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Tomball workshop splits over $75,000-per-year traffic preemption system for emergency vehicles
Summary
City staff and the fire chief outlined a proposed traffic preemption system to shorten emergency response times; council members raised cost and safety concerns and asked for the item to be placed on a future agenda for action or trial.
The Tomball City Council discussed a proposal to adopt a consolidated traffic preemption system that would allow emergency vehicles to change signal timing as they approach intersections, a system city staff characterized as delivered by GPS and leased for about $75,000 per year.
Fire Chief Joe told the council the system could improve response times at congested intersections and reduce delays on critical emergency calls. Chief Joe said published studies vary, with signal preemption producing response-time reductions that range from…
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