Traffic & Transit
Ross Gets $900K To Help Relieve McKnight Road Traffic Woes
The township is getting significant state funds for a project that could speed traffic along McKnight Road.
ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA — It might not signal an end to all of the traffic woes that have caused people to call heavily congested McKnight Road "McNightmare Road" for decades. But it could help speed the traffic flow along the busy road.
State Rep. Emily Kinkead has announced the township is receiving a state grant of nearly $900,000 to upgrade eight traffic signals along McKnight.
According to Kinkead, the grant will improve traffic lights at the following intersecting streets on McKnight:
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- McIntyre Road and Northway Mall Drive.
- Browns Lane and Johanna Drive.
- McKnight Circle and Ross Park Mall Drive.
- Patrick Place and Ross Towne Center Drive.
- Seibert Road and North Hills Village Mall Drive North.
- Braunlich Drive and North Hills Village Mall Drive South.
- Medical Center Drive and Red Lobster Drive.
- Jug Handle and Nelson Run Road.
It's unclear when the upgrades will be completed.
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