Stoplight mysteriously vanishes from Citrus Heights intersection, city suspects high winds

By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police responded to the corner of Antelope Road and Lichen Drive just before 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning to reports of a traffic hazard, and found an intersection traffic signal light completely missing from its mount.

Tuesday afternoon, police officials said the city was contacted and was in charge of replacing the missing stoplight. Police said they did not know why the stoplight was missing or how it happened and added that the department only received one phone call from a concerned party reporting the stoplight missing.

Citrus Heights General Services Department staff reported Tuesday afternoon that repairs only take a few hours, and a new traffic signal light was installed before 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The city said it is unclear what happened, but suspect that high winds from recent storms resulted in the stoplight falling from its mount.

City officials said no traffic cameras are in the vicinity of the intersection, and therefore no further information regarding how the stoplight fell from the pole was available. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.