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Shapiro Administration investing more than $30 million in ‘Green Light Go’ project
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Wednesday that 63 different municipalities throughout Pennsylvania will receive $30 million to support traffic signal upgrades with a goal to increase the safety and mobility throughout the Commonwealth’s communities. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) works through the “Green Light Go” program to distribute such funding.
“Many Green Light Go grants help municipalities improve congestion and traffic flow by upgrading to newer technologies in detection, which in turn allow traffic signals to respond to real-time traffic demand,” said Alexis Campbell via press release on the PennDOT website.
“Governor Shapiro has made clear that state government's top priority should be serving the people of our Commonwealth and improving the services we provide that make a difference in Pennsylvanians' lives,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “The safety improvements supported by the Green Light-Go program will help municipalities relieve congestion and traffic flow and keep Pennsylvanians moving safely and efficiently."
Carroll said he was happy with the work that PennDOT has done, and continues to do, making local municipalities safer.
“I'm proud that the Department of Transportation will continue to help our communities improve mobility for Pennsylvanians as we continue to deliver real results across the Commonwealth," he said.
Green Light Go grants are funded as a reimbursement to municipalities that applied. The funds are to be used to improve preexisting signals, to enhance the efficiency or operation of such lights.
Projects will be funded through the appropriation for the fiscal year running 2024-25. Some of the projects throughout Pennsylvania will include the installation of light-emitting diode (LED) technology installation, traffic signal retiming, developing special event plans, and monitoring traffic signals, as well as upgrading traffic signals to the latest technologies.
Among those state grants, Montgomery County municipalities that will receive funding were included:
Locally, Lower Gwynedd Township was approved for a grant totaling $324,640 in order to upgrade two traffic signals along Welsh Road. The lights at Welsh and Evans roads, as well as one at Welsh and Darden Drive will be upgraded to newer technologies.
Whitemarsh Township was granted $495,652 to modernize existing traffic signals and equipment at Stenton Avenue (Route 3003) at Butler Pike.
