Are trains in the Tracy Transit Station’s future? That’s a good question. It was a headline in last week’s Tracy Press.
Before we begin to worry about rails, we should worry about another project that has been in the works for years now, with no end in sight. Yes, I’m talking about Grant Line Road!
Does it seem like a decade since roadwork began on Grant Line? It sure feels like a decade, and no real progress ever seems to be made. It seems the crew vanishes, and when you look, not much seems to have been done. The road is definitely not any better — the sidewalks are not completed, and the mess is always there, day in day out, now, year after year.
If anyone is looking for work, this is your best bet. Talk about job security! The way things are going on Grant Line, many of the workers will retire before construction is complete. In the meantime, the residents of Tracy have their vehicles rattled to pieces on this road
What kind of timeline is the crew on? Is there one? Was a deadline given? Does a deadline exist?
Those seated in office in Tracy have allowed this to continue for some time. It appears they don’t find a problem with Grant Line Road — it must be because they only drive on a road that was torn out, to the dirt, and replaced in front of City Hall. Does anyone in the great new City Hall drive in northern Tracy? Give it a try!
Grant Line Road was better the way it was, rather than ripping it apart for what is looking like a seven-year project. I question the order of the things being done in this city and the urgency of projects that get a green light by City Hall.
Disgust should be the only response by the public, but just like big government, we’re too busy to take notice, and we’ll drive around Grant Line Road, no matter how expensive gas gets. Don’t worry — in a couple of years, gas will be $14 a gallon and officials will be the only ones driving. It’s all good, it’s on your dime — doomed.
Glad ta be of help for ya an sorry ya missed thair call an didn't get asked.
An by th way, April ain't over yet, thair's still 3 three more days.
Who knows, perhaps we can have a utility failure ta make it look like th airstrip in DaNang back in 1975. Now that is what a war zone looks like.
Anyone out thair old enough ta remember when most urban roads were still dirt? An ta thank we can't endure some construction ta make our roads an underground utilities better an safer.
Also, it makes no sense to move the Greyhound Stand to the Tracy Transit center if most of the riders are local to the current stop. Did anyone ask?
That's city government for you.
I have worked with public works contracts for years, it is imperative that a construction contract include a time line for completion be stipulated and a penalty clause for not completing the project on time. It appears that the City of Tracy has either missed this requirement or their contracting department is incompetent, probably a combination of both. Low bid is one thing, but poor construction and contract practices are another.
Even the part of Grant Line Rd. from Corral Hollow to Tracy Blvd. is a roller coaster and certainly does not meet minimum CALTRANS standards for road quality.
To me this project is right on schedule.
Yes, it takes a long time. It is construction, nothing ever goes exactly as planned.
If they are not laying new asphalt in April, then you can complain. Until then, STFU.