Automated Red Light Enforcement May Advance In Bucks Co.

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —Lower Bucks communities seeking automated red light enforcement now have an opportunity to apply for a grant, TMA Bucks said.

The Trevose-based Bucks County transportation agency said that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that an Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) grant application period will begin in the upcoming months.

The Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) Program is a competitive grant program prioritizing transportation safety enhancement using the revenue generated from ARLE Enforcement Systems, TMA Bucks said.

The application period takes place from June 1 to June 30.

Pre-application scoping forms are required. Click here to complete the scoping form or grant application.

Bensalem became the first Lower Bucks community to have an automated red light enforcement system.

The system went active earlier this month at two key intersections: Street Road at Knights Road (All Directions) and Route 1 at Old Lincoln Highway (Northbound/Southbound).

A five-year review of accident statistics revealed a large number of reported crashes at these two intersections, officials said.

The data is further supported by an article published by Time Magazine titled, "Where's the most dangerous intersection in America."

After compiling data shared by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Time Magazine concluded that the most dangerous intersection was "in Bensalem, PA, where Knights Road crosses Street Road."

A similar system began recently in Warrington Township and Abington Township in Montgomery County also has automated red lights as well.