Why aren signal lights timed to speed up traffic?
The City is constantly at work maintaining the lights. They are requiring the installation of new solid-state signal controllers in all areas of new construction downtown. Until that work is complete, other controllers replaced and the wiring connecting them has been made more dependable we will have traffic lights that occasionally are out of sequence. Some traffic signals at intersections that are not heavily traveled are not connected to the system and therefore will not be sequenced to allow traffic to flow with few stops. If you notice a consistent problem contact the Public Works Department with The City of Houston and report the exact location and nature of the problem.
