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DOT says connected traffic lights cut travel time in Fayetteville By JOHN MUNFORD
An analysis of traffic in Fayetteville by the Georgia Department of Transportation shows that travel time has decreased now that the city's traffic signal connection project is complete. Overall travel time has decreased 24 percent since the 11 signals on Ga. highways 85 and 314 have been linked on the same computerized system, according to the DOT. The improvement was more modest for the seven signals in the downtown area, which posted a decrease of 6 percent in overall travel time, the DOT said. All told, the new system has cut pollutants from idling automobiles waiting on traffic lights by an estimated 368,367 pounds, according to the DOT. The timing of the signals can be tweaked by the DOT via a computer linkup at the signal control cabinets. The timing of each signal can also be monitored and changed from a remote location when necessary, officials said. In addition to linking all the 18 traffic signals on the system in Fayetteville, the project also involved installing new master controllers to control the timing of each individual signal and the timing between the signals in each system, city officials said. The project was paid for by the City of Fayetteville, who chipped in $150,000, with another $50,000 coming from Fayette County. The DOT furnished all the traffic control equipment and fiber optic cable in addition to testing the system.
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