The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure has been awarded an $805,533 grant to replace and modernize traffic signals at a major intersection in Oakland. The funding, provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, will support safety upgrades at Fifth Avenue and Dithridge Street.
The grant was issued through the Automated Red Light Enforcement Transportation Grant Program. This initiative uses revenue generated from red light violation fines to fund road safety enhancements across the state. The intersection targeted for the project has a history of several crashes over the last five years, including a fatal incident in 2020.
Safety improvements planned for the intersection include new LED streetlighting and countdown pedestrian signals equipped with audible tone indicators. Engineers also plan to install larger LED traffic light signal heads for better motorist visibility. The project also features the installation of concrete bumpouts, which are designed to shorten crosswalk distances for pedestrians while slowing down vehicles as they turn…