The Department of Public Works is currently looking at installing new traffic signal lights at an intersection connecting Beach Road and Middle Road.<\/p>\n
According to a communication to the House Public Utilities and Communications Committee chair Rep. Francisco Dela Cruz (R-Saipan) and Senate Public Utilities, Transportation, and Communications Committee chair Sen. Sixto K. Igisomar (R-Saipan), DPW updated its four-year Territorial Transportation Improvement Plan, or TTIP, to include installing new traffic signal lights for the Quartermaster Intersection on Beach Road.<\/p>\n
Federal Highway Administration territorial representative Boday Borres amended on June 26, 2018 the TTIP during her visit to Saipan last week to reflect the installation of the traffic signal lights.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe amendment included the Beach Road\/Quartermaster Intersection and Kopa DeOro Road Route 30 Chalan Pale Arnold to install a new traffic signal system and other projects,\u201d DPW secretary James Ada told both chairs.<\/p>\n
Igisomar during yesterday\u2019s Senate session commented on the issue, informing his colleagues at the Senate of the amendment.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026Help support DPW to\u2026enhance the intersection at Quartermaster or Beach Road considering that we have had a lot of accidents there. We are hoping that this [streetlight] can minimize the amount of accidents there,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Igisomar noted that he has been communicating with DPW through Senate President Arnold I. Palacios (R-Saipan) and Gov. Ralph DLG Torres.<\/p>\n
While the communication indicated of DPW\u2019s intention to add a new streetlight on the intersection, it did not indicate whether it has identified funding for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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