New improvements from streetlights to signals come to Pajaro
PAJARO, Calif. (KION) - The County of Monterey Public Works provided an update on community infrastructure improvement projects in Pajaro early Wednesday afternoon.
The projects involve improving street safety by adding more signs and lighting, especially around Pajaro Middle School.
This includes new streetlights in areas with little to no illumination. Those will all be installed by the end of the week.
Public works says the streetlights are solar-powered and, combined with new sidewalk improvements, make the town more accessible.
Chief of Public Works Enrique Saavedra shed some light on the changes to the lighting infrastructure.
"We chose these locations where there is poor lighting or no lighting out in the community. We're hoping that the community is now able to enjoy these sidewalks and make it a more walkable community during un-sunlit, nighttime hours," Saavedra said.
New sidewalk improvements will be complete by the end of May, while traffic signal upgrades will be done by the end of June.
