Regional signal project, cayuga, cortland, onondaga, oswego, seneca and tompkins counties

This $4,568,454 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will support the "Regional Signal Project" in Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, and Tompkins Counties in New York. The project aims to upgrade and replace traffic signals and control devices, bringing them up to current MUTCD and FHWA standards. This includes installing back plates, supplemental signal heads, vehicle detection, and enhanced pedestrian facilities to improve overall vehicular and pedestrian safety and operations at numerous locations on and off the federal-aid highway system in these counties. The New York Department of Transportation is the designated awardee for this grant, which was awarded on November 18, 2024.

Project description

Upgrade/replace, signals and traffic control devices; upgrade/replace non-standard, worn or damaged traffic signals and other traffic control devices; upgrade specific locations to current mutcd and fhwa standards; install back plates, supplemental signal heads, vehicle detection on all approaches and enhanced pedestrian facilities; to enhance vehicular and pedestrian safety and improve overall operations; numerous locations, on & off federal aid system, cayuga, cortland, onondaga, oswego, seneca and tompkins counties