Last week, PennDot awarded 15 grants totaling more than $5 million dollars in support of Montgomery County traffic signal upgrades and replacements in 13 municipalities.

The grants, part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s “Green Light-Go” program, will help the county achieve the Connected Communities objective outlined in the Montco2040: A Shared Vision comprehensive plan, which has a primary goal of improving transportation quality.

The Montgomery County Planning Commission provided counsel and support to the municipalities in developing the grant applications.

Grant recipients include:

• Abington Township: $298,480 Traffic Signal Upgrades along Fitzwatertown Road at North Hills Avenue.
• East Norriton Township: $329,750 Installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the Germantown Pike Corridor.
• East Norriton Township: $108,300 for Installation of Video Detection System along the Germantown Pike Corridor.
• Hatboro Borough: $1,330,508 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades along Montgomery Avenue at Jacksonville Road.
• Jenkintown Borough: $89,784 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades and LED Replacement at 8 intersections along the York Road Corridor.
• Lower Frederick Township: $1,474 for LED Replacement along the Route 29 Corridor.
• Lower Moreland Township: $148,080 for Traffic Signal Equipment and Safety Upgrades along Byberry Road at Pine Road.
• Lower Salford Township: $54,200 for Preventative Maintenance at 13 Intersections throughout Lower Salford Township.
• Upper Dublin Township: $2,200,000 for Installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the West Moreland Road and Easton Road Corridors.
• Upper Merion Township: $107,968 for LED Replacement at 24 Intersections along the Dakalb Pike, Gulph Road, Henderson Road, Valley Forge Road and Swedesford Road Corridors.
• Upper Pottsgrove Township: $21,186 for Installation of Emergency Pre-emption Systems along Pottstown Pike at State Street and Moyer Road.
• Upper Providence Township: $239,230 for Installation of Adaptive Traffic Signal Equipment and Software along the Egypt Road Corridor.
• Whitpain Township: $79,578 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades at the intersection of Skippack Pike and Pennlyn-Blue Bell Pike.
• Worcester Township: $141,700 for Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrades along Valley Forge Road at Skippack Pike and Township Line Road.
• Worcester Township: $80,240 for Fiber Optic Traffic Signal Interconnection along Germantown Pike at Park Avenue and Trooper Road.

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