movement, is scheduled to be done overnight on Sunday, May 6.