An intersection in Wrightstown that’s seen its share of accidents is going to get a closer look from township officials.
The Wrightstown Board of Supervisors wants a traffic study performed at the intersection of State Route 232 and township-owned Penns Park Road.
To that end, the board recently authorized Township Manager Stacey Mulholland to seek proposals from engineering firm Pennoni to perform the study.
Depending on what the analysis shows, supervisors could look to install additional traffic safety measures at the intersection, said Supervisor Chairman Chester Pogonowski.
Pogonowski explained that during a two-year construction project at the intersection of Route 232 and Swamp Road, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation detoured traffic, which caused vehicle volume to increase at the 232/Penns Park Road intersection.
“As a result, we saw a spike in minor vehicle accidents at the Penns Park intersection,” Pogonowski explained.
While traffic volumes have returned to normal and vehicle accidents decreased, supervisors are interested in determining if conditions have changed enough permanently to warrant adding more traffic control measures. Whether that would mean another stop sign or a traffic light — or nothing at all — remains to be seen. Currently, there’s a stop sign on Penns Park Road.
In other news, supervisors have authorized the township engineer to review current industry design requirements relative to the height of ground-mounted solar panels. Current local zoning allows such solar arrays to be a maximum of 10 feet — a requirement that all ground solar installations in Wrightstown meet at the moment, Pogonowski said.
“While solar energy was viewed as an important tool for passive generation of energy at the time of adoption of local regulations on solar panels in 2013, ground-mounted units can easily reflect light back into the adjoining homes which could intrude upon a neighbor,” Pogonowski said, which is part of why the township wants to review standards.
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