GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston city officials want to turn to artificial intelligence to help fix its traffic woes.

Census data shows Galveston has only about 50,000 people. However, city officials said it can climb by tens of thousands on holidays, events, and when cruise ships are in port.

"If you live down here, you learn to work around the clog so to speak," Galveston resident Robert DeWolfe explained.

To make traffic move faster, officials are considering a new method that has some neighbors asking questions.

"I'm a little weary of it," DeWolfe said. "I think it can lead to some wrong steps."

City officials plan to spend nearly $20 million, primarily from a federal grant, to implement artificial intelligence at all 106 intersections.

"I'm not aware of any other ones who h

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