Conception-Volcan Road

[Marcelyn]

Dottie Atwater in Volcan:.   What are your thoughts regarding the Conception-Volcan road widening? Will this help the agricultural area enough to support the estimated cost of approx. $100m?  

[Dottie Atwater]

Marcelyn, I really can't comment about how much this would help the agricultural area. And frankly, I don't have a problem with the road between Concepcion and Volcan as it now exists with its beautiful views. Sometimes a long line of cars is behind a VERY slow-moving truck, so for better safety (for those in a BIG hurry) perhaps the government could create a few widened passing areas. That would be a lot less expensive than a four-lane road.

As an aside, a year or two ago a huge cold-storage plant was built to keep veges fresh prior to shipping but as far as I know, it has never been operational.

 

[Pederhaney]

On Friday, April 29, 2016 at 7:26 PM, Dottie Atwater said:

Marcelyn, I really can't comment about how much this would help the agricultural area. And frankly, I don't have a problem with the road between Concepcion and Volcan as it now exists with its beautiful views. Sometimes a long line of cars is behind a VERY slow-moving truck, so for better safety (for those in a BIG hurry) perhaps the government could create a few widened passing areas. That would be a lot less expensive than a four-lane road.

As an aside, a year or two ago a huge cold-storage plant was built to keep veges fresh prior to shipping but as far as I know, it has never been operational.

 

I think there was also one (cold-storage plant) built in Potrerillo Acequia which has never been used.  I read somewhere that the previous administration contracted for these with an apparent financial gain in mind.

[JohnF13]

I drive past the one in Acequia nearly every day, I think I have seen a truck in there once....it was backed up to a bay door but it could have been a decoy....