Los Gatos residents are still fuming about the Fourth of July holiday weekend traffic mess that made it almost impossible to get around town.

A three-day weekend, hot weather and an invasion of beach-goers combined to snarl traffic across town–from Highway 17 to Santa Cruz Avenue, Winchester Boulevard, Los Gatos Boulevard and neighborhood side streets in between.

Many residents are taking to social media to air their grievances while others are bombarding Town Hall with their complaints.

One resident said it took her 25 minutes last Friday morning to go approximately three miles from Highway 85 and Los Gatos Boulevard to Main and Jackson streets.

Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman, who lives downtown, said it took him an hour and 10 minutes to drive home from Almaden Expressway in San Jose.

Many residents want to see the on-ramp to southbound Highway 17 at the Toll House closed to eliminate some of the cut-through traffic. But that requires the approval of Caltrans, which previously has told the town no.

“We will try again with Caltrans,” assistant town manager Laurel Prevetti said. “But they’re not used to doing things out of their comfort zone. The question is, what does Caltrans need to do that?”

Interim town manager Les White has proposed hiring a traffic consultant to explore possible solutions.

“Maybe a consultant can help us,” Prevetti agreed.

In the meantime, the police department’s traffic division will work with Prevetti and town engineer Lisa Petersen to see what can be done and devise a community outreach program for the Labor Day weekend.

“Last Labor Day there were some challenges,” police Captain Mike D’Antonio said. “We’ll look at engineering and enforcement factors and try to come up with alternatives by Labor Day.”