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G E N E R A L P L A N
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N E L E M E N T
Policies
Policy TRA-4.1 Highway 17 should not be widened to provide additional travel lanes south of Lark
Avenue.Improvements to Highway 17 should consider efficiency improvements prior to adding capacity
through increased travel lanes.
Policy TRA-4.2 There should not be an interchange at Blossom Hill Road.
Policy TRA-4.3 Highway 17 between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz should not be widened to provide additional
travel lanes or be converted to a freeway.
Policy TRA-4.4 The Planning Commission and Town Council shall review all new or modified connections
with Highway 17 within the Town.
Policy TRA-4.5 Work with other local jurisdictions and the State to develop effective ways to reduce
regionally generated Highway 17 congestion and cross-town traffic that does not involve adding freeway
lanes or interchanges.
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Goal TRA-4 To ensure that future changes to Highway 17 do not
negatively impact the quality of life or small-town
character of Los Gatos.