Public Services recently installed GPS Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption (EVP) devices on 19 traffic signals in the west and south sides of the city.

The devices provide signal pre-emption to emergency vehicles traveling through signalized intersections, so that these vehicles can reach incident locations faster when seconds count.

The GPS devices use global positioning technology and radio communications. Traffic signals on 17th Street, 19th Street, Newport Boulevard, Victoria Street, and Harbor Boulevard were included in the installation of GPS devices.

As part of this project, six additional GPS devices will be installed at locations on Newport Boulevard on Caltrans maintained and operated traffic signals in the next few weeks.