first traffic lights for grey district - solar powered street lights

The traffic light at Greymouth's busiest intersection is one of the projects in the gray District Council's draft annual plan for next year to signal.
This will be the first traffic light in the entire gray area.
Lights were prepared for the intersection of Mackay Street and Tyne Street.
Mayor Tony cokosean said council staff submitted the idea and was supported by a consultant report that found the intersection "extremely unsafe" and needed
With the expected boom in tourism, traffic through the city center is expected to continue to increase, he said.
The staff had considered making a detour, but it didn't work when the annual motorcycle street race started.
The lights are estimated to cost $350,000.
A few years ago, New Zealand transportation proposed to build traffic lights in Greymouth, but later settled at the roundabout outside McDonald's.
Two years ago, the idea was debated again when negotiations began to rebuild the Greymouth central business district.
In the past, travel guides promoted the West Coast as an area without traffic lights.
However, in 2009, solar energy
On Interstate 6 in Bulle Canyon, both Fern arch and iron bridge have power lights.