October 12, 2007

How Much Does That Traffic Light Cost?

In Palmdale, California, it seems that upgrading one intersection from a four-way stop to a four-way traffic light costs taxpayers $815,000.  (Now is the appropriate time to let out a long, low whistle.)

2 comments:

zzi said...

Don't know were to post this. You might like this podcast.

October 11, 2007 H3: 1776 With Dennis Prager - talks to David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian. 1776:

http://tinyurl.com/ypgnb5

Sheila Tone said...

Wow, it's nearly doubled from what I remember it being in 1996.