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Council approves South King hybrid beacon; directs staff to add license‑plate reader if budget allows
Summary
Council unanimously approved upgrades to the South King Crossing to improve pedestrian safety and emergency vehicle preemption and directed staff to include a license‑plate‑reader (LPR) if project funds remain; staff estimated one‑time installation at roughly $4,000 and annual maintenance of roughly $3,500–$5,000 per device.
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted 5–0 to approve an enhanced pedestrian crossing at South King Street that will add a hybrid beacon, emergency vehicle preemption equipment and GPS capability for fire vehicles — and to include a license‑plate reader (LPR) as part of the installation if remaining project funds permit.
Vice Mayor Francis, who moved the item, said the intersection is a Safe Routes to School corridor near Hawthorne Elementary and urged making the crossing as safe as possible: "I'd like to go ahead and move to approve item 6H with the addition that if…
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