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DOT traffic‑signals chief: aging signals, fleet and staffing leave response gaps; about 34 technicians needed
Summary
Dan Mantick, DOT chief of traffic operations, told the budget committee the city’s traffic signal equipment is generally beyond expected life, many poles are leaning, and the agency is short dozens of electronic maintenance technicians needed to provide 24‑hour coverage.
Dan Mantick, newly hired chief of traffic operations at Baltimore DOT, told the council committee that the city’s traffic signal network is aging and understaffed, leaving many intersections without rapid repair capacity.
“We currently only have 9 technicians total and 7 of them are basically, at retirement age,” Mantick said. He added that many signals are “30, 40 years old or older” and do not meet current standards, and that bottom spans — tethers used to prevent signals and signs from flipping in bad weather — are commonly missing.
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