Easttown Getting $554K For Traffic Safety Upgrades

EASTTOWN, PA – Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that 21 municipalities across Pennsylvania are getting a cut of $6 million in funds to be used for traffic safety upgrades. Among those municipalities was Easttown Township.

The township is getting $553,329 to upgrade and install adaptive traffic signal system along four intersections in the Lancaster Avenue Corridor.

The intersections are: Bridge Avenue/Old Lancaster Road; the Cassatt Avenue pedestrian bridge/Waterloo Avenue; Midland Avenue/Old Lancaster Road; and Waterloo Road.

"Keeping people moving is about more than improving roads and bridges – it also includes ensuring that traffic signals are operating as efficiently as possible," Governor Wolf said. "These investments help communities bring their signals to today’s standards and better respond to traffic demands today and in the future."

The improvements are made possible through Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding.

Under state law, fines from red light violations at 30 intersections in Philadelphia supply the grant funding. Pennsylvania’s ARLE program aims to improve safety at signalized intersections by providing automated enforcement at locations where data shows red-light running has been an issue.

The law specifies that projects improving safety, enhancing mobility and reducing congestion can be considered for funding. Municipalities submitted more than 140 applications, totaling approximately $29.8 million.

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