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The bridge has only four lanes and feeds into a congested part of Windsor where stoplights cause frequent bottlenecks of trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

It also should make pedestrian crossing safer and reduce time spent at stoplights.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2025

Here, too, the MTA should insist that local jurisdictions provide signal priority at stoplights and dedicated emergency lanes for buses, EMS, police, and the fire department.

From Slate Nov. 22, 2024

They build their golden webs between powerlines, on top of stoplights and even above the pumps at local gas stations -- none of which are particularly peaceful spots.

From Science Daily Feb. 13, 2024

We don’t need stoplights, either, but in some places they dangle precariously over the road like they might crash down any minute.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth