Local News in Brief : Traffic Computers Urged
A $17.2-million project to improve travel flow across the San Fernando Valley through a computerized network of traffic signals has been proposed by local officials.
City Councilman Michael Woo, Councilwoman Joy Picus and Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sepulveda) said they will urge the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission to quickly approve $12.5 million in funding for the project, which would target a 10-mile-long corridor between Victory and Ventura boulevards. State and city funds would cover the rest of the costs of the plan to install 297 new traffic lights.
The ATSAC (Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control) system would use a computer to monitor traffic through major intersections and automatically change green and red lights according to traffic flow.
A similar system, introduced around the Coliseum area during the 1984 Olympics, was credited with saving motorists about 13% in travel time.
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