A new fiber optics system is set to reduce the delays and wait times at lights for drivers on Southeast 192nd Avenue.
The city recently completed the upgrade of the traffic signal timing system and implemented a new coordination plan along Southeast 192nd Avenue between Southeast First and Southeast 41st streets, it said in a release.
The fiber optics communications system along the north-south arterial route will be integrated into the city’s central traffic management system. In addition to new signal timing and coordination, the project included upgrades to signal controllers and connection of fiber optic cables to the city’s network via Mill Plain Boulevard and Southeast 34th Street.
Though drivers traveling along Southeast 192nd Avenue at the posted speed limit should experience improved traffic flow, motorists approaching from the side streets might notice slightly longer delays at traffic signals at times as they wait for the green light cycle, even when it appears there are no vehicles in other conflicting travel lanes.
The total cost of the project was $156,785, $100,000 of which was funded through a federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program grant.
