Transportation leaders meet to tackle Varner Road dangers

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Varner Road has been identified as one of California’s five most dangerous roadways, according to a new state study.

State, county and local leaders gathered Tuesday at SunLine Transit Agency headquarters to review the study’s findings and outline next steps to improve safety along the corridor.

As a result of the findings, Varner Road has been designated a “Priority Safety Corridor,” a status that allows agencies to fast-track safety improvements aimed at reducing crashes and serious injuries, including improvements to stripes, guardrails, mediums and visibility.

This comes as CVAG, which was also present, is already working to improve a 22-mile section of Varner Road, known as CV Sync.

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