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Meet California’s First Touch-Free Crosswalk Signals

Santa Clara County installing new socially-distanced tech at 25 high-traffic intersections
By - posted 8/18/2020 No Comment

Thanks to Mercury News for letting us know about California’s first touch-free tech at crosswalks installed in Santa Clara County.

Last Thursday, The County of Santa Clara demonstrated the installation of Touch Free Pedestrian Signal Devices at multiple crosswalks. The new contact-free devices enable pedestrians to activate the walk signal by waving a hand in front of them, eliminating the need to push the button and touch surfaces during a pandemic.

The County is installing 25 of these devices at expressway intersections with heavy pedestrian traffic.

Read more about the county’s touch-free crosswalk signals.

Where are the new touch-free crosswalk Signals?

The touch-free devices, easily identified by the new signage, will be installed along expressways located in San Jose, Santa Clara, San Martin, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Los Altos.

  • Two Central Expressway intersections, including one at Castro Street and one at Rengstorff Avenue
  • Two Almaden Expressway intersections, including Blossom Hill Road and Cherry Avenue
  • Four Lawrence Expressway intersections, including Reed Avenue, Homestead Road, Prospect Road, and Moorpark Avenue
  • Six Capitol Expressway intersections, including Story Road, Senter Road, Silver Creek Road, Vista Park Drive, Seven Trees Boulevard, and Snell Avenue
  • Three San Tomas Expressway intersections, including El Camino Real, Stevens Creek Boulevard and Cabrillo Avenue
  • Four Foothill Expressway intersections, including Arastradero Road, Main Street, W. Edith Avenue, and Magdalena Avenue
  • Montague Expressway and De La Cruz Boulevard
  • Oregon Expressway and Middlefield Road
  • Two additional intersection locations include South Bascom Avenue and Renova Drive (demonstration devices already installed), and Monterey Road and E. San Martin Avenue