RISKY INTERSECTION TO GET SIGNAL SUPERVISORS APPROVE TRAFFIC PLAN FOR FALL.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer QUARTZ HILL - A traffic signal will be installed this fall at an intersection that residents complain has been the site of numerous accidents, officials said. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County supervisors on Tuesday approved spending between $295,000 and $345,000 to install a signal at Avenue L and 45th Street West. Work is scheduled to begin in October and be completed by December. ``There's been a lot of vehicle versus pedestrian accidents and fender benders The Benders were a Sydney jazz band who existed from 1983 to 1985. The band comprised Chris Abrahams (keyboards), Dale Barlow (sax on E), Jason Morphett (sax on False Laughter & Distance), Lloyd Swanton (bass) and Andrew Gander (drums). there. Even though it's a residential area, people tend to speed,'' Town Councilman Ed Frommer said. ``It's been a long-anticipated signal. It's a victory for the town of Quartz Hill.'' Currently there is a stop sign that controls just the north and south traffic. California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officials said the intersection was the site of six crashes in 2003, seven in 2004 and three so far this year. In April 2003, a 72-year-old pedestrian was killed when he crossed Avenue L in front of oncoming traffic. The intersection also was the subject of a 2004 civil lawsuit filed by a motorist who was hurt in a crash involving her Mercury Cougar The Mercury Cougar was an automobile sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division. The name was first used in 1967 and was carried by a diverse series of cars over the next three decades. and a Chevrolet Suburban This article is about a type of vehicle. For other uses, see Suburb. The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced . A 2003 traffic study found in a 12-hour period that more than 14,000 vehicles traveled on Avenue L and 1,400 vehicles on 45th Street West, county officials said. ``It was becoming difficult for someone to turn on Avenue L. We were not quite at the point yet where it would require a light, but we decided by the time we do another study it would be past that point,'' said Ken Pellman, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW) is responsible for the construction and operation of Los Angeles County's roads, building safety, sewerage, and flood control. . Avenue L narrows to two lanes at the intersection. ``Anyone who has driven it knows it's a heavily traveled area, both going toward the freeway and going out west,'' said Norm Hickling, an aide to Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San . ``It's been a long-term recognized need to have a traffic signal there for commuter and pedestrian safety.'' Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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