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>>> California State Route 67 <<<

 ==Major intersections==
-{{CAinttop|exit|county=San Diego|post_ref=<br><ref name=bridgelog>{{cite web|title=Log of Bridges on State Highways|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm|author=Staff|publisher=California Department of Transportation|date=July 2007|accessdate=February 10, 2008}}</ref><ref name=traffic>{{cite web|title=All Traffic Volumes on CSHS|url=http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/|publisher=California Department of Transportation|year=2005–2006|accessdate=February 10, 2008}}</ref><ref name=trucklist>{{cite web|title=State Truck Route List|author=Staff|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/truckmap/truck-route-list.xlsx|publisher=California Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 21, 2012|format=[[XLS file]]}}</ref>|exit_ref=<br><ref name="gmaps" /><ref>{{cite web|title=State Route 67 Freeway Interchanges|work=California Numbered Exit Uniform System|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/calnexus/pdf/67.pdf|publisher=California Department of Transportation|accessdate=February 5, 2009|author=Warring, KS}}</ref>
+{{CAinttop|exit|county=San Diego|post_ref=<br><ref name=bridgelog>{{cite web|title=Log of Bridges on State Highways|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm|author=Staff|publisher=California Department of Transportation|date=July 2007|accessdate=February 10, 2008}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=All Traffic Volumes on CSHS|url=http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/|publisher=California Department of Transportation|year=2005–2006|accessdate=February 10, 2008}}</ref><ref name=trucklist>{{cite web|title=State Truck Route List|author=Staff|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/truckmap/truck-route-list.xlsx|publisher=California Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 21, 2012|format=[[XLS file]]}}</ref>|exit_ref=<br><ref name="gmaps" /><ref>{{cite web|title=State Route 67 Freeway Interchanges|work=California Numbered Exit Uniform System|url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/calnexus/pdf/67.pdf|publisher=California Department of Transportation|accessdate=February 5, 2009|author=Warring, KS}}</ref>
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|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CA|I|8}} in [[El Cajon, California|El Cajon]]
|junction={{Jct|state=CA|SR|52}} in [[Santee, California|Santee]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CA|SR|78}} in [[Ramona, California|Ramona]]
|counties=[[San Diego County, California|San Diego]]
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'''State Route 67''' ('''SR&nbsp;67''') is a [[state highway]] in [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]], [[California]]. It begins at [[Interstate 8 (California)|Interstate&nbsp;8]] (I-8) in [[El Cajon, California|El Cajon]] and continues to [[Lakeside, California|Lakeside]] as the '''San Vicente Freeway''' before becoming an [[undivided highway]] through the eastern part of [[Poway, California|Poway]]. In the town of [[Ramona, California|Ramona]], the route turns into Main Street before ending at [[State Route 78 (California)|SR&nbsp;78]]. SR&nbsp;67 provides direct access from the city of [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] to the [[East County, San Diego|East County]] region of San Diego County, including Ramona and [[Julian, California|Julian]].

The route has existed as a railroad corridor since the turn of the 20th century. A highway known as the Julian road was built by 1913, and was designated as '''Legislative Route&nbsp;198''' in the state highway system by 1935. Route&nbsp;198 was renumbered SR&nbsp;67 in the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]]. A freeway south of Lakeside was built in the late 1960s, and opened to traffic in 1970. Since then, the portion of the highway north of Lakeside has become known for a high number of traffic accidents and related fatalities. The [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans) has made several attempts to remedy the problem and make the road safer.

==Route description==
[[Image:CaliforniaRoute67a.jpg|thumb|left|SR&nbsp;67 north of Poway Road]]

