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Salem supervisors seek bids to upgrade signals on Route 22, add flashing school device on Route 119
Summary
The board authorized advertising for bids to modify safety equipment at six Route 22 intersections and one flashing school‑zone device on Route 119 after residents reported speeding; a Kiski Barracks corporal said a trooper already patrols Route 22 and raised drone privacy concerns.
The Salem Township Board of Supervisors voted Nov. 20 to advertise solicitations for bids to upgrade traffic‑signal safety at six signalized intersections along State Route 22 and to install a flashing school‑zone device on State Route 119.
Supervisor Kerry Jobe made the motion, which passed unanimously. The action responds to multiple resident complaints about speeding on Route 22. Corporal Parsley of the Kiski Barracks told the board that a trooper already spends significant time patrolling Route 22 and described the department’s limited use of drones at scenes while stressing privacy safeguards. Supervisor Bob Zundel had raised the resident complaints earlier in the meeting.
The board did not set a construction schedule in the motion; the vote authorized the township to solicit bids so cost estimates, scopes and timelines can be developed. The move is intended to produce engineering estimates and vendor proposals before any final commitment of township funds or construction approvals.
