HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – A south county intersection that has seen a high number of vehicle crashes over the last several years will have a three-way stop installed next week.

Caltrans said Tuesday that the Highway 29 and Hartmann Road intersection near Hidden Valley Lake is scheduled to become a three-way stop on Monday, Oct. 24.

On that day the final striping and stop signs will be installed, and California Highway Patrol officers will be on hand helping to slow traffic, Caltrans said.

The three-way stop signs are intended to reduce the number of collisions which have recently increased at this intersection, according to Caltrans. The most recent fatal crash occurred there on June 23.

Message signs have been placed to warn motorists of the upcoming change, and they will remain

in place for at least a week afterwards to remind motorists of the change, Caltrans said.

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