SR&nbsp;67 begins at [[Interstate 8|I-8]] in [[El Cajon, California|El Cajon]]; known as the San Vicente Freeway, it turns north near the [[Westfield Parkway]] shopping center. There are two [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s in the city of El Cajon: one with Broadway and Fletcher Parkway, and another with Bradley Avenue. Following this, the freeway leaves the El Cajon city limits, entering the city of [[Santee, California|Santee]] near [[Gillespie Field]], before coming to an interchange with the eastern end of [[California State Route 52|SR&nbsp;52]] in Santee. Near the Woodside Avenue exit, SR&nbsp;67 turns northeast, paralleling the [[San Diego River]] and entering the unincorporated area of [[Eucalyptus Hills, California|Eucalyptus Hills]] as it leaves the San Diego urban area. Riverford Road and Winter Gardens Boulevard have interchanges with SR 67.<ref name="tgsd" /><ref name="gmaps">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/?ll=32.925707,-116.852646&spn=0.291635,0.617294&t=m&z=11|title=SR&nbsp;67|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>

The freeway ends, and SR&nbsp;67 turns north and becomes an undivided highway at Mapleview Street, crossing the San Diego River and entering the town of [[Moreno, San Diego County, California|Moreno]]. SR&nbsp;67 then enters the rural area east of [[Sycamore Canyon County Open Space Preserve]] near the town of [[Foster, San Diego County, California|Foster]], passing to the west of [[San Vicente Reservoir]]. The road intersects the eastern end of Scripps Poway Parkway and [[County Route S4 (California)|County Route S4]] (CR&nbsp;S4), the latter within the [[Poway, California|Poway]] city limits. In eastern Poway, SR&nbsp;67 veers east, eventually leaving the city and entering unincorporated [[Rock Haven, California|Rock Haven]]. The road continues near [[Rosemont, California|Rosemont]] before turning northeast and becoming Julian Road and then Main Street in downtown [[Ramona, California|Ramona]]. SR&nbsp;67 ends at the intersection with [[California State Route 78|SR&nbsp;78]]; SR&nbsp;78 intersects to the northwest as Pine Street and continues northeast along Main Street towards [[Julian, California|Julian]].<ref name="tgsd">{{Cite map| publisher=Thomas Brothers| title=San Diego County Street Atlas| year=2009|pages=1152, 1171, 1172, 1191, 1211, 1212, 1231, 1232, 1251}}</ref>

SR&nbsp;67 is part of the [[California Freeway and Expressway System]],<ref name="cafes">{{cite web|url=http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=shc&group=00001-01000&file=250-257|title=Streets and Highways Code Section 250–257|publisher= California State Legislature|author=California State Legislature|accessdate=April 8, 2011}}</ref> but is not part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]],<ref name=fhwa-nhs>{{cite map|title=National Highway System: San Diego, CA|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/southern_california/sandiego_ca.pdf|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|accessdate=August 9, 2012}}</ref> a network of highways that are essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref name=NHS-FHWA>{{cite web|last=Adderly|first=Kevin|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/|title=The National Highway System|work=Planning, Environment, and Realty|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|date=August 26, 2010 |accessdate=January 1, 2011}}</ref> The route is named the CHP Officer Christopher D. Lydon Memorial Freeway from I-8 to Mapleview Street in [[Lakeside, California|Lakeside]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tsip/hseb/products/Named_Freeways.pdf | title=2007 Named Freeways, Highways, Structures and Other Appurtenances in California | publisher=[[Caltrans]] | accessdate=March 28, 2007 | page=67}}</ref> In 2011, SR&nbsp;67 had an [[annual average daily traffic]] (AADT) of 83,000 between Broadway and Bradley Avenue (the highest AADT for the highway), and 18,400 between Rio Marta Road and Poway Road (the lowest AADT for the highway).<ref name=traffic>{{cite web|title=All Traffic Volumes on CSHS|author=Staff|url=http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/2011all/Route51-59.html|publisher=California Department of Transportation|year=2005–2006|accessdate=February 10, 2008}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:CASR 67.JPG|right|thumb|SR&nbsp;67 near [[Ramona, California|Ramona]]]]
===Early days===
The "Julian road" had been constructed by 1872, and was used for [[stagecoaches]].<ref>{{cite news | title=San Diego 75, 50, 25 Years Ago | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=July 10, 1947 | author=Staff | page=B2 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> In 1883, ''The San Diego Union and Daily Bee'' described it as a "disgrace to the county. It could hardly be in a worse condition...&nbsp;and should be repaired immediately."<ref>{{cite news | title=Local Brevities | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=April 25, 1883 | author=Staff | page=3 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> On October&nbsp;21, 1885, the county Board of Supervisors agreed to a realignment of the Julian road, in what was known as the Bernardo District, onto private property.<ref>{{cite news | title=Board of Supervisors | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=October 22, 1885 | author=Staff | page=3 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> The road was described in 1890 by ''The San Diego Union and Daily Bee'' as passing through farms, and the [[grade (slope)|grade]] was "cut on the west side of the canyon and buttressed with granite the greater part of the way." The route continued towards Ramona through vineyards, passing by more boulders.<ref>{{cite news | title=Glimpses of the Country | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=June 26, 1890 | author=Staff | page=5 | oclc=13155544}}</ref>

