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MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA UNVEILS THE NEW WESTCHESTER/LAX SIGNAL SYNC SYSTEM

New synchronized traffic lights that stretch 13 square miles from Howard Hughes Parkway to Imperial Highway will speed up traffic flow by up to 15% for commuters as they travel to LAX

WESTCHESTER - Moving forward with his 2008 traffic relief initiatives, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, joined by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Bill Rosendahl and Wendy Greuel and Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Rita Robinson, today announced the completion of the $6.9 million Westchester/LAX Signal Sync System, the City’s latest synchronized traffic light system.

“Today, we are giving commuters here on the Westside the green light,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “This new synchronization project has sync’ed more than 130 signals on some of the Westside’s most congested streets, and as a result, commuters are going to see traffic flow.”

The newly completed Westchester/LAX Signal Sync System, bounded by Howard Hughes Parkway to the north, La Cienega Boulevard to the east, Imperial Highway to the south and Vista del Mar to the west, synchronizes a total of 136 traffic signals and spans more than 13 square miles.

With this new Westchester/LAX Signal Sync System in place, commuters who travel in and around the Howard Hughes/Westchester/LAX area will experience faster moving traffic and reduced traffic delays of up to 15%.

In addition to 136 synchronized traffic lights, the Westchester/LAX Signal Sync System project has also installed nine left turn signals, two traffic information message signs and 10 traffic surveillance cameras at major intersections including: La Cienega Blvd and Century Boulevard; 111th Street and Aviation Boulevard; Imperial Highway and Glen Anderson Freeway; Imperial Highway and Vista del Mar; and Culber Boulevard and Vista del Mar.

The cameras, situated atop the intersections, will help monitor the flow of traffic and identify traffic congestion. The cameras will then send real-time footage and information to the City traffic engineer-controlled Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control (ATSAC) center, and the engineers will manually adjust and repair the traffic signals and recover the flow of traffic.

“We are synchronizing our lights with the most technologically advanced traffic management system in the country,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “We will continue to develop and construct synchronized light projects and improvements throughout the City until every traffic signal is in sync.”

Future ATSAC system projects includes in Eagle Rock and around the Golden State Freeway.

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