Pittsburgh Receives $1.3M Grant for Traffic Signal Upgrades

Pittsburgh will upgrade traffic signals at three intersections using more than $1.3 million in state grant funding, city officials announced.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation awarded the city $1,394,029 through its Green Light Go Program to replace signals at North Avenue and James Street in East Allegheny; Lorenz Avenue and Steuben Street in Elliott; and Mifflin Road and Interboro Avenue in Lincoln Place.

The city will provide $348,507 in matching funds for a total project cost of about $1.7 million.

Upgrades include new traffic and pedestrian signal heads, accessible curb ramps, audible pedestrian pushbuttons and streetlighting. Similar improvements at other intersections have reduced crashes by 33%, according to the mayor’s office.

“In order to have safer streets for everyone, we have to make sure that we’re investing in equipment and infrastructure on our roads like new traffic signals,” Mayor Corey O’Connor said in a statement.

The project is scheduled for design in 2026 with construction beginning in 2027. The grant will be presented to Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday.