Politics & Government
New 'Traffic Garden' To Launch In Montgomery County
The garden will feature scaled-down streets with intersections, stop and yield signs, roundabouts, and more.
NEW HANOVER, PA — Montgomery County wll soon launch a new interactive exhibit and educational experience called a "traffic garden," aimed at improving youth knowledge of the road.
The garden's grand opening will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. at Community Park in Gilbertsville.
"This unique and safe space has been designed to teach road safety behavior and skills to children and young cyclists from an early age," county officials said.
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The garden will feature scaled-down streets with intersections, stop and yield signs, painted roads, roundabouts, colorful spaces and more. Officials say it will be used for organized safety lessons, but will also be open to the general public during park hours.
The garden was put together by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Public Health, and New Hanover Township. It's funded by a Health Services Block Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Preventive Health and Health Services.
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