Route 97 & 505 Traffic Circulation Study

Aerial photograph of study intersections

Millcreek Township, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Erie County Municipal Planning Organization (MPO), is spearheading a Traffic Circulation Study in the area of Route 505 (Perry Highway), Route 97 (Old French Road), Young Road, Evans Road, and Old Glenwood Park Avenue. This study was a recommendation of Erie County’s 2017 Long Range Transportation Plan, which identified this as an area of concern for safety and traffic circulation difficulties.

Whitman, Requardt and Associates (WRA), a traffic engineering consultant from Cranberry, PA, is working under contract with the MPO to perform the study. Over the past few months, they have performed traffic counts, analyzed crash information, and convened a Steering Committee to gather relevant data on potential improvements. Based on their work, they have developed several concepts for potential future improvements.

Below is a slideshow of the four improvement options. Clicking on any option will open a larger version in a new browser window. A summary of the options can be found underneath the slideshow. You can leave your comments on the alternatives for the project team by clicking here: Online Comment Form. Comments will be accepted until the end of June. 

Improvement Concepts

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Alternative 1 - Traffic Signal

Install a traffic signal at the intersection of Perry Highway (505), Young Road, Evans Road, and Old Glenwood Park Avenue. Convert Old Glenwood Park Avenue to one-way westbound.

Alternative 2 - Roundabout

Install a roundabout at the Perry Highway (505), Young Road, Evans Road, and Old Glenwood Park Avenue. The current traffic signal at the intersection of Perry Highway (505) and Old French Road (97) remains in place. Convert Old Glenwood Park Avenue to one-way westbound. 

Alternