Doylestown Township will install accessible pedestrian push buttons at three intersections after supervisors unanimously accepted a $123,176 state grant on Monday, Aug. 31.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Green Light-Go grant covers 80% of the $153,970 project. The township's share is $30,794.

The three intersections slated for upgrades are Butler Avenue and New Britain Road; State Street, Doylestown Hospital Driveway and Progress Drive; and U.S. 202 and Lower State Road, according to a joint announcement from state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tim Brennan, both D-Bucks, who publicized the funding on Aug. 7.

Each location will get new accessible pedestrian signal push buttons and right-turn overlap improvements, Central Bucks Now reported. The vote was unanimous, though individual supervisor names were not recorded in available public documents.

The grant works as a reimbursement. The township will pay for the work upfront, complete the project and submit documentation to PennDOT for the state's portion. Supervisors authorized the township manager and director of operations to execute the grant agreement with PennDOT.

"I'm proud our state government is investing in making our streets safer, more accessible and pedestrian-friendly … These improvements to our pedestrian crossings will make it easier to get out and explore Doylestown Township," Santarsiero said in the Aug. 7 announcement.

Brennan, in the same announcement, said the accessible signals will help people with disabilities, older adults and families with young children navigate the intersections more safely.

The grant is part of a broader PennDOT round that awarded $38 million to 86 municipalities statewide, according to PennLive. Since Gov. Josh Shapiro took office, the program has distributed $134 million and upgraded more than 1,700 traffic signals across Pennsylvania.

Doylestown Borough is also tapping the Green Light-Go program. Borough Council awarded a $552,990 contract on May 18 to modernize the intersection of West State, West Court and Clinton streets, funded in part by a separate $340,995 grant, according to the borough.

No construction timeline for the township project has been announced.