Traffic lights went out at a dozen intersections in D.C. Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities want drivers to remember the law in such situations and treat the intersections as four-way stops.
Lights at the following eight intersections are still in flash mode:
- Benning Road and 34th Street in Northeast
- Benning Road and Anacostia in Northeast
- 10th and H streets in Northeast
- 15th and C streets in Northeast
- 13th Street and Florida Avenue in Northwest
- 21st Street and Connecticut Avenue in Northwest
- 16th and Upshur streets in Northwest
- 24th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest
Lights at these intersections are working again
- Benning Road and 17th Street in Northeast
- Sixth Street and Maryland Avenue in Northeast
- Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue in Northeast
- Seventh and N streets in Northwest
D.C. Department of Transportation traffic control officers were sent to major intersections with assistance from the police department.
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Contractors are trying to determine the cause and fix it. It appears to be a computer glitch.
Delays are possible around the affected intersections.
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