Traffic lights in Road Town, Pasea to go live in next few days
The traffic lights on the James Walter Francis Highway by Pasea Estate as well as those at the intersection of Administration Drive and Waterfront Drive are both ready to go live within the next few days.
This was revealed by the Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation Works & Utilities, Andrew St Hilaire, who told BVI News the final finishing touches are being done to the lights.
“We don’t have an exact date set. It’s coming soon in the days ahead,” St Hilaire said.
He said some level of traffic congestion may be expected at points when the lights are being set up but underscored that systems are in place to improve the traffic flow during those moments.
“What we anticipate is; over the course of operating lights, you are always expected to make some adjustments to the timings of the lights based on the flow of the traffic which is different for different times of the day and depending on the day of the week as well as during the year.”
The Acting Deputy Secretary also said that traffic lights will not be affected by the newly proposed one-way street systems, once they are implemented.
“Not at all because the lights are managed by a computer system and if we were to change the flow of traffic on any road where the lights are, a click of a few buttons and the lights would be adjusted to suit.”
This will be the first time in two years that fully-functioning traffic lights will be operating in these areas. The original systems were destroyed during hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Copyright 2024 BVI News, Media Expressions Limited. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or distributed.
In all honestly I think the flow of traffic worked better without them! But good to see things slowly coming back after two years. 😉
This is bad news.
The ones by Wickham’s Cay II are missed but the one in town… well, we are way better without them!!
Waste of time and money. Use roundabouts like most civilized countries
Please set up traffic lights at the intersection by the Road Town Police station and botanical gardens. It is ridiculous what happens in traffic just outside the police door step. Now that would be progress!
1st come 1st served
Unfortunately most drivers do not know that. And the cross walk with our children…and that blind corner with cars parked. Let’s get proactive before we have to say sorry to somebody’s family. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, THIS IS ON YOU!!!!