MAYOR GIULIANI PRESIDES OVER TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION IN QUEENS
"This administration has made possible the installation of this traffic signal that has long been sought by residents and leaders of the community," said Mayor Giuliani. "Other communities like this one have waited years for the completion of a study to determine if a traffic signal should be installed at an intersection.
"I commend the Department of Transportation (DOT) for eliminating the backlog of traffic signal studies, which previously delayed requests for traffic signals for as much as three years. Under Commissioner Lynn's leadership, the total time from the moment a traffic signal request is made until it is approved and installed will be twenty-four weeks, a remarkable improvement," the Mayor concluded.
"Last July the backlog of requests for traffic signals totaled 600 studies," Commissioner Lynn said. "Now, there is no backlog of studies whatsoever . In 1966 alone, we were able to perform a record number of 900 studies despite the fact that each study is required by the National Transportation Safety Board standards to pass a checklist of nine Federal warrants."
In 1996, a total of 169 traffic signals were installed, 113 more than in 1995. In Queens, 57 signals were installed in 1996, over three times as many as in 1993 .
There are currently over 10,700 traffic signals located at 43,000 intersections. Each installation costs about $32,000. Two hundred and twenty-two traffic signals are slated to be installed in the City during the first five months of 1997.
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