Howard traffic lights to get boost from battery backups

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Backup battery packs will be installed at several of Howard County?s busiest intersections to keep the lights working during power outages.

“You will have no idea a power outage happened. If the light is green, it is going to continue to be green,” said Diane Schwarzman, engineering specialist for the Howard County Traffic Division.

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