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Traffic signals restored in Cobb County

By Steve Burns
July 29, 2016

Traffic signals in Cobb County were working properly again Friday afternoon, officials said. But the second such disruption since April has leaders concerned.

About 50 signals went into flash mode after a contractor improperly cut into cable, Cobb Transportation Director Jim Wilgus said early Friday afternoon. The accident happened in the Cumberland Mall area.

“It set off a data storm,” Wilgus said. Crews were dispatched to manually reset the lights, and the countywide situation was resolved about 1 p.m.

Wilgus said he will meet with his operations people to “try to figure out what we can do” to prevent another traffic-light disruption.

» For updated traffic information, listen to News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB and follow @ajcwsbtraffic on Twitter.

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