So-called headstart intersections, which give pedestrians roughly four seconds to enter the crosswalk before turning cars get a green light, got the green light itself last week in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Downtown News reported Wednesday that City Councilman José Huizar announced that his office had worked with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to create 15 safer intersection that will enable drivers and pedestrians to coexist more peacefully.

The project, funded by Metro, cost approximately $150,000, with most of that being labor-related, though older control boxes at certain intersections were upgraded. The LADOT handled the installation.