Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:20 am
By Tiffany Lear, Staff Writer
SandSpringsLeader.com
Sand Spring's resolution for 2011 is to improve traffic safety for both motorists and bicyclists by installing video detection at three intersections.
A $141,455 contract was signed with Traffic Lighting and Systems Inc. to upgrade traffic signal technology at Highway 51 and Avery Drive, Second Street and Main Street, and Highway 97 and Morrow Road. Construction will begin in late winter and is expected to be finished by the end of spring.
Federal funds from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will cover 80 percent of the project, according to the city.
All three intersections will receive video traffic detection systems that recognize vehicles waiting to pass through the intersection. The video systems will replace traditional detection systems, which use looped wire buried in the pavement to detect when a vehicle has pulled up to the intersection. This method of detection is a problem for bicyclists who have a problem triggering the loops because of narrow width.
The Highway 51-Avery Drive, and Second Street-Main Street intersections will also receive new signal controller cabinets, electronic controller components and new wiring and the Highway 51-Avery Drive intersection will receive modified left turn signal heads... FULL ARTICLE
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Wed, December 22, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski