Photo credit: Upper Dublin Township.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that it will invest over $27 million through the Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) program to support 51 safety projects across 44 municipalities statewide.
Locally, Abington Township will receive $514,633 for high visibility crosswalks, rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB), ADA enhancements, and signage at the four intersections of Easton Road and Fairhill Avenue, Easton Road and Parkdale Avenue, Edge Hill Road and Keith Road, and Jenkintown Road and Evergreen Road.
Upper Dublin Township Municipal Authority will receive $500,000 to extend the Cross County Trail along Virginia Drive and Dreshertown Road and widen the road from Susquehanna Road to the Beacon Hill Road/Bantry Drive signalized intersection.
Jenkintown Borough will receive $101,950 to update the current system signal timing at eight intersections between Wyncote Road to Madeira Avenue.
“Under Governor Shapiro’s leadership, we’re making important investments in communities across the Commonwealth that make a real difference in the lives of Pennsylvanians,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “The ARLE program helps municipalities improve traffic flow and safety at intersections, not only for drivers, but for pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users. I’m proud that PennDOT continues to invest directly in communities through programs like ARLE, delivering real results for Pennsylvanians.”
Pennsylvania’s ARLE program aims to improve safety at intersections with traffic signals by providing automated enforcement at locations where data shows red-light running has been an issue. Grant funding is supplied by fines from red light violations at intersections in Philadelphia.
The funding announcement brings PennDOT’s total investment through the ARLE program to over $60 million to support 121 safety projects since the Shapiro Administration took office in 2023, delivering on the Administration’s commitment to make communities safer and more connected.
For more information about the ARLE program, visit PennDOT’s website.
