Drivers commuting between Placentia and Santa Ana could get home a little easier and hit more green lights in a few years as officials are slated to begin synchronizing traffic lights to ease gridlock.
Known as the Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program, the Kraemer Boulevard/Glassell Street/Grand Avenue corridor will be seeing numerous overhauls as the Orange County Transportation Authority says the original improvements have decayed.
Cutting through the cities of Brea, Placentia, Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana, the project will cover just over 15 miles of road and include improvements at 61 intersections ranging from installing fiber optic cables, ADA-compliant pedestrian push buttons, updated controller cabinets and traffic monitoring cameras at select intersections…