Hayward has finished upgrading the traffic lights on Tennyson Road and installing smart timing that changes the green-light length as traffic ebbs and flows. Completed on May 2 for about $812,600 to $515,000 from a regional grant and $297,600 from the City, the system should cut stop-and-go idling and give drivers steadier speeds, per the City of Hayward.
A similar upgrade is coming to Winton Avenue/D Street between Atherton and Santa Clara streets. Crews will lay fiber-optic cables in June and plan to switch on the adaptive signals by September…