The City of Pittsburgh and a number of other western Pennsylvania towns are benefiting from more than $1.1 million from PennDOT's Green Light-Go program.
Governor Tom Wolf awarded the city $398,000 to be used for two traffic signal projects.
The Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure will use $266,000 to improve communication between traffic signals and the traffic management center by expanding the city's fiber optic network.
In addition, $132,000 will go towards the East End Retiming Project to study 50 traffic signals in East Liberty, Point Breeze, Shadyside, Bloomfield and Friendship. The study will review the timing of the signals for both vehicles and pedestrians with the goal of improving safety and reducing vehicle idle times.
Edgewood Borough will receive $230,144 tp upgrade the traffic signal for Race Street at Pennwood Avenue.
Cranberry Township in Butler County will use $108,000 to make traffic signal improvements. In New Castle, more than $201,000 will help modernize the Butler/Taylor traffic signal.
In Westmoreland County, South Greensburg will use $237,000 to modernize the Broad Street/Huff Avenue traffic signal.
The full list of grant distributions across the state can be viewed here.
