The Montgomery County Commissioner’s were presented with an overview of the newly established County Transportation Grant Program and heard from concerned citizens from Whitemarsh Township about an ongoing traffic and public safety issue at their regular Thursday meeting, March 15.

The County Transportation Program (CTP) is a competitive, reimbursement grant program designed to improve infrastructure across the county’s 62 municipalities, explained Matt Edmond, section chief of Transportation Planning, writes Oscar Gamble in The Times Herald.

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Details are available at www.montcopa.org.CountyTransportationProgram.

Commission Chair Dr. Val Arkoosh said the program sounded like “a meaningful infusion of dollars coming into our municipalities” and said she looked forward to publicizing the program on social media and seeing what projects would receive awards this year.

Commissioner Joe Gale, who voted against the $5 registration fee, expressed doubt that the program would put a significant dent into alleviating the problem of dilapidated roads and bridges and took a different tack to addressing the issue.

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