Lower Merion Getting $762K For Traffic Signal Improvements

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA – Gov. Tom Wolf's office announced Thursday that $31 million is being disbursed to 70 municipalities across Pennsylvania to improve traffic signals, and more than three quarters of a million dollars are going to Lower Merion Township for upgrades.

"This is the fourth round of funding disbursed to support increased safety and mobility across more Pennsylvania towns," Wolf said. "The Green Light-Go program addresses mechanisms that if not functioning properly can aggravate congestion and impede traffic flow."

In Lower Merion, $762,654 will be used to extend the Wynnewood Road adaptive signal system to add two adjacent intersections at Lancaster/Ole Wynnewood and East Wynnewood/Williams).

The funds will also be used to implement an adaptive system on County Line Road at three intersections at Bryn Mawr Avenue/Glenbrook Road, Lindsay, Landover adjacent to Bryn Mawr Hospital.

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.

Grant funding through the Green Light – Go Program may be utilized for a range of operational improvements including, but not limited to: light-emitting diode (LED) technology instillation, traffic signal retiming, developing special event plans and monitoring traffic signals, as well as upgrading traffic signals to the latest technologies.

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