Algodones road parking

Aug 1, 2010
Algodones Road, No parking near Mexican Border Crossing.
Known as Algodones Road (California State Route 186)
Near Mexican Border at the Los Algodones Crossing
No road parking near the border. (Now posted no parking along the Indian parking lot fence).
No Parking and/or No stopping Signs have been erected. Along the West side of the roadway.
Minimum fine is $ 199. Vehicle subject to tow.
Some signs have been posted along the East side of the roadway and the Border Patrol has placed Barricades along the road on the East side of the roadway.
Enforcement activities are in effect now, by Law Enforcement personnel..
Vehicles have been removed.
Some vehicles are now seen to be parking North of the Sleepy Hollow RV area, beyond the posted signs approximately a half a mile North of the Border Crossing.
Newspaper article (Yuma Sun; James Gilbert)
May 22--If you have plans to visit Los Algodones, Baja Calif., later this month, you might want to pay attention to all the big new signs erected along one of the roads on the way there.
According to Officer Steven Gronbach, from the California Highway Patrol's Winterhaven office, beginning Monday, parking will no longer allowed on the shoulder of the roadway of California State Route 186, better known as Algodones Road.
"We are trying to alleviate the heavy traffic congestion in the area, which backs up, and at times comes to a complete stop," Gronbach said. "The big thing is about improving public safety. We literally have people walking in the road. We have also had people hit." Gronbach said the CHP has erected 28 signs along California 186 from the U.S. Port of Entry at Andrade all the way to just south of the All American Canal, warning motorists they can no longer park on the shoulder of the roadway. The maximum fine for someone caught parking illegally now will be $199. Although it has been happening for many years, Gronbach said the CHP hasn't been able to issue citations for motorists who have been doing it because once their car is off the road, it is actually on tribal land. "The road is a state route, which gives us jurisdiction," Gronbach said. "When you are on the shoulder of the road, it then becomes a civil matter." After researching the situation and what could be done, Gronbach said officials at the CHP have finally found an applicable vehicle code that will allow officers to write citations. Although the signs are already in place, Gronbach said CHP officers won't begin issuing any citations until Monday. "We are in a warning period right now," Gronbach said. "We will be giving motorists verbal warnings and putting leaflets on their windows until then." Gronbach said the leaflets and verbal warnings officers have been giving out seems to be working, because he is already starting to see a difference along California 186. (Note warning period has expired).
posted by the Algodones dude