Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will distribute $15.4 million in Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding to 38 municipalities statewide to fund 50 safety projects. Pennsylvania's ARLE program aims to improve safety at signalized intersections by providing automated enforcement at locations where data shows red-light running has been an issue.
Under state law, grant funding is supplied by fines from red light violations at 30 intersections in Philadelphia. The law specifies that projects improving safety, enhancing mobility, and reducing congestion can be considered for funding. Municipalities submitted 134 applications, totaling almost $38 million in requests. Projects were selected based on criteria such as benefits and effectiveness, cost, local and regional impact, and cost sharing.
This investment brings the total dollars awarded through the ARLE funding program to $78.49 million, funding 416 safety projects since 2010. The approved projects include East Whiteland Township in Chester County: $71,216 to maintain and improve safety by deploying portable traffic control signals at desirable locations throughout the township.
Funded projects in Lancaster County are City of Lancaster - $563,080 to upgrade school beacon flashers located at 12 schools throughout the city and to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety at four intersections along Christian Street by installing ADA curb ramps, vegetated curb bumpouts, and speed tables; East Petersburg Borough - $218,000 to improve the traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street and State Street by installing updated traffic signal supports, hand/person pedestrian signals, ADA-compliant pedestrian pushbuttons, MUTCD-compliant lights, high-intensity grade reflective signal material, and the use of LED signals; and Mount Joy Borough - $219,060 to upgrade pedestrian signals at five intersections along Main Street by installing HAND/MAN countdown LED signals and APS pedestrian push buttons.
York County approved projects are Spring Grove Borough - $229,855 to improve safety at the intersection of Main Street and Jackson Street by improving geometric layout, stripping and curbing, and installing Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon on Main Street; and Windsor Borough - $8,614 to install emergency vehicle pre-emption equipment at the intersection of Main Street and Penn Street.
For more information, readers may visit the traffic signals page under Travel In PA at http://www.penndot.gov or contact ra-pdsignalfunding@pa.gov.
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