Two projects aimed at improving pedestrian safety at high-traffic intersections in Falls Township are moving forward.
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During the Monday evening meeting, the Falls Township Board of Supervisors authorized moving forward with a crosswalk enhancement project at New Falls Road and Vermilion Drive and a traffic signal improvement project at Trenton Road and North Olds Boulevard.
The New Falls Road project includes adding signalized push-button activated pedestrian warning lights, along with pavement markings and signage improvements at the existing crosswalk.
“The design is done. We have our PennDOT permits,” Remington and Vernick Engineers Project Manager Derrick Kennedy said. “The next step is to go to bid and advertise the project for construction.”
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Construction on the New Falls Road project is anticipated to begin in early May and will take approximately three months to complete. Although, he noted that the start date is depending on the availability of supplies.
Supervisor Jeff Boraski expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress, noting it has been a long time coming.
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“I’m excited to see this project. It’s been a long time coming,” Boraski said. “I was actually looking through board agendas, and it was the same year I had gotten on the board, asking for that crosswalk to be done in 2014 or early 2015.”
Boraski added that completing the crosswalk project would be “a good way to end my 12-year career” as a supervisor. He is not running for reelection.
The Trenton Road and North Olds Boulevard project involves a full traffic signal replacement and modernization of the intersection, including ADA ramps and associated roadway improvements.
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The project is funded by a Pennsylvania Green Light Go grant with a 20 percent township match.
The budget estimate for the Trenton Road project is $338,000, with construction expected to begin in mid-April and last approximately five months, Kennedy said.
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“I look forward to seeing it getting done,” Supervisor Brian Galloway said, noting concerns with children crossing the roadway before and after school. “It really needs this.”
Supervisor John Palmer added that he was “glad to see that this project’s getting majority of it through the Green Light grant.”
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