Willistown Getting $246K For Traffic Signal Improvements

WILLISTOWN 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 nearly a quarter of a million dollars are going to Willistown 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 Willistown, $246,320 will be used to install fiber optic communications between six signals along Lancaster Avenue/U.S. Route 30.

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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