If you live in Lakeville, you know the perils of left turns from Dodd Boulevard onto County Road 50. In August, Dakota County and the city of Lakeville will begin a $90,000 project to revamp the traffic lights at the intersection, adding left-turn arrows to the north and southbound lanes on Dodd. In this month's episode of Lakeville PD, Lakeville Police Officer Kevin O'Neill chats with a Dakota County Engineer to discover how left turn signals will be changing in the near future.

Traffic in the Twin Cities can be a challenge, especially for Lakeville residents traveling north into some of the most congested highways in the state. And while the Minnesota Department of Transportation can't take cars off the roads, they can keep an eye on eveything that happens from its perch in the Metro Traffic Center. In this month's episode of Lakeville PD, Officer Kevin O'Neill went on a tour of the facility. Some fun facts: All freeway signs are controlled from the center There are more than 500 cameras, all monitored from the center, and each year MnDOT adds more Not only can …