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Orange council approves bollards and lighting changes for Plaza after safety review
Summary
The City of Orange voted 6–1 on Jan. 27, 2026, to buy and install additional bollards and implement lighting adjustments at Plaza Park after a staff traffic-trajectory review showing most incursions involved impaired drivers at night; council directed further study of splitter islands and raised crosswalks.
The City of Orange voted 6–1 on Jan. 27 to move forward with two near‑term safety measures for Plaza Park: purchase and installation of additional bollards and a targeted adjustment to plaza lighting. Council member Tavares cast the lone no vote.
Staff presented an accident‑trajectory analysis of 43 vehicular incursions into the plaza between January 2018 and October 2025 and told the council that roughly 70% of those incidents involved drivers impaired by alcohol or other causes and that nearly all occurred at night. "These can be done in combination or standalone," the Public Works presenter said, summarizing a package that also includes splitter islands and raised…
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