Construction began last week on a project to signalize the intersection of Antelope Road at Amsterdam avenue and Rosswood Drive in Citrus Heights, with City officials anticipating the project to be completed in the next five weeks.
During construction, Amsterdam Avenue and Rosswood Drive will be open for traffic, but Antelope Road is currently limited to one lane in each direction between about 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to City Construction Inspector Randy Keen.
Keen said the project includes new sidewalks, stoplight poles, crosswalks, handicap ramps and several new LED street lights. He said the project was a condition included in the approval of the AutumnWood housing development in order to accommodate the increased traffic on Amsterdam Avenue coming from the 46 new homes.
Amsterdam Avenue resident Carolyn Martinez told The Sentinel that traffic has already increased in the area from construction workers and interested buyers using Amsterdam as the main entrance for the new AutumnWood development.
“I’m very glad that they’re gonna [construct a new stoplight],” said Martinez, commenting she has a hard time making left turns onto Antelope Road. “It’s necessary because I can’t even get out of my driveway sometimes.”
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Keen said the location of the new stoplight is called an “offset intersection,” as it will signalize both Rosswood Drive and Amsterdam Avenue. He said it will be similar to the intersection on Auburn Boulevard at Kanai Avenue and Carlton Lane, which is also offset.
The total cost of the project will run about $550,000, according to City Management Analyst Regina Cave, while the recently completed stoplight project on Sunrise Boulevard and Sungarden Drive cost around $2 million.
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