Narberth Getting Grant For Windsor Avenue Project

NARBERTH, PA — A transportation project on Windsor Avenue in Narberth is getting a grant from the Montgomery County Transportation Program, county officials said Friday.

The county said eight projects across the county have been chosen to receive grants totaling $1.07 million. These grants are part of the fourth cycle for the program, which was established to fund transportation projects using the county’s $5 Vehicle Registration Revenue Fee.

Narberth will get $100,000 for the installation of four vegetated stormwater bumpouts along Windsor Avenue at Conway Avenue, Essex Avenue, Forrest Avenue, and Hampden Road.

Each year municipalities apply for funds to implement projects that include road construction and repair, traffic sign and signal installation, crosswalk markings, curb ramps, pedestrian trails within public right-of-way, and street lighting.

Projects were evaluated in terms of the benefit and visibility to the overall public, county and local planning consistency, readiness, and funding support. The selection committee consists of members of the Montgomery County Planning Commission Board, the Montgomery County Transportation Authority, and interdepartmental county staff.

This year’s winners include six boroughs and two townships. Half of the municipalities do not contain county-owned roadways or bridges, which is where the remainder of $5 Vehicle Registration Revenue Fee funds are utilized. Three of the eight municipalities are first time winners, bringing the total number of municipalities that have received County Transportation Program grants over the four years of the program to twenty-three.

"The County Transportation Program allows locally raised transportation dollars to fund local transportation projects that improve infrastructure in our communities," said Dr. Valerie A. Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. "Montgomery County will continue to prioritize the safe movement of people across roads, bridges, and trails throughout our county by helping to get local projects done."