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Patch Watch: Graffiti On West Wall Of Southbound Hwy 17 Removed
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After being reported by Los Gatos Patch on Sept. 4, the small graffiti marking left by vandal(s) at the end of the west brick sound wall of southbound Highway 17 after Lark Avenue was finally cleaned up on Oct. 30.
We drove past it Monday, and it's gone after being on Patch Watch for 56 days, thanks to Caltrans workers who removed it.
Caltrans spokesman Bernard Walik said Caltrans Regional Manager Earl Sherman would like the public to submit online a maintenance service request form to have graffiti removed from problem spots when they're seen.
LOCATION: End of west stone sound wall next to Highway 17 after Lark Avenue in Los Gatos.
PROBLEM: Small graffiti tag had been spray-painted at end of stone sound wall.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY: California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, 916-654-5266.
DATE REPORTED: Sept. 4
DATE REMOVED: Oct. 30
DAYS ON WATCH: 56 days.
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