Council approves language for Coronado tunnel measure

CORONADO — The final language in a ballot measure that would allow voters to weigh in on whether a tunnel should be built through Coronado to help alleviate traffic has been approved by the City Council. On Tuesday, council members also voted unanimously to place the advisory measure on the June 8 ballot. The language will read: “Do you support the city continuing to use and seek federal, state and local funding to complete the study of long-term traffic-relief options, including a tunnel, between the Coronado Bridge and Naval Air Station North Island?” The city is studying proposals to ease traffic congestion, including the possibility of building tunnels, the most expensive of which is estimated to cost more than half a billion dollars. The measure is estimated to cost the city $10,000, plus an additional $25,000 for an educational campaign about the traffic-relief options. JANINE ZÚÑIGA, Union Tribune