CRANBERRY TWP — The township is hoping to get state grants that would help fund improvements to its traffic management system and help pay for new playground equipment in Graham Park.

Supervisors Thursday evening voted to apply for a state Department of Transportation Automated Red Light Enforcement Program grant. About $3 million in funds exists for this year’s program.

Cranberry manager Jerry Andree said the township wants to use the money to install the latest traffic management software for its traffic operations center, called Adaptive.

The software can offer improvements in reduced travel times and shorter lines of traffic at signals.

Signal timing adjustments were suggested in a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University, Andree said.

The township also has applied for a second state grant to assist with the construction of playgrounds at Graham Park.

Andree said the plan is to install playgrounds at each of the three sports campuses, which was included in the overall master plan for Graham Park.