- $250,240 was granted to Lower Macungie Township for traffic signal improvements by PennDOT's Green Light-Go program
- The grant will be used for improvements to the traffic signals at Kressler Road and Hamilton Boulevard, Kressler Road and the Route 222 Bypass, and the Route 222 Bypass and Interstate 78 and is part of a series of upgrades on major roads in the Wescosville area
- Easton also is set to get $405,572 for updated signal equipment throughout the city
LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. — More than $250,000 in state funding will go to traffic signal improvements on busy Hamilton Boulevard.
Lower Macungie Township is looking to implement timing coordination throughout the Hamilton Boulevard and Mill Creek Road corridor.
Township officials said the $250,240 grant was submitted for improvements to the traffic signals at Kressler Road and Hamilton Boulevard, Kressler Road and the Route 222 Bypass, and the Route 222 Bypass and Interstate 78.
"We're coordinating the timing of those lights to try to improve on that corridor with Hamilton Boulevard on the north corner of the township."Lower Macungie Township Engineer Bryan McAdam
The signals are set to be upgraded to have their hardware capable of communicating with the rest of the traffic signals in the Hamilton Boulevard and Mill Creek Road corridor in the Wescosville area.
Lower Macungie Township Manager Bruce Beitel said adaptive signaling will let the lights react to the flow of traffic and improve traffic flow.
Beitel said the township so far has gotten only a copy of Gov. Josh Shapiro's release on the grant and has not yet gotten [a] follow-up from the state.
'Help us finish the corridor'
Beitel said he anticipates the work to be included in the 2024 budget and thanked state Sen. Jarrett Coleman, state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie and PennDOT for their assistance with the grant.
"These last three lights will help us finish the corridor," Beitel said.
Thirteen other lights are being upgraded as part of the township's 2023 Hamilton Blvd/Mill Creek traffic light program, which seeks to coordinate lights throughout the corridor, according to township engineer Bryan McAdam.
"We're coordinating the timing of those lights to try to improve on that corridor with Hamilton Boulevard on the north corner of the township," McAdam said.
The City of Easton is also set to get $405,572 for updated signal equipment throughout the city.
"The safety improvements supported by the Green Light-Go program will help municipalities relieve congestion and traffic flow and keep Pennsylvanians moving safely and efficiently."Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in a release
A release from Shapiro's office states that $35.5 million is being distributed to 77 municipalities in the state for traffic signal upgrades and safety and mobility improvements via PennDOT's Green Light-Go program.
"The safety improvements supported by the Green Light-Go program will help municipalities relieve congestion and traffic flow and keep Pennsylvanians moving safely and efficiently,” Shapiro said in a news release sent to Lower Macungie Township officials.
The annual grant program is used for various types of improvements including traffic signal technology upgrades and signal retiming.