Between 1885 and 1891, the [[San Diego, Cuyamaca, and Eastern Railroad]] was extended from San Diego through El Cajon to the town of Foster, northeast of Lakeside.<ref name="1885map">{{cite map|url=http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/u?/agdm,252|year=1885|publisher=California Department of the Interior|title=State of California}}</ref><ref name="1891map">{{cite map|year=1891|title=California|url=http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/u?/agdm,257|publisher=Rand McNally}}</ref> In 1896, the stagecoach line connected the terminus of the railroad line in Foster to Julian, and transported the San Diego newspapers to Ramona by 2:30 pm each day.<ref>{{cite news | title=Santa Maria Valley | author=Staff| work=The San Diego Union | date=January 1, 1896 | page=16|oclc=13155544}}</ref> The county began to survey a new routing of the Julian road in 1913 cutting through the El Monte Ranch, reducing the distance from San Diego to Julian by {{convert/spell|5|mi|km}} and removing some steep grades.<ref>{{cite news | title=Lakeside–Julian Road Commenced | work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee | date=June 25, 1913 | author=Staff | page=13 | oclc=13155544}}</ref>

Bidding was conducted on the Julian road, then known as Road No.&nbsp;3A, on June&nbsp;30, 1920;<ref>{{cite news | title=Contractors' Bids on Highway Work Under Estimates | work=The San Diego Union | date=July 1, 1920 | author=Staff | page=5 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> however, progress on the grading of the road fell behind the county engineer's expectations by October, with only {{convert|3.5|mi}} of the road complete.<ref>{{cite news | title=County Engineer Reports on Six Sections of Road | work=The San Diego Union | date=October 13, 1920 | author=Staff | page=22 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> The road was paved from Santee to El Cajon by the end of 1920.<ref>{{cite news | title=County Highway Contracts Total More Than $1,000,000 | work=The San Diego Union | date=February 8, 1921 | author=Staff | page=3 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> Between Foster and Julian, the paved road was opened in July&nbsp;1922, at a cost of $550,000 (about ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|550000|1922|r=-4}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}).<ref>{{cite news | title=Julian Road Open Via Mussey Grade | work=The San Diego Union | date=July 27, 1922 | author=Staff | page=9 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> The "Ramona Road" remained unpaved between the Mussey Grade and the road to Ballena, a distance of {{convert|20|mi}}, and the estimated cost of paving it was $400,000 (about ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|400000|1923|r=-5}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}).<ref>{{cite news | title=Northern Bodies Indorse Paving of Ramona Road | work=The San Diego Union | date=June 22, 1923 | author=Staff | page=5 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> In 1925, there were {{convert|12|mi}} left of unpaved road between Ramona and Julian, and state and county taxes were to be used to fund this project.<ref>{{cite news | title=State and County Tax Rate to be Fixed Today | work=The San Diego Union | date=September 8, 1925 | author=Staff | page=12 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> The Mussey Grade was completed in April 1925, marking the completion of the paved road between San Diego and Ramona.<ref>{{cite news | title=Newly Paved Mussey Grade Will Open for Travel Today | work=The San Diego Union | date=April 25, 1925 | author=Staff | page=2 | oclc=13155544}}</ref>

