Politics & Government
Whitpain Gets $243K From State To Improve Five Intersections
The grant will allow Whitpain Township to make vast improvements to critical intersections.
WHITPAIN TOWNSHIP, PA — Whitpain Township has received $243,012 in state funding to make critical improvements to local intersections.
Five signals along Skippack Pike will be improved with video detection, emergency preemption, ADA-compliant push buttons, controllers, and more, according to Gov. Wolf's Office.
The project is one of nine in Montgomery County and one of 70 across Pennsylvania that was approved Thursday by the state.
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“This is the fourth round of funding disbursed to support increased safety and mobility across more Pennsylvania towns,” Gov. Wolf said in a statement.
Funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's "Green Light-Go" program, grants are provided as reimbursement to municipalities for updates to improve the efficiency and operation of existing traffic signals.
Find out what's happening in Lower Gwynedd-Ambler-Whitpainfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Grant funding through the Green Light – Go Program may be utilized for a range of operational improvements including LED technology, traffic signal retiming, and related issues.
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