MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A bill allowing local authorities to program traffic signals during low traffic times has been signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
State Sen. Craig Blair (R-Berkeley) was the lone sponsor of the bill (SB 648) that will permit county commissions to conduct a survey on area traffic lights then direct the state Division of Highways to program signals at intersections between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
“They can move it into the mode where it makes it so it flashes yellow one way, it flashes red. Or they can have both of them flashing red,” Blair said Monday on “Panhandle Live” on WEPM Radio in Martinsburg.
Blair said it will make a big difference for a lot of people.
“This is one of the most exciting pieces of legislation I think I’ve ever done,” Blair said. “It’s going to have such an impact on so many people, especially on people who work on second or third shift.”
Blair said the bill accomplishes something small that will make people’s lives better.