The Return of Main Street?

Highway 152 could be a whole new road, should the Watsonville City Council continue it's efforts to take control of the thoroughfare from the state.

The issue will be up for discussion again Tuesday night. The council talked about it two weeks ago during its afternoon informational session and decided to move forward with the effort, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.

The four-lane highway begins on the west side of town at Highway 1 and travels about 4 miles through the city before heading out through ag land toward Gilroy. Currently, Caltrans maintains the highway.

The economy in downtown Watsonville has been sluggish and area business owners told city leaders during they would like to the local government to do more to spruce up the business corridor and help attract patrons.

Also at Tuesday's city council meeting:

• will share information about its . That's at the 4:30 p.m. session.
• The Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) leadership will make a presentation about the organization, also a part of the afternoon agenda.
• During the 6:30 p.m. meeting, city staff will give an update on the Watsonville Enterprise Zone.

The Watsonville City Council meets at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, on the fourth floor at 275 Second St.