CRANBERRY — Township supervisors approved a corridor transportation study of Dutilh Road at a meeting Thursday, Dec. 7.

The study will examine access and configuration of potential intersections through Dutilh Road, including the needed number of lanes and turn lanes, township manager Dan Santoro said after the meeting.

The study was approved at a cost of $59,655.20 and will be conducted by consultant group McCormick Taylor.

“Currently, as we all know, (Dutilh Road) is going to be a short alternative to Route 19 and a primary connection to the businesses and residents in that area,” chairman Mike Manipole said.

Santoro said he expects the study will be completed within about six months, after which the results will be presented to the board.

“At that point, it becomes a vision for when we begin to deal with development on that corridor,” Santoro said after the meeting.

Supervisors also approved $145,200 to go toward a transportation impact fee program update, which will be conducted by Herbert Rowland & Grubic.

“It's been about 10 years since the township has done a whole update of our long-range transportation plan,” vice chairman Bruce Hezlep said. “Specifically the impact fee program.”

The program examines the long-term transportation needs of the township based on forecast growth, and “establishes fees based on that and improvements that are necessary to accommodate that growth,” Santoro said after the meeting.

“As part of the transportation impact fee program, the township has fees that the new developers are required to pay when they build new development,” he said.

The board approved the replacement of a traffic signal at the intersection of Route 19 and Short Street at $1,009,737.10 to be completed by Traffic Control and Engineering.

“The signal’s 35 years old, so the pole’s old and needs replaced, and all the equipment that goes with it,” Santoro said after the meeting. He said the process to begin replacing the traffic signal would be expected to start sometime after Jan. 1.

At the meeting, newly reelected board members Bruce Mazzoni, Karen Newpol and John Skorupan were sworn in.

After a unanimous vote, township supervisors adopted the proposed 2024 budget with no property tax increase.

“If you look at the budget, and follow it penny by penny, it’s truly an amazing document,” Manipole said. “Thank you to all the staff and everyone that worked so hard on putting that together.”

The board of supervisors will hold its reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

“This has been a great year in the township,” Manipole said. “When you look at a lot of the processes we've gone through, a lot of the projects, and all the great happenings, the grant money that's been coming this year, it’s been a very, very successful year.”