The gate arms must meet a MINIMUM standard. There is nothing stopping them from EXCEEDING the standard, except of course, more upfront money and more maintenance costs. Most people oppose spending even more money on the gate system.
Many people are in favor of removing all the gates, and all the landscaping (including gate houses) that blocks clear vision of crossing traffic. That would be a huge safety improvement. I wonder if the existing blocked views fail road construction standards and would get removed if challenged? What happens when someone gets hurt and TV is sued by an injury lawyer for multi-millions because those obstructions were deliberately placed, and TV was negligent since they "should have known" that they blocked seeing other traffic.
Getting rid of all that would reduce costs and legal risks, across the board.
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