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Township urged to press PennDOT on dangerous US‑322 intersection; engineer recommends staged safety fixes
Summary
Residents and a township board member asked the board to request PennDOT install a traffic signal at the US‑322 (Bowl Avenue) intersection with Bear Meadows/Elk’s Club Road after recent crashes; traffic engineer Rob Watts advised PennDOT warrants are unlikely to be met and recommended a safety review and low‑cost interim measures such as warning flashers or repositioning stop bars.
Residents and board members urged Harris Township to act after repeated crashes — including a recent fatality — at the US‑322 Bowl Avenue intersection with Bear Meadows Road/Elks Club Road.
A board member who has led the push described multiple recent accidents and said PennDOT previously advised a township letter is the first step toward any change. The board invited Rob Watts of McCormick Taylor to brief them on the site’s crash history and the procedural and technical steps required for a traffic signal.
Watts said the intersection is "one of the most challenging" in the region because of heavy…
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