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Lower Macungie authorizes traffic consultant contract to support corridor and 209 plan work
Summary
The board approved authorization to engage Bowles/Smythe Associates as a special traffic consultant to support several corridor studies (including Route 78/Bypass 222 and local 209 plan updates); commissioners emphasized a need for data and prioritized areas for review.
The board voted to authorize the manager to engage Bowles/Smythe Associates (a special traffic consultant) to help the township with a range of traffic projects and studies, including regional corridor work and the township's 209 traffic and safety priorities. Manager Bruce said the consultant would be engaged as needed to provide technical analysis and help update the township's traffic priorities.
Commissioners said traffic remains a top concern of residents and emphasized the importance of data and a priority list for the consultant work; one commissioner called the contract "an important move" to address resident complaints with studied solutions.
