Submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced that it will distribute approximately $13 million in Automated Red Light Enforcement funding to 35 municipalities statewide to fund 39 safety projects, including two in Centre County. This investment, which supports the Shapiro administration’s commitment to safer, more connected communities, brings the total dollars awarded through the ARLE funding program to $141.15 million, funding 576 transportation enhancement projects since 2010.
“This program helps communities across the state make important investments in traffic flow and safety,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “These improvements complement the many road, bridge and multimodal projects happening in Pennsylvania, and are in line with the Shapiro administration’s commitment to invest in Pennsylvania’s infrastructure and help keep communities connected safely to opportunity and each other.”
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. Grant funding is supplied by fines from red light violations at 34 intersections in Philadelphia. State law specifies that projects improving safety, enhancing mobility and reducing congestion can be considered for funding. Municipalities submitted 97 applications, totaling $54 million in requests. Projects were selected by an eight-member committee based on criteria such as safety benefits and effectiveness, cost and local and regional impact.
Of the 39 approved projects, two were authorized in Centre County:
- College Township — $146,320 for traffic signal upgrades on the Route 26 corridor, including advanced radar units, new signal heads with reflective back plates, louver systems and review split phasing or new pavement marking alignment/arrangement at Route 26 and U.S. 322 ramps.
- Harris Township — $298,349 to designate, design and install a bike/pedestrian crossing point on Boal Avenue at the Pennsylvania Military Museum entrance/Old Boalsburg Road intersection.
