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Traffic Lights Out of Synch
About a quarter of the County's lights are not changing at the programmed times.
About 200 traffic lights around the County—especially in the Gaithersburg, Rockville, Germantown, Damascus and Derwood areas—are out of synchronization, WTOP is reporting.
That represents about a quarter of the lights in the county.
They are turning red, yellow and green as they are supposed to, but not in coordination with the other lights around them, officials said.
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Most of the lights are along Rt. 355, WTOP reports.
The problem appears to have begun around 10 p.m. last night as heavy storms rolled through the area.
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Officials said they hope to have the problem fixed by noon, and encourage commuters to take transit if possible.
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