Manteca Gary Singh believes traffic signals are a must at Moffat Boulevard and Sherman Avenue when ACE commuter service is added in 2025.

It’s so important that he’d prefer not to have an ACE stop near Manteca High if it doesn’t come with signals.

The intersection in question has Sherman Avenue connecting with Moffat at a sharp angle.

It creates serious sightline and safety issues that Singh believes will only get worse after ACE service starts.

The boarding platform is planned roughly midway between Garfield Avenue and the existing transit center parking. The entrance to the parking lot will be at the Sherman/Moffat intersection.

Singh and city staff made their positions known earlier this month in meetings with the San Joaquin Rail Commission.

Based on scheduling of current trains at the Lathrop-Manteca station, the initial ACE service is unlikely to conflict with the current congestion periods before or after school at Manteca High.

Singh said his concern is about the future when ACE adds additional trains.

“Safety is paramount,” Singh said.

Since Manteca High has reorientated the front of the campus to Moffat Boulevard, that street has become even more congested before and after school with both pedestrians and motorists.

The mayor said the city was told requiring the signals could jeopardize an ACE stop being added in downtown Manteca.

Garfield Avenue is where the bulk of the drop-off traffic at Manteca High exists and heads to Moffat.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com