Richmond City Council

The intersection at Dornan Dr and Western Dr is extremely dangerous. Traffic attempting to enter Dornan Dr from Western Dr cannot see vehicles coming west on Dornan through the tunnel.

The easiest and cheapest solution is a stop sign for west bound traffic on Dornan at Western. The vehicles stop as they emerge from the tunnel and one can safely enter from Western. Berkeley has a stop light at the south end of the Solano Av tunnel that emerges at the busy intersection of Del Norte St, El Dorado Av and Sutter St. Traffic through the Dornan tunnel is not as heavy as the Solano tunnel and a stop sign only temporarily interrupts the flow.

An alternative would be a flashing yellow light on Dornan at Western that alerts Western traffic when a vehicle is near the western end of the tunnel. A flashing light warns traffic on Western without interrupting the flow on Dornan.

It is important and not very expensive to reduce the hazard at intersection of Dornan Dr and Western Dr.

Roger & Carol Craine

43 Western Dr, Pt Richmond