CRANBERRY TWP — Township officials are applying for several state and federal grants to fund traffic management projects.

The township will apply to the Southwest Pennsylvania Commission for traffic signal improvements for several highway corridors including: $17,750 for Rochester Road, $54,200 for Route 19 in conjunction with Marshall Township in Allegheny County and $69,400 for Route 228/Freedom Road corridor in conjunction with Seven Fields and Adams Township.

The township also will apply to the federal Congestion Management and Air Quality Program for intersection improvements at Rochester Road/Route 19 and Wisconsin Avenue intersection.

The cost of the improvements is estimated at $1.96 million, which includes an additional turn lane onto Route 19 and new signal timing.

Duane McKee, assistant township manager/operations, told the supervisors Thursday that the township several years ago received a congestion management grant, which allowed for traffic improvements to be made on Freedom Road.