The commute downtown has drivers seeing red when they're stuck in traffic. A stress Garrity Goodall would like to avoid.
"You can feel it building up inside you, starting to get really agitated, really agitated, that's an understatement."
A solution is on the way.
Winnipeg's Traffic Management Centre is on schedule to open by the end of the year. City staff will be able to remotely manipulate signal lights during rush hour and other events to speed up the flow of traffic.
Officials say 437 of the city's 650 signal lights are already equipped with the necessary technology to make this happen.
"We're pretty much using satellites, we have cell phone based connectivity to the traffic signals," said Luis Escobar, city manager of transportation.
The lights will also be altered to assist fire, police and ambulance during emergencies.
If a signal breaks down it will be possible to fix it with a push of a button in some cases. The light itself will notify city staff in real time when it's out of order.
The centre costs $3 million to build and $3.5 million to operate annually.
