LOS ANGELES COUNTY : State Panel Expected to OK Freeway Cameras
The California Transportation Commission is expected today to approve an $8.7-million plan to install closed-circuit television cameras that would speed up response to traffic problems along the Golden State Freeway between downtown Los Angeles and Santa Clarita.
The 47 cameras would monitor 35 miles of freeway through Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale and Santa Clarita to gather information about accidents, delays and weather conditions.
“By being able to get visual verification we can get emergency crews there that much more quickly,” said Gregory B. Damico, manager of Caltrans’ camera surveillance project.
The cameras are part of a $280-million upgrade of Caltrans’ downtown Traffic Operations Center.
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