The Texas Department of Transportation will activate two new traffic signals in Lampasas on Thursday.

The signals are located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 South and E.E. Ohnmeiss Drive at the Hancock Park entrance, and at the entrance to the new Lampasas High School.

Message boards advising motorists of the signals were put on the right of way a week prior to activation.

In addition, the project included enhancing the roadway near the high school to a fivelane section with a right-turn lane for southbound traffic turning into the school access road and a protected left-turn lane for northbound vehicles.

At the intersection of U.S. 281, an additional southbound lane was added north of the intersection to accommodate the increase in traffic. The new signals are equipped with video detection and will be timed with the existing signal system.