Palm Coast installs solar-powered traffic beacons in school zones

The city will be using in-house technicians to install 11 new flashing traffic beacons and upgrade another six.

By Observer Staff
| 1:00 p.m. March 27, 2024

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Palm Coast's Public Works Traffic Division is working to upgrade and install new solar-powered traffic beacons in local school zones.

The project will include seven new beacons and upgrade one existing beacon at Indian Trails Middle and Belle Terre Elementary, add four new beacons and upgrade another three at Buddy Taylor Middle and Wadsworth Elementary and upgrading two beacons at Rymfire Elementary. The work will be completed in the coming weeks, a city press release said.

The work will be done in-house by the traffic division, saving the city over $120,000.

Flashing school zone beacons are required by state law and the new solar-powered ones will with functionality and keeping the city in compliance with regulations, the press release said.

Palm Coast traffic signal technician Matthieu Johnson said the installation will also help with maintenance as it sends real-time status updates to technicians.

“These beacons aid in keeping our motorists, pedestrians and students safe and any way that we can provide a more efficient manner of doing that is something we see as a win-win for the community,” Johnson said.