Palomar Mountain News

South Grade Road is the main road to access Palomar Mountain. Work is to be done through the end of the summer. There is a little confusion with the company that is doing work. This sign just popped up on Summit Circle. At the stop sign just ahead, you can continue straight west on South Grade Road. If you follow the arrow on the sign and turn right, that is not South Grade, but Canfield Road. It was reported and is to be corrected.

It was also suggested to just have one big sign going down from the top of South Grade posted with the days and hours. I did see one at the top of Canfield, coming from the Observatory, heading toward the Summit, just before you get to the Post Office. Little confusing for folks not familiar with the area.

A couple of months??? Yes, apparently the contractors have two months carved out to address some dangerous boulders and trees, repair some guardrails and a mesh retaining wall also known to us locals as the ‘monkey play ground’.

The work is to begin next Monday, July 15th. Questions are being asked about what time the work is to be done and will the road be closed evenings and weekends? I’ll get back to you when we know more.

The plan is to have one lane open for the property owners on the Grade, but with the extent of the work, they are encouraging everyone else to use East Grade to avoid long delays. Even though taking the East Grade adds about another 20 minutes, it might save time over waiting on the South Grade.

Bonnie Phelps, Realtor – Looking forward to enjoying that beautiful East Grade Road more often

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