Drivers beware at Yarbrough and Montana intersection: Letters to the Editor
Drivers beware at Yarbrough and Montana intersection
It is especially dangerous right now to drive north on Yarbrough at the Montana intersection. There is an electronic sign on Yarbrough that advises drivers that the right lane must turn right at that intersection, but many drivers try to merge into the left lane to go either straight or turn left at the last minute.
A Fort Bliss soldier on a motorcycle brushed against my car this morning as I was driving through that intersection. He said a truck was trying to merge behind him and slammed on his brakes at the last minute. We were lucky that no one was hurt and there was no significant vehicle damage.
Drivers beware! And El Paso Street Department, please complete that project ASAP!
Ellen Eyberg
East El Paso
Ascarate Park needs improvements, but not an amphitheater
Ascarate Park is not the place to build an amphitheater. As a person who lives within a mile of the park, and walks there three times a week, I fail to see how an amphitheater of any size can be shoehorned into the park without impacting the other activities there. If there is a plan, they should have public meetings with the residents on its location and viability.
The one thing the park does need is water fountains. There is not one in the park. With all the walkers, hikers, bicyclists, fishermen, and all the people playing sports, you'd think there would be a half dozen or so. There are more infrastructure improvements that also need to be done, like fencing and lighting, before any large projects should even be considered.
Christopher Falk
Central El Paso
For our safety, stop the high-speed chases
Regarding the El Paso Times article, 'Texas DPS smuggler van chase tops 100 mph, end in crash near UTEP,' this crash comes amid an ongoing string of similar vehicle chases of smugglers transporting groups of undocumented migrants in the El Paso city limits area.
The Texas DPS has proven they are not capable of handling such high-speed un-necessary chases that cause more harm than good.
How many innocent victims must suffer from these high-speed chases on the streets of El Paso?
They need to stop asap!
Sid H. Searcy
East Central El Paso
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