The valley endured another week of vigilance, its highways and byways monitored with the patience such matters deserve. Our constabulary logged ten traffic hazards, none of them, mercifully, more dramatic than the word implies. Herewith the record.
The week opened in earnest at 1:12 AM on July 25, when a traffic hazard presented itself at Arnold Drive and Boyes Boulevard. The precise nature of the obstacle was not recorded, though the hour suggests it kept its own counsel.
Barely three hours later, at 4:49 AM, attention shifted to Highway 128 at Blau Road, where a further hazard was noted in the pre-dawn quiet. What exactly lay in wait went undocumented.
By that evening, at 7:38 PM, the connector where Highway 12 East meets the Highway 101 interchange offered its own contribution to the log. The details, as ever, were spare.
The following afternoon, at 12:19 PM on July 26, a hazard was reported on Highway 12 East near the Stony Point Road on-ramp, that being a stretch not known for surprises.
At 4:21 PM the same day, Highway 128 at Mazzini Road joined the tally. The obstacle in question declined to explain itself.
July 27 produced a single entry, at 11:46 AM, on the westbound Highway 12 connector toward Highway 101 South, where a hazard was duly noted and, one trusts, duly cleared.
The morning of July 28 brought a report at 9:19 AM on the southbound Highway 101 connector at Highway 12, a location that sees more than its share of official attention.
Later that afternoon, at 5:24 PM, a hazard was recorded at the 14560 block of Highway 128. Its character was not preserved for posterity.
On July 29 at 1:25 PM, the westbound Highway 12 approach at the Dutton Avenue on-ramp furnished the week’s penultimate item, again without elaboration.
The week closed at 4:19 PM at Arnold Drive and Felder Road, where a final traffic hazard was logged. Order, we are pleased to report, was restored before nightfall.
The Blotter is compiled from public California Highway Patrol dispatch logs for the Highway 12 corridor and the valley’s roads; only minor incidents are included. In an emergency, always call 911.