Northampton Gets $152K Grant For Traffic Upgrades

BUCKS COUNTY, PA - Over 70 local municipalities are slated to receive over $37.8 million in PennDOT grants to improve traffic signals and increase commuter safety and mobility across Pennsylvania – and Northampton is one of them.

Northampton is receiving $152,320 for upgrades to traffic signals at two intersections along Bristol Road through PennDOT’s “Green-Light-Go” program, Gov. Tom Wolf announced July 13.

“The safety improvements supported by the Green Light-Go program help municipalities relieve congestion and traffic flow, as well as keep Pennsylvanians moving safely and efficiently,” said Gov. Wolf. “I’m proud to help our communities improve mobility for Pennsylvanians.”

The grants are provided as reimbursements to municipalities for improvement upgrades to existing traffic signals. Grant funding could be used for LED technology installation, traffic signal retiming, special event development and traffic signal monitoring, as well as general technological improvements.

Bucks County alone received over $1.4 for improvements in Doylestown, Dublin, Falls, Lower Makefield and Northampton. Here’s what other municipalities received:

• Doylestown Township – $469,492 for fiber interconnection of traffic signals at seven intersections along Swamp Road (Route 313)
• Doylestown Township – $100,000 for safety upgrades including flashing yellow arrow and advance dilemma-zone detection along Route 611 from Edison Furlong Road to Kelly Road
• Dublin Borough – $129,360 for upgrades to traffic signals at three intersections along Main Street (Route 313)
• Falls Township – $244,290 for upgrades to the traffic signal at Trenton Road and North Olds Boulevard
• Lower Makefield Township – $305,320 for upgrades to the traffic signal at Pine Grove Road (SR 2071) and Big Oak Road (SR 2024)