[KHTS] – Supervisor Michael Antonovich and members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the installment of a new traffic signal in a busy Canyon Country intersection Tuesday.
Sulphur Springs School District and Mint Canyon Elementary School officials have expressed concerns about traffic at the intersection of Sierra Highway and Educational Highway near the entrance of Mint Canyon Elementary, according to the agenda item. The intersection is most crowded during the school’s arrival and dismissal times.
Due to the high rate of motorist’s speeds on Sierra Highway, it is difficult for parents to make left-hand turns from Educational Highway onto Sierra Highway, according to the agenda item.
“In order to address this concern and enhance traffic flow, traffic signals are needed at the subject location,” said Antonovich in the agenda item.
Antonovich called for the installment of a new traffic signal, according to the agenda item. He also asked that the director of Public Works report back within 30 days for a schedule to install and activate the signal.
“It typically takes 15-18 months to design and construct the traffic signal unless there are unforeseen delays such as right of way acquisition,” said Mike Kaspar, public information officer with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. “Typically, only lane closures will be needed during the construction of the signal.”
Now that the agenda item has been approved, engineers will go out to the site and access the environment to come up with an exact cost.
“The typical traffic signal cost will vary between $250,000 to $300,000 depending on the complexity of the signal or if right of way acquisition is needed,” Kaspar said. “The cost for this proposed signal may be closer to $300K to $350K since it may require additional pavement, bus pads, etc.”
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Debbie Craig
FINALLY!
It’s about time! Took them long enough!
Nice for them. When are we going to get a signal at Sand Cyn & Lost Cyn so it doesn’t take at least 30 minutes to pick up our kids from Sulphur Springs????
A turn about is planned for that corner in addition to many changes in the area.
Donna I’ve seen some of the plans but not anything about a turn about which I think is ridiculous and won’t solve the congestion. Opening the other side of Lost Cyn will only help minimally as well.
i meant round about…from what I understand, it is planned. Now that the corner house has been sold to the city, (?), it is coming down and the property is part of the change to the corner. I believe it will all get worse before better. Maybe the construction will be done when our girls are out of Sulphur – lol. When all is completed, there will be more traffic in the canyon, hopefully the traffic engineers will solve the present and future traffic issues
yeah, right…
Only three more years!
…until then, I shall continue to pick up MarieElena either early or when traffic is cleared…
…yeah, don’t understand the reasoning for the round about there, seems a bit tight to me. In addition ‘they’ are making an entrance for Sand Canyon – I kinda like that…☺️
…cause, ya know, we ‘need’ an entrance, after all…
Of course you do!
I know, right, only 3 more years…how did that happen????? They’re still little girls yet and I want them to stay that way a bit longer – no early puberty
Oh Lord no! Sometimes I worry about that when Bella freaks out for no reason
This light is more about safety than wasted time/inconvenience.
Ricki Macken Chilvers though I only mentioned time, the light I’m referring to is also a safety issue due to inpatient people doing unsafe things to try to pass the corner with groups of children crossing the street.
Lost and sand, will never happen
Why?
They need to approve a light in between Heidi Jo Lane and Bouquet. It’s a nightmare to get out!
Unnecessary.
Yay!!
Yay!!
Yay!!
Yes!!!!
Yes!!!!
Yes!!!!
Ya let’s put a street light 20 feet away from another one…
Ya let’s put a street light 20 feet away from another one…
Ya let’s put a street light 20 feet away from another one…
Awesome news!!! Look Christina! :)
Isn’t that awfully close to the existing light at Sand & Sierra?
Amanda Ellis
So, does this mean that they will take down the traffic signal at Sand Canyon and Sierra Highway? It seems ridiculous to have two lights so close to each other. By the time you step on the gas, you’ll have to hit the brake again. What about a blinking yellow light?