Caltrans to Designate Varner Road as Priority Corridor in Safety Initiative

THOUSAND PALMS (CNS) - Caltrans officials are expected today to
officially designate Varner Road in Thousand Palms a ``State Priority Safety
Corridor,'' targeting the street under a data-driven effort to reduce crashes
and fatalities.
  

California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin, Caltrans Director
Dina El-Tawansy, California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duryee and Office
of Traffic Safety Director Stephanie Dougherty are among those set to take part
in the announcement, which will be made at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sunline Transit
Agency, 72420 Varner Road.
  

Varner Road will be designated as a priority corridor aimed to test,
learn and make visible progress toward road safety in California, officials
said.