5 Lower Merion Intersections Getting Upgrades

LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA – Thanks to the fees from vehicle registrations in Montgomery County, five Lower Merion Township intersections will be getting safety upgrades.

The Montgomery County Commissioners announced that 17 projects in 13 municipalities will receive Montgomery County Transportation Program grants for the 2018 selection cycle.

Lower Merion is getting a County Transportation Program Grant Award of $95,332 for the Wynnewood Road Adaptive Signal Extension project.

The project entails installing adaptive traffic signal equipment at five intersections, along with 45 vehicle detection system repairs and upgrades, 20 Ethernet switch replacements, and 308 pedestrian signal head LED replacements.

These grants are the first to be made under a program established to utilize funding from the County’s $5 Vehicle Registration Revenue Fee revenue.

Municipalities were invited to apply during the first cycle for funds to match their own local matching contributions to approved PennDOT Green Light-Go projects from the last two years.

The Green Light-Go program provides funds for traffic signal upgrades and improvements, from replacement of signal mast arms, controllers, and fixtures, to installation of fiber optic interconnections connecting the signals to regional traffic management systems, to pedestrian facility upgrades and accommodations.

The grant awards total $968,361.50 across the thirteen municipalities.

Projects were evaluated in terms of impact on the traveling public’s commute, county and local planning consistency, project readiness, funding support, and how the grant award savings will be utilized on other projects, by a committee consisting of Montgomery County Planning Commission and Transportation Authority Board Members and interdepartmental county staff.

"These grants provide additional support to our municipalities to help them improve their traffic and pedestrian infrastructure," said Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. "The awards will also create savings which will support many other worthwhile municipal projects. Even though they may not always be visible to the motoring public, these projects are important to maintaining the smooth flow of people and goods throughout the county."

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