Route 22 lights now based on traffic flow, not time
A nearly $2 million project to improve traffic flow between Monroeville and Murrysville went live on Tuesday morning.
Route 22 lights now based on traffic flow, not time
A nearly $2 million project to improve traffic flow between Monroeville and Murrysville went live on Tuesday morning.
WEBVTT FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIS NEW SYSTEM. REPORTER: THE IMPROVED SIGNALING SYSTEM STARTS ON ROUTE 22 IN MONROEVILLE, IT'S A LIGHT RIGHT BY THE COCHRAN DEALERSHIP. WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO TIME OURSELVES DRIVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW AT THE END OF THE REPORT HOW LONG IT TOOK US . ONE OF THE GATEWAYS FROM ALLEGHENY TO WESTMORELAND COUNTY CAN SOMETIMES SEEM LIKE THE GATEWAY TO ROAD RAGE. YOU'RE FINDING YOURSELF STARTING AND STOPPING. >> SINCE WE LIKE OVERLOOK 22 WE SEE A LOT OF TRAFFIC HERE ESPECIALLY AT RUSH-HOUR, LIKE COMING FROM THE CITY. REPORTER: STYLISTS AT A COLOR SPA IN MURRYSVILLE BE USED TO CLIENTS RUNNING A FEW MINUTES LATE THANKS TO CONGESTION. WORKERS AT SPINOLA'S BAKERY SEE THE BACK-UPS FROM ALL SIDES. >> MOST CARS WILL HAVE TO WAIT TWO OR THREE TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO GET THROUGH AT THE BUSIEST TIME OF DAY. REREPORTER: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL FORCES UNITED TO UPGRADE WITH I RADAR AND TECHNOLOGY. NOW THEY WON'T HAVE TO WAIT IF THERE IS NO ONE AT THE OTHER LIGHT. >> OCCASIONALLY THEY COME IN AND GET A CUP OF COFFEE AND COOKIE TO GET THEM THE REST OF THE THE WAY HOME. IT MAKES THE TRIP MORE BEARABLE. REPORTER: IT HAS TAKEN TUESDAY 12 POINTS AND 50 SECONDS TO GET FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, THE MONROEVILLE EXIT TO MELON ROAD IN MURRYSVILLE WE. DID THIS AROUND 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, TRAFFIC OBVIOUSLY MUCH LIGHTER AT THIS TIME OF DAY ESPECIALLY ON DAY WHEN SCHOOL WAS CANCELED. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH AT RUSH-HOUR, OTHER TIMES YOU MIGHT EXPERIENCE IT A LITTLE LONGER. IF YOU WANT TO WATCH OUR ENTIRE
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Route 22 lights now based on traffic flow, not time
A nearly $2 million project to improve traffic flow between Monroeville and Murrysville went live on Tuesday morning.
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