Resident Presses Township on Stop-sign Running at Erland and Raleigh; Officials Cite Traffic-warrant Rules

At the Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors meeting, resident Mark Lane (961 Erland Drive, Haines Acres) told the board he sees drivers “running that stop sign constantly” at the Erland Drive and Raleigh Drive intersection and urged additional measures, such as undercover enforcement, conversion of nearby intersections to four-way stops, or speed humps to slow traffic.

Lane thanked parks and police staff for recent improvements — a larger stop sign and red striping — but said they have not fully solved the problem. “I see people running that stop sign constantly,” Lane said, and suggested examples that have worked elsewhere in the neighborhood, including a four-way stop or speed hump.

Township officials responded that staff have studied the area and that installing additional traffic-control devices requires traffic studies and must meet state warrants before the township can change stop control or add speed humps. The chair and department representatives said enforcement would be pursued where feasible and that some traffic-calming devices depend on road classification and state approval.

The civil engineer later noted the township is reviewing multiple plan and traffic items and that signal poles are being installed at Haines Road intersections as part of ongoing infrastructure work. No formal traffic study outcome or schedule for changes at the Erland/Raleigh intersection was announced at the meeting.

The board did not take a formal vote on any traffic-control change at the meeting; officials encouraged follow-up with staff to pursue formal study and potential remedies.