Seventeen municipal projects receive Montgomery County transportation program grants
The Montgomery County Commissioners announced that 17 projects in 13 municipalities across the county will receive Montgomery County Transportation Program grants for the 2018 selection cycle. 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.
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Today’s 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. 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,” said Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.
The 17 projects that received grants in 2018 are highlighted below:
Abington – 2 Traffic Signal Upgrade Project (2018 Green Light-Go)
Abington Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersections of Greenwood Avenue/Washington Lane and Jenkintown Road/Meetinghouse Road, along with upgrades to pedestrian accommodations including countdown pedestrian signals and ADA ramps.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $53,570
Horsham – Horsham/Dresher Modernization & Fiber Interconnect (2018 Green Light-Go)
Horsham Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Dresher Road and Horsham Road, along with upgrades to the fiber optic interconnect system along Dresher Road.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $74,703.50
Lower Merion – Wynnewood Road Adaptive Signal Extension (2018 Green Light-Go)
Lower Merion Township will fund the installation of 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.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $95,332
Lower Moreland – Huntingdon/Philmont Signal Modernization (2018 Green Light-Go)
Lower Moreland Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Huntingdon Pike/Philmont Avenue/Welsh Road and Jenkintown Road/Meetinghouse Road, along with a modification to the existing left turn lane on Philmont Avenue.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $49,463
Towamencin – Traffic Signal Upgrades (2018 Green Light-Go)
Towamencin Township will fund the modernization of 16 intersections with upgraded pedestrian signals, ADA-compliant pushbuttons, video and radar dilemma zone detection, and ADA ramps, along with the removal of an unwarranted traffic signal.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $42,700
Trappe – Main Street Controller System (2018 Green Light-Go)
Trappe Borough will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersections of Main Street/3rd Avenue and Main Street/Trappe Center, along with upgrades to pedestrian accommodations including push buttons and ADA ramp upgrades.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $31,600
Upper Moreland – Byberry/Davisville Signal Modernization (2018 Green Light-Go)
Upper Moreland Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Davisville Road/Byberry Road, along with upgrades to pedestrian accommodations including countdown pedestrian signals and ADA ramps.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $31,565
Whitpain – Skippack Pike Signal Upgrades (2018 Green Light-Go)
Whitpain Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at 6 intersections along Skippack Pike between Cathcart Road and Narcissa Road, along with upgrades to pedestrian accommodations including pushbuttons and ADA ramps.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $30,376.50
Abington – Fitzwatertown/Woodland Signal Upgrade (2017 Green Light-Go)
Abington Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Fitzwatertown Road/North Hills Avenue/Woodland Road, along with upgrades to pedestrian accommodations including the installation of 10 ADA ramps.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $37,310
East Norriton – Germantown Pike Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (2017 Green Light-Go)
East Norriton Township will fund the installation of adaptive traffic signal control equipment at 15 intersections along Germantown Pike between Trooper Road and Arch Street.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $100,000
East Norriton – Video Detection Project (2017 Green Light-Go)
East Norriton Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at 9 intersections, including the installation of video detection systems to replace conventional inductive loop detectors.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $54,150
Hatboro – Jacksonville/Montgomery Signal Upgrade (2017 Green Light-Go)
Hatboro Borough will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Jacksonville Road/Montgomery Avenue, along with upgrades to the adjacent railroad crossing signals and pedestrian gates.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $100,000
Upper Dublin (multi-municipal) – Welsh Road Corridor Fiber Optic/Signal Upgrade
(2017 Green Light-Go)
Upper Dublin Township will fund the installation of fiber optic cable along over 5 miles of Welsh Road between Bethlehem Pike and Easton Road, along with upgrades to traffic signal equipment at 27 intersections.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $200,000
Upper Providence – Egypt Road Adaptive Signal Control (2017 Green Light-Go)
Upper Providence Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at 6 intersections on Egypt Road between Brower Avenue and Cider Mill Road, along with a tie-in of signal equipment to the regional traffic management center.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $29,904
Whitpain – Skippack & Pennlyn-Blue Bell Signal Upgrades (2017 Green Light-Go)
Whitpain Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Skippack Pike/Pennlyn-Blue Bell Pike, including video detection and automated signal performance measures.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $9,947.50
Worcester – Traffic Signal Upgrades (2017 Green Light-Go)
Worcester Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersections of Valley Forge Road/Skippack Pike and Township Line Road/Stump Hall Road, including video detection and radar dilemma zone detection equipment.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $17,710
Worcester – Germantown Pike Signal Interconnect (2017 Green Light-Go)
Worcester Township will fund the replacement and modernization of traffic signal equipment at the intersection of Germantown Pike/Valley Forge Road/Park Road, along with installation of fiber optic cable along Germantown Pike from Valley Forge Road to Trooper Road.
County Transportation Program Grant Award: $10,030
Visit www.montcopa.org/CountyTransportationProgram for more on the Montgomery County Transportation Grant Program.
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