Letter: How to curtail Tahoe gridlock

To the community,

Here is a possible temporary solution to the traffic gridlock that we currently experience every Sunday afternoon here at South Lake Tahoe.

From Meyers to Twin Bridges:

On Sunday afternoon: only westbound traffic would be allowed on both lanes at 1, 3 and 5pm — and eastbound traffic allowed only at 1:30 and 2:30p, and then normal after 6pm.

Yes, it would require lots of signage, traffic guidance personnel by Caltran, and public education by Caltrans and other local papers. And of course a pilot car — with front crash rigs equipped — to lead the lane closures as required.

It would be a lot less expensive than an undesirable four-lane highway all the way in. A long-term solution would be to limit the number people in the Tahoe basin at one time, but that will only come a long time after I’m gone.

Jim Hildinger, South Lake Tahoe