Modern traffic light systems to be rolled out across Launceston by end of the year

Adam Holmes
Updated January 29 2020 - 1:47pm, first published 12:00pm
Traffic lights on the notoriously congested Wellington Street will be upgraded first, with sensors to detect waiting vehicles and CCTV for remote traffic light access.
Traffic lights on the notoriously congested Wellington Street will be upgraded first, with sensors to detect waiting vehicles and CCTV for remote traffic light access.

Unnecessarily long waits at most traffic lights in Launceston will be a thing of the past by the end of the year as work begins to upgrade the city's traffic light system - among the oldest in Australia.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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