San Diego County declared the Julian road a county boulevard in 1926, meaning that vehicles were required to stop before entering the highway.<ref>{{cite news | title=County Officials Choose Roads for Boulevard Stops | work=The San Diego Union | date=January 26, 1926 | author=Staff | page=5 | oclc=13155544}}</ref> The road that would become SR&nbsp;67 was added to the state highway system in 1933, from El Cajon to near [[Santa Ysabel, California|Santa Ysabel]],<ref name="CAstat1933">{{cite CAstat|year=1933|ch=767}}</ref> and was designated as Route&nbsp;198 in 1935.<ref name="CAstat1935">{{cite CAstat|year=1935|ch=29}}</ref> It consisted of Maine and Woodside avenues in Lakeside<ref name="hwy80">{{cite news | title=Board Orders Highway 80 Relocation | author=Staff| work=The San Diego Union | date=February 19, 1954 | page=A10|oclc=13155544}}</ref> and Magnolia Avenue in the city of El Cajon all the way to [[U.S. Route 80 (California)|U.S. Route 80]] (US&nbsp;80) at Main Street.<ref name="1935map">{{cite map|year=1935|publisher=Automobile Club of Southern California|title=San Diego County}}</ref><ref name="1944map">{{cite map|year=1944|publisher=California Division of Highways|title=Official State Highway Map|url=http://www.americanroads.us/citymaps/1944CaStateMapSanDiego.png|accessdate=March 27, 2013}}</ref> The road was allocated $830,784 in funding (about ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|830784|1942|r=0}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}) to be realigned, widened, and repaved between Lakeside and [[Mount Woodson]] in 1942, due to the construction of the San Vicente Reservoir.<ref>{{cite news | title=Way Cleared for San Vicente Road As State Allocates $175,000 | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=March 30, 1942 | page=A1 |oclc=13155544}}</ref> Grading and paving of the {{convert|11.7|mi|km|adj=on}} part was scheduled for completion on December&nbsp;15, 1943.<ref>{{cite news | title=Grading Nearly Finished | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=December 14, 1943 | page=A3|oclc=13155544}}</ref>

Funding was allocated for traffic signals on the portion between Main Street and Broadway in El Cajon in 1954.<ref>{{cite news | title=San Diego County Gets $16,139,100 For Road Projects | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=October 25, 1954 | page=A13|oclc=13155544}}</ref> Route&nbsp;198 also extended onto La Mesa Boulevard and Palm Avenue to [[California State Route 94|SR&nbsp;94]].<ref name="1944map" /> This portion was signed as Sign Route&nbsp;67 by 1962, from Campo Road to US&nbsp;80.<ref>{{cite news | title=New Freeway Construction Stepped Up in San Diego | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=January 5, 1962 | page=C4|oclc=13155544}}</ref> In the [[1964 state highway renumbering (California)|1964 state highway renumbering]], Route&nbsp;198 was renumbered as State Route&nbsp;67; the portion south of I-8 was renumbered as [[California State Route 125|SR&nbsp;125]].<ref name="CAstat1963">{{cite CAstat|year=1963|ch=385}}</ref>

