It comes with a signal, controlled crossing and new technology not seen anywhere else in the city.
The city's mayor was the first to cross the street on Friday, showcasing the new technology and the need for a signal in this area.
"We did have crossing guards morning and evening for school, drop off and pick up," said Brad Taylor, an engineer for the City of Lathrop. "However, outside of those hours, there's no crossing guards, and so students would have to step out and hope traffic saw them. So with the signal now and push the button and actually stop vehicles and cross the safety."
Now, the city is working on calming traffic in the area, including narrowing lanes and putting barriers on the bike path.
"We would have done it sooner if we could," Taylor said. "And so now with this in, we're hoping that all students can sit cross safely, and we have no more issues."
A traffic camera controlled by artificial intelligence can detect cars from over 800 feet away, know how fast they are going and identify pedestrians.
But on top of that, it alerts the city engineer instantly of any running of red lights, accidents before they happen, and even near misses.
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