New Route 19, Ehrman Road Traffic Signal Readying to Go Live

After close to a year in the making, the new traffic signal at the intersection of Route 19 and Ehrman Road is set to go live later this week.

Jason Kratsas, Cranberry’s director of engineering, said PennDOT is expected to put the signal into flash mode on Thursday, May 16.

Kratsas said the signal would flash in yellow for motorists on Route 19. For those traveling along Ehrman Road, the signal will flash red.  

“It’s just a warning cycle to show people that a new signal is coming in,” he said.

The signal should be fully operational by Wednesday, May 22.

The addition of the signal caps off months of planning and construction for the traffic poles, including several delays.

The traffic signal in Cranberry is one of the first to be tested under new PennDOT guidelines, which were adopted by the state in mid-2012, Kratsas said.

Although Cranberry ordered the traffic signal equipment for the intersection last September with plans to install it by January, the township learned the following month that design testing under the new regulations would delay the project.

Kratsas said the township is pleased the traffic poles are now being put into the place.

Sheetz, which is building a convenience store and gas station at the intersection of Route 19 and Ehrman Road, also chipped in funds for the traffic project.

The developers contributed about $600,000 for the signal and road project. Cranberry budgeted about $300,000 for the construction, which includes new turning lanes and updates to the storm water sewer system.

Sheetz is scheduled to open in mid-July, according to Cranberry Township planning officials.

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