Traffic & Transit
Northampton Gets $100K From State To Improve Traffic Signals
The significant funding will provide improved timing and technology to signals on local roads.
NORTHAMPTON, PA — Northampton will receive a significant grant from the state to improve traffic signals in town.
The $100,560 in funding will be used to install a new controller assembly, vehicle detection, countdown pedestrian signals, and battery back-up equipment at the intersection of Second Street Pike and New Road. It's part of more than $15 million in funding awarded to municipalities around the state as part of PennDOT's Green Light-Go program.
"The safety improvements supported by the Green Light-Go program not only help municipalities relieve congestion and traffic flow, they help Pennsylvanians move safely and efficiently," Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement. "I'm proud to help our communities improve mobility for Pennsylvanians."
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Green Light-Go funds can be used for traffic signal retiming, developing special event plants, upgrading signals to the latest technologies, and other operational improvements.
Three other projects in Bucks County also received funding.
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