The Murrieta City Council received an update on the Los Alamos Road Pilot Program studying ways to reduce the citywide problem of traffic congestion at the March 18 regular city council meeting.The pilot project is studying the use of manual traffic control during peak areas of congestion on Los Alamos Road between Hospitality Place and Whitewood Road. Cameras are being installed to view traffic conditions during peak hours in order to optimize traffic lights and improve traffic patterns.City engineer Jeff Hitch said in surveys of the residents in the city traffic, congestion was seen as one of the city’s major problems.Hitich reported the program is in place with engineers working to coordinate the traffic lights depending on the time of day on that roadway. If it is shown t
