COUNTY TO MAP PERILOUS ROADS.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer In an effort to improve the county's most dangerous roads and intersections, the Ventura County Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. agency will develop a computerized computerized adapted for analysis, storage and retrieval on a computer. computerized axial tomography see computed tomography. accident-monitoring system. By October 1999, officials want to have the capability of identifying 10 potentially dangerous intersections and an additional 10 stretches of road where driving restrictions may be needed. ``It's something we have to do to correct any deficiencies in the road system,'' said Richard Herrera, assistant traffic engineer. ``We're trying to eliminate the possibility of any collisions.'' From 1994-96, authorities said, 2,121 crashes resulted in 44 deaths and 1,248 injuries within the 824 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. of unincorporated Adj. 1. unincorporated - not organized and maintained as a legal corporation unorganised, unorganized - not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" Ventura County. That information is compiled from crash reports. But a $42,700 grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety will enable county officials to document crashes on a computer, not only tracking deaths and injuries, but also areas with high-incident rates or exceptionally hazardous conditions. Once the computerized data is available, Public Works officials will take appropriate measures, such as reducing speed limits, installing traffic lights and increased signage, officials said. |
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