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Politics & Government

Meet Walnut Creek's Sign Guys

Get an inside look at the little known but vital duties of employees of Walnut Creek's traffic maintenance division. These workers make sure street signs are visible, check on faulty parking meters and coordinate the timing of traffic lights.

Employees in Walnut Creek's Traffic Maintenance Division look after all the street signs, light signals and more than 1500 parking meters around town--jobs that greatly ease traffic and parking challenges around town. This video shows how they use state-of-the-art technology to make new signs and recycle old ones and how they keep curbs painted and use a special traffic signal program that literally gives the green light to police and fire vehicles rushing to get to emergencies. 

 

 

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