===Freeway construction===
The State Highway Commission decided to reroute SR&nbsp;67 through Lakeside in 1954, moving it closer to the San Diego River and away from the city center, using the land formerly occupied by the old railroad.<ref name="hwy80" /> In 1961, the construction of the San Vicente Freeway was listed as a high-priority project by the [[California Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite news | title=C of C Submits Road Prioirities | work=The San Diego Union | date=August 28, 1961 | author=Staff| page=A16|oclc=13155544}}</ref> During 1964, the county of San Diego received $1&nbsp;million (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|1000000|1964|r=-6}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}) to construct SR&nbsp;67 as a freeway from Pepper Drive to Broadway in the city of El Cajon.<ref>{{cite news | title=$42 Million OKd for County Roads | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=October 30, 1964 | page=A2|oclc=13155544}}</ref> Another $1&nbsp;million (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|1000000|1965|r=-6}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}) was allocated in 1965, and the project was extended to I-8.<ref>{{cite news | title=$48.1 Million Alloted For Roads In County | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=October 22, 1965 | pages=B1, B6|oclc=13155544}}</ref> The freeway from I-8 to Pepper Drive was complete by 1967, when Caltrans announced that "yellow, non-reflectorized markers interspersed with raised yellow dots" would be installed on the freeway portion to delineate the shoulder; this was the first section to use them in the county.<ref name="dots">{{cite news | title=White Markers Will Replace Freeway Lines | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=December 12, 1967 | page=B1|oclc=13155544}}</ref> By December 1968, the freeway was complete from I-8 north to Woodside Avenue; the grade at the northern end was smoothed out during the widening of the road in early 1970.<ref name="grade">{{cite news | title=News briefs: El Cajon C of C Seats Nominees | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=March 31, 1970 | page=B1|oclc=13155544}}</ref> In March, the freeway was under construction from Woodside Avenue to the San Diego River, at a cost of $3.2&nbsp;million (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|3200000|1970|r=-3}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}).<ref>{{cite news | title=Eight Highway Projects Listed in Four Counties | work=The San Diego Union | author=Staff| date=December 22, 1968 | page=B3|oclc=13155544}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Highway Office Reports on Area Freeway Progress | work=The San Diego Union |author=Staff|  date=March 15, 1970 | page=B4|oclc=13155544}}</ref> The freeway portion opened on October&nbsp;12, 1970;<ref>{{cite news | title=El Cajon-Lakeside Freeway Opens | work=The San Diego Union | date=October 13, 1970 | author=Staff| page=B1}}</ref> it was constructed four lanes wide.<ref>{{cite news | title=Road Work Heavy | work=The San Diego Union | date=August 9, 1970 | author=Staff| page=B4|oclc=13155544}}</ref>

It was planned that SR&nbsp;67 would be the eastern terminus of [[California State Route 56|SR&nbsp;56]].<ref name="CAstat1963" /> On December&nbsp;30, 1980, the City of Poway included SR&nbsp;56 in the city plan extending east through the city to a northern extension of [[SR 125 (CA)|SR 125]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Poway Council Includes Route&nbsp;56 in General Plan | work=The San Diego Union | date=December 31, 1980 | author=Taylor, Rivian | page=3|oclc=13155544}}</ref> In 1983, both the cities of San Diego and Poway supported the extension of SR&nbsp;56 to SR&nbsp;67, although the City of Poway wanted the route moved and had reservations about the freeway ending in the city.<ref>{{cite news | title=San Diego, Poway Back Proposed Freeway | work=The San Diego Union | date=January 20, 1983 | author=Pimentel, Ricardo | page=B3|oclc=13155544}}</ref> There are no plans to construct the portion of SR&nbsp;56 east of I-15.<ref name="TCR56">{{cite web | url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/departments/planning/pdfs/tcs/08_SR_56TCS.pdf | title=State-Route 56 Transportation Concept Summary | publisher=Caltrans | date=May 2008 | accessdate=October 6, 2012 | pages=1–2}}</ref> Several arterial roads connect the eastern end of the SR&nbsp;56 freeway with SR&nbsp;67, including Ted Williams Parkway, Twin Peaks Road, Espola Road ([[County Route S5 (California)|CR&nbsp;S5]]), and Poway Road ([[County Route S4|CR&nbsp;S4]]).<ref name="gmaps" />

===Safety concerns===
[[Image:CaliforniaRoute67b.jpg|thumb|right|SR&nbsp;67 south of Ramona]]

The highway portion of SR&nbsp;67 was popularly known as "Slaughterhouse Alley" because of the high number of fatal accidents. The road was widened in 1979 to add a shoulder and passing lane between the north end of the freeway and Poway Road. During the construction, there were concerns about speeding cars putting the construction workers in danger. The total cost was $927,000 (about ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|927000|1979|r=-3}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}), and Asphalt Inc. performed the work.<ref>{{cite news | title=State Aims to Slow Traffic During Route&nbsp;67 Job | work=The San Diego Union | date=August 21, 1979 | author=Flores, Ernesto | page=B3|oclc=13155544}}</ref>

