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Council unanimously approves traffic-signal grant, USDOT grant application and two interpreter contracts

Harrisburg City Council · February 11, 2026

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Summary

Council passed Resolution 6 (a $387,380 PennDOT Green Light Go award for Allison Hill signal updates), Resolution 9 (authorization to apply for up to $3 million from USDOT), and approved two professional-services contracts for sign-language interpretation (Resolutions 7 and 8), all by 7–0 votes.

Council read and unanimously approved several noncontroversial measures following the budget item. Resolution 6 ratified a Green Light Go grant award of $387,380 from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to update traffic-signal equipment in the Allison Hill neighborhood. Resolution 9 authorized submission of a U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD/BUILDER-style grant request for up to $3,000,000 to improve safety on multiple corridors, including Division Street, North 6th Street, Market Street and South 17th Street.

The council also approved two professional services agreements: Resolution 7 authorized negotiation with Elizabeth Schaeber to provide sign-language interpretation services and Resolution 8 authorized negotiation with Joshua Balker for similar services. All four resolutions passed by recorded roll call votes of 7–0.

Councilman Rodriguez and other members noted the transportation projects are intended to improve safety and multimodal approaches, and administration staff (the city engineer) answered questions about the scope and that some intersections may receive ADA work pending further identification of locations.