Dec 5, 2007 10:08 am US/Pacific
100 Left-Turn Signals To Be Added In L.A.County
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (CBS) ―
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Wednesday a plan to add 100 left-turn arrows to the city's most congested intersections. (File)
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Wednesday a plan to add 100 left-turn arrows to the city's most congested intersections.
Work on the Right to Turn Left Initiative, which will cost the city $3 million, is expected to start Jan. 2. The 100 new signals will be installed at 45 intersections by June 30.
"Every commuter in this city has a fundamental right to turn left," Villaraigosa said.
"Logjams created by intersections without left-turn signals are responsible for some of the worst gridlock in the city. These 100 new left turn signals will improve the commutes of thousands of Angelenos every single day."
The plan is similar to the mayor's 30/30 Initiative, which he launched in October. Department of Transportation crews installed 30 left-turn arrows at the city's most congested intersections.
"We have a traffic crisis in Los Angeles and people demand immediate relief, which these left-turn signals will provide. No longer will you have to play chicken with oncoming traffic to see if you can make it through the light," said City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, chair of the council's Transportation Committee.
Sixty of the new lights will be installed in the San Fernando Valley. The Westside and Central parts of the city will each get 12, and South Los Angeles will get 14.
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