New Traffic Congestion Relief Program Launched

LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2006 (KABC) -- At a city hall news conference Thursday morning Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the creation of "Operation Bottleneck," a new traffic congestion relief program for the city of Los Angeles.

Operation Bottleneck is a system of real-time traffic adjustments performed at the Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center (ATSAC) to address 35 of the busiest intersections throughout the city of Los Angeles.

The system should reduce commuter wait time at the intersections by an average of 22 seconds and to improve travel time by 35%.

The mayor made the announcement inside of the ATSAC Center at City Hall East in Los Angeles, where he demonstrated how the computer-based system is used.

Below is a list of the 35 busiest intersections in Los Angeles that will be affected by Operation Bottleneck. In general, the 35 intersections are in Downtown L.A., on the Westside and in the Valley.

35 Improved Intersections (includes both AM and PM hours)

1. 3rd St & Rossmore Avenue
   
2. Alvarado Street & Temple Street
   
3. Alvarado Street, Berkeley Avenue & Glendale Boulevard
   
4. Alvarado Street, Berkeley Avenue & Glendale Boulevard
   
5. Avenue San Luis, Calabasas Rd & Valley Circle Boulevard
   
6. Beaudry Avenue & Wilshire Boulevard
   
7. Beverly Boulevard & La Brea Avenue
   
8. Beverly Boulevard, Stanley Avenue & The Grove Drive
   
9. Cadillac Avenue & La Cienega Boulevard
   
10. Coldwater Cyn Avenue & Ventura Fwy E/B Ramps
    
11. Crenshaw Boulevard & MLK Jr Boulevard
    
12. De Longpre Avenue & Highland Avenue
    
13. Figueroa Street & Vernon Avenue
    
14. Highland Avenue & Hollywood Boulevard
    
15. Highland Avenue & Melrose Avenue
    
16. Hoover Street & Venice Boulevard
    
17. Jefferson Boulevard & La Cienega Boulevard
    
18. La Brea Avenue & Washington Boulevard
    
19. La Cienega Boulevard & Pico Boulevard
    
20. Lankershim Boulevard & Victory Boulevard
    
21. Laurel Canyon Boulevard & Ventura Boulevard
    
22. Lincoln Boulevard & Washington Boulevard
    
23. Long Beach Avenue & Washington Boulevard
    
24. National Boulevard & Westwood Boulevard
    
25. Olympic Boulevard & Soto Street
    
26. Pico Boulevard & Robertson Boulevard
    
27. Pico Boulevard & Westwood Boulevard
    
28. Roscoe Boulevard & San Diego Fwy S/B Ramps
    
29. Roscoe Boulevard & San Diego Fwy S/B Ramps
    
30. Roscoe Boulevard & Topanga Canyon Boulevard
    
31. Santa Monica Boulevard & Western Avenue
    
32. Sepulveda Boulevard & Sherman Way
    
33. Sepulveda Boulevard & Vanowen Street
    
34. Sepulveda Boulevard & Wilshire Boulevard
    
35. Veteran Avenue & Wilshire Boulevard
    

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