State funds traffic improvements in 15 Allegheny County communities

Fifteen municipalities will upgrade traffic signals at about two dozen intersections across Allegheny County through more than $6.3 million in grants approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The local grants were among $35.5 million awarded across the state last week under PennDOT’s Green Light-Go program. The program is designed to help municipalities with projects such as adding LED lighting, retiming signals, upgrading technology and developing plans for special events.

“My administration has made clear that the commonwealth’s top priority is serving the people of our commonwealth and improving the services we provide to make a difference in Pennsylvanians’ lives, and 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,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a news release.

“Thanks to these grants, drivers and pedestrians are now safer, and Pennsylvanians can get where they need to go quicker and more efficiently.”

The largest project will be $954,552 to update signals in Pittsburgh’s East End. That will include intersections at Penn and Highland avenues, South Aiken and Ellsworth avenues, and Bayard and Neville streets.

The city also will receive $430,000 for a series of traffic signal controllers throughout the city.

McCandless will receive the most money in the county, $1.6 million for five projects.

The other funded projects are:

• Bethel Park: $41,280 to replace pedestrian signals at Oxford Drive and Home Depot Driveway/UPMC South Driveway and Oxford Drive and Alicia Drive.
• Elizabeth Township: $312,000 to update signal equipment at Lovedale and McKeesport roads.
• Fox Chapel: $204,918 to update signal equipment at Fox Chapel and Field Club roads.
• Ingram: $219,602 to update signal equipment at Ingram and Prospect avenues.
• McCandless: five projects to upgrade signal equipment at Peebles Road and Duncan Avenue ($306,222); Perry Highway and 19 North Drive ($227,016); Peebles Road and Remington Drive ($217,616); Thompson Run and Red Coach roads ($227,314); Peebles Road and McIntyre Square ($350,532); and Ingomar Road and Blazier Drive ($275,404).
• Millvale: $198,268 to upgrade signal equipment at Evergreen Road and North Avenue.
• Monroeville: $308,000 to update signal equipment at Monroeville Boulevard and Northern Pike.
• Mt. Lebanon: $490,000 for various signal upgrades.
• Neville Township: $252,300 to update signal equipment at Neville Road and Gulf Oil Co.
• North Fayette: $158,480 to update signal equipment at Steubenville Pike and Oakdale/Mahoney roads.
• Pitcairn: $59,932 to update signal equipment along Broadway Boulevard.
• Plum: two projects to upgrade signal equipment at Hulton Road and Hulton/Coxcomb Hill roads ($55,105); and Coxcomb Hill Road and Ramparts Boulevard ($252,300).
• South Fayette: $313,130 to update signal equipment at Washington Pike and Twin Ponds Lane.
• Wilkinsburg: two projects to upgrade signal equipment at East Swissvale and North avenues ($212,425); East Swissvale and Glen/Park avenues ($274,314).