Delco Towns Get More Than $1M For Traffic Signal Upgrades

MEDIA, PA – Four Delaware County municipalities are getting sizeable amounts of funding to help improve traffic signals in their jurisdictions. In total, the four municipalities will get more than $1 million as part of PennDOT's “Green Light-Go” program.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced the disbursement's Thursday, saying the program will help increase safety and mobility in areas all over the state.

“The Green Light-Go program addresses a fundamental trigger for congestion, deficient traffic signals, and the results will mean better traffic flow," Wolf said in a statement.

Delaware County municipalities that revived funding area:

• Concord Township – $144,000 for installation of battery backup systems along Baltimore Pike, Wilmington Pike, Naamans Creek Road, Conchester Highway and Smithbridge Road Corridors. Concord also got $56,000 for installation of adaptive traffic signal equipment and software along the Baltimore Pike at Concord Road.
• Marple Township – $440,000 for traffic signal improvements along the Sproul Road Corridor.
• Middletown Township – $108,00 for implementation of low cost safety improvements along New Middletown Road at Glen Riddle Road and along Edgmont Avenue at Knowlton Road.
• Springfield Township – $284,000 for traffic signal improvements along the Sproul Road Corridor.

Green Light-Go program was made possible by Act 89, which is the state's transportation plan that was adopted back in November 2013.

The program has disbursed $33 million to municipalities all over the state.

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