PennDOT - District 6 News
Wolf Administration Announces Work to Begin on 'Green Light–Go' Project in Montgomery County
King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that construction is scheduled to begin next week on a project to improve travel and safety at 19 intersections in several municipalities across Montgomery County, as part of PennDOT's "Green Light-Go" initiative, Pennsylvania's Municipal Signal Partnership Program designed to improve the efficiency and operation of existing traffic signals located in Pennsylvania.
"Partnerships with municipalities are key to the improvement of our vast transportation network," Governor Tom Wolf said. "This program is meant to enhance safety and traffic flow in communities statewide."
Made possible by Act 89, the state's transportation funding plan, the program establishes partnership agreements between municipalities and PennDOT through which municipalities request up to 50-percent funding for traffic-signal projects. These grants were announced in May 2017.
Under this improvement project, PennDOT's contractor will install fiber optic cables, and upgrade traffic signals at varying intersections.
Beginning Monday, June 25, through Friday, June 29, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane closures are scheduled on Pennsylvania Avenue between Route 309 (Fort Washington Expressway) and Bethlehem Pike in Upper Dublin and Whitemarsh townships, Montgomery County.
Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the area because slowdowns will occur. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent.
Wampole – Miller of Conshohocken, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $1,558,716 improvement project which is financed with 50 percent state and 50 percent local funds. Construction on this improvement project is expected to be completed in summer of 2019.
For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.
A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 860 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.
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