Bensalem Gets $500K Grant For New Traffic Signals

BENSALEM, PA — Bensalem is one of four municipalities in Bucks County that will receive a combined total of nearly $2.5 million from the state of Pennsylvania to complete six traffic signal upgrade projects. Bensalem has received $501,102 for installation of "adaptive traffic signal" equipment and software along Hulmeville Road from Street to Bristol roads.

According to experts, adaptive traffic signal control uses real-time information to determine when a light should be red or green. The aim is to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow.

A total of 92 municipalities will receive $33 million as part of the state Department of Transportation’s “Green Light-Go” program.The Green Light-Go program is designed to provide state funds for the operation and maintenance of traffic signals along critical and designated corridors on state highways.

Here is a list of all the Bucks County municipalities that will receive state funding:

• Bensalem Township -- $501,102 for installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the Hulmeville Road Corridor from Street Road to Bristol Road.
• Bristol Township -- $252,184 for Traffic Signal Modernization along State Road at Cedar Avenue.
• Bristol Township -- $191,255 for Traffic Signal Modernization along Radcliffe Street at Randall Avenue.
• Bristol Township -- $226,194 for Traffic Signal Modernization along Mill Creek Parkway at Haines Road.
• Upper Southampton Township -- $1,079,069 for installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the Second Street Pike Corridor.
• Yardley -- $212,960 for Intersection Improvements along Main Street at Afton Avenue.