The reputation of the highway continued into the early years of the 21st century. In 2000, a $1&nbsp;million project (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|1000000|2000|r=-5}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}) was authorized to widen the shoulders of the road, after there were 413&nbsp;accidents and 15&nbsp;fatalities on SR&nbsp;67 from 1996 to 1999. At this time, County Supervisor Dianne Jacob proposed expanding the highway portion to four lanes along the entire route.<ref>{{cite news | title=Caltrans to make Route&nbsp;67 safer by widening stop areas | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=January 29, 2000 | author=Arner, Mark | page=B11|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Following a safety initiative, including the involvement of law enforcement and trucking companies, accidents and fatalities both decreased by the end of 2001.<ref>{{cite news | title=Route&nbsp;67 safety effort called effective CHP says accidents and injuries decline | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=November 22, 2001 | author=Kreuger, Anne | page=B4|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Accidents continued, however, and by November 2008, electronic signs were installed to inform motorists of their speed, and another publicity campaign had been launched.<ref>{{cite news | title=As a safety measure, state Route&nbsp;67 gets electronic speed signs | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=November 22, 2008 | author=Jones, J. Harry | page=NC1|oclc=25257675}}</ref> The reduction from two lanes to one lane heading southbound just after a curve has been blamed for at least some of the accidents, with collisions resulting from cars "jockeying" to be ahead. Head-on collisions are another source of crashes.<ref>{{cite news | title=A dangerous stretch for Route&nbsp;67 motorists | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=April 29, 2009 | author=Jones, J. Harry | page=B1|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Despite this, in 2009 Caltrans did not view the road as unsafe according to official metrics.<ref>{{cite news | title=Route&nbsp;67: The safest unsafe highway around | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=May 9, 2009 | author=Lewis, Nancee | page=NC10|oclc=25257675}}</ref>

In May 2009, the [[San Diego Association of Governments]] (SANDAG) announced that fixing SR&nbsp;67 was number&nbsp;17 on its priority list, resulting in an estimated 2030 completion of a four-lane highway that would not be limited-access.<ref>{{cite news | title=A poor highway, dubious statistics, more delay | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=May 16, 2009 | page=NC10|oclc=25257675}}</ref> A month later, Caltrans and the [[California Highway Patrol]] agreed to take more efforts to educate the public about the safety issues.<ref>{{cite news | title=2 state agencies vow help for hilly Route&nbsp;67 Caltrans, CHP to act on big safety issues | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=June 20, 2009 | author=Schmidt, Steve | page=B3|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Signs were installed in 2010 to encourage drivers to practice safe driving habits; from January 2007 to early December&nbsp;2010, twenty-four people died from accidents on SR&nbsp;67.<ref>{{cite news | title=Signs try to lessen the danger of State Route&nbsp;67 | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=December 5, 2010 | author=Scharn, Nathan | page=NIT4|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Following a March 2009 fatal crash, some of the survivors filed a lawsuit against Caltrans for negligence in maintaining and designing the highway, but the suit was decided in favor of the department.<ref>{{cite news | title=Caltrans wins suit, asks family to pay costs | work=U-T San Diego | date=18 September 2012 | author=Moran, Greg | page=A1|oclc=25257675}}</ref>

===Further developments===
In 1983, the Kassler Corporation was awarded a contract to renovate the interchange with I-8 for $9.1&nbsp;million (about ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US-NGDPPC|9100000|1983|r=3}}}} {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010 dollars}}).<ref>{{cite news | title=Interchange Bid is $9.1 Million | work=The San Diego Union | date=June 30, 1983 | page=B5 |oclc=13155544}}</ref> SR&nbsp;67 from Poway Road to the Poway city limits was proposed to be widened in 1985.<ref>{{cite news | title=State officials propose widening of Route&nbsp;67 | work=The San Diego Union | date=September 24, 1985 | author=Balint, Kathryn|page=B6|oclc=13155544}}</ref> There was a movement in 1987 to construct a northbound offramp at Woodside Avenue, due to traffic congestion at the Prospect Avenue offramp;<ref>{{cite news | title=Santee begins drive for new freeway off-ramp | work=Evening Tribune | date=April 9, 1987 | author=Jones, J. Harry | location=San Diego | page=B7|oclc=37687666}}</ref> however, it was never built.<ref name="gmaps" /> [[Call boxes]] were installed on SR&nbsp;67 in 1994.<ref>{{cite news | title=260 new call boxes are giving a lift to busy rural roads | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=December 29, 1994 | author=Sherman, Lola | page=B3 | oclc=25257675}}</ref>

