West Norriton Receives $600K From State For Traffic Safety

WEST NORRITON, PA — Millions in state funding is being disbursed to municipalities across Pennsylvania to improve traffic safety, including several in Montgomery County.

The $11.5 million in funding comes from the Automated Red Light Enforcement fund, comprised of fines collected for red light violations at 30 select red light intersections in Philadelphia.

“This program helps communities across the state make investments in traffic flow and safety,” Gov. Wolf said in a statement announcing the funding on Monday. “These improvements complement the many road, bridge, and multimodal projects happening in Pennsylvania.”

In West Norriton, two grants have been awarded.

The first, for $196,090, will upgrade the traffic signal at Whitehall Road and Sterigere Street.

The second, for $417,246, will improve the layout and signals at Whitehall Road and Marshall Street.

The upgrades will include pedestrian signals, push buttons, emergency pre-emption, and the removal of one outdated signal.

All told, 35 municipalities around the state will receive funding for 41 different projects.

Awarded projects were selected based on effectiveness, cost, local and regional impact, and cost sharing, according to officials.

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