The city of Santa Clarita continues to develop new applications to enhance pedestrian safety and improve traffic circulation. A new traffic system was deployed to actively warn right-turning motorists of pedestrians and cyclists approaching a crosswalk. The system, installed at the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Valley Center Drive, uses video detection technology to track pedestrians and cyclists to activate an electronic blank-out sign to alert motorists to yield.
The new pedestrian detection system has been installed for motorists driving westbound on Soledad Canyon Road and making a right turn onto Valley Center Drive. It creates an additional layer of safety for pedestrians and cyclists crossing between the sidewalk and the raised channelization island, also known as a “porkchop.”
At these types of intersections, pedestrians and cyclists cross through an exclusive right-turn lane to reach the other side of the porkchop. This location was chosen due to the high volume of right-turning traffic and visibility challenges for motorists approaching the intersection.
This new traffic control application is the first of its kind in Santa Clarita and is being evaluated for effectiveness before potentially being deployed to additional intersections in the future when additional funding is available.
For more information about the City’s traffic and transportation planning efforts, please contact Cesar Romo, Traffic Signal System Administrator, via email at cromo@santa-clarita.com.
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