Richland Receives $32,000 Grant for Red Light Safety Improvements

Richland Township has been awarded grant funding through the state's automated red light enforcement program, according to PennDOT.

PennDOT said Richland will receive $32,000 to upgrade several traffic signals to LED.

An eight-member committee selected projects that would improve safety, enhance mobility or reduce congestion.

A total of $420,838 in "Automated Red Light Enforcement" funding will be distributed in Allegheny County and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission in PennDOT's District 11. 

The other four Allegheny County projects awarded in District 11 include: $53,200 to Glassport; $117,338 to McKees Rocks; $45,800 to Millvale and $172,500 to the SPC, which includes District 11, to assist municipalities in the region with installing LED traffic signals at 40 intersections.

Municipalities submitted 268 applications. About $4.7 million in grants are being distributed statewide to 43 municipalities and the SPC. Fines from infractions at 21 intersections in Philadelphia supply the grant funding.

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