In a move aimed at improving traffic safety across Tijuana, the State Congress has approved a formal petition urging the city government to conduct a comprehensive diagnostic review of local roadways.
The measure, directed at Virginia Alejandra Vargas González, the Municipal Secretary of Territorial, Urban, and Environmental Development, specifically calls for identifying deterioration and implement rehabilitation measures for damaged traffic signage.
State Congresswoman Evelyn Sánchez Sánchez emphasized that well-maintained road infrastructure is essential to ensuring safe mobility for both motorists and pedestrians.
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Signage Deterioration Across Tijuana
She spoke about how areas with horizontal pavement markings including lane dividers, stop lines, and crosswalks have become worn, faded, or difficult to see. In addition, she noted that in many parts of the city, especially during nighttime hours, rain, fog, or poor street lighting, these markings are barely visible.
These conditions create hazardous conditions that compromise driver orientation and heighten the likelihood of lane incursions, improper maneuvers, and serious collisions.
“Proper road signage is one of the most effective and low-cost tools we have to prevent traffic accidents,” Sánchez said.
She added that keeping directional arrows, speed-reduction devices, and pedestrian crossings clearly visible not only improves traffic flow but also significantly reduces risks for everyone who uses the city’s streets.
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Rehabilitation of Tijuana’s Road Signage
To that end, the congresswoman called on the Tijuana City Hall to reinforce its maintenance and repainting programs through the appropriate municipal departments, with particular attention to speed bumps and other speed-reducing features currently in substandard condition.
Sánchez stressed that accident prevention should remain an unwavering priority for local authorities, particularly when practical, cost-effective measures are available that can save lives, minimize injuries, and provide citizens with greater peace of mind through safer, better-designed public infrastructure.
