CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Lake County's newest stoplight is about to light up.
Caltrans said the new traffic signal at Highway 53 and Olympic Drive in Clearlake will be activated on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
The stoplight is part of a larger highway project that also includes widening shoulders, adding and lengthening turn pockets at intersections, and repaving more than four miles of Highway 53 from 40th Avenue to just south of Route 20.
Due to a high collision at the intersection, Caltrans approved the stoplight project in 2010.
Caltrans anticipates the project will be completed later this fall.
The contractor on the project is Teichert Construction of Davis.
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