There was also a proposal in 2000 to renovate the interchange at Bradley Avenue.<ref>{{cite news | title=El Cajon won't help pay for freeway study Refusal may snarl airport-area plans | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=August 12, 2000 | author=Pierce, Emmet | page=B2|oclc=25257675}}</ref> The next year, SANDAG approved the construction of a southern bypass of Ramona and widening from Vigilante Road to Dye Road for a cost of $200&nbsp;million as part of a 2030 transportation plan.<ref>{{cite news | title=Ramona highway bypass plan gets SANDAG committee OK | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=December 14, 2001 | author=Clark, Brian | page=NC2|oclc=25257675}}</ref> The chairman of the Ramona Planning Group suggested calming traffic by using a [[roundabout]] instead of widening the highway.<ref>{{cite news | title=Roundabout proposed for Route&nbsp;67 in Ramona | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=March 1, 2002 | author=Clark, Brian | page=NC9|oclc=25257675}}</ref>

The road's guardrails and signs sustained damage in the 2003 [[Cedar Fire]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Caltrans gets rolling on repairs, hoping to minimize closures | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=November 1, 2003 | author=Ristine, Jeff | page=B3|oclc=25257675}}</ref> That year, there were plans to widen Route&nbsp;67 from Mapleview Street to Dye Road; however, when threatened with a lawsuit from Save Our Forests and Ranchlands, SANDAG agreed to "reconsider" the project.<ref>{{cite news | title=Planners to review five road projects Anti-sprawl group threatened to sue | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=July 26, 2003 | author=Ristine, Jeff | page=NC1|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Traffic jams were prevalent on October 21 and 22 in 2007, during the [[October 2007 California wildfires|ongoing local wildfires]] and the evacuation of Ramona on the narrow road.<ref>{{cite news | title=Officials aim to learn from chaotic evacuation Roads out of town seen as inadequate | work=San Diego Union-Tribune | date=November 22, 2007 | author=Jones, Harry J. | page=B8|oclc=25257675}}</ref>

"Heavy construction" of SR&nbsp;52 from SR&nbsp;125 eastward to SR&nbsp;67 began in February 2008, after it had been delayed by funding issues that were finally resolved in 2006 with voter-approved statewide transportation bonds.<ref>{{cite news | title=A long road to completion State Route 52 , envisioned in '50s, getting its last section | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=March 3, 2008 | author=Clock, Michelle | page=A1|oclc=25257675}}</ref> The interchange with SR&nbsp;52 began to be constructed in mid-June 2008.<ref name="proj">{{cite news | title=Caltrans Route 52 project manager | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=February 7, 2009 | author=Clock, Michelle | page=EZ1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Building of Routes 52, 67 interchange to be marked | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=June 19, 2008 |page=B2|oclc=25257675}}</ref> Completion was scheduled for 2010, but was delayed to early 2011 due to weather-related delays.<ref>{{cite news | title=Route&nbsp;52 work gets extension | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=April 1, 2010 | author=Clock, Michelle |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/01/route-52-work-gets-extension/|accessdate=November 16, 2012|oclc=25257675}}</ref> This new interchange opened to traffic on March&nbsp;29, 2011. The cost of this project was $525 million, funded with state and federal funds as well as TransNet county sales tax revenue.<ref name="sdut-ca52">{{cite news | url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/29/new-link-finishes-freeway-puzzle/ | title=State Route 52 through Santee is open at last | work=The San Diego Union-Tribune | date=March 29, 2011 | accessdate=August 21, 2012 | last=Schmidt | first=Steve|oclc=25257675}}</ref>

==Major intersections==
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== See also ==
* {{portal-inline|California Roads}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-067.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 67]
*[http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr67 Caltrans: Route&nbsp;67 highway conditions]
*[http://www.cahighways.org/065-072.html#067 California Highways - State Route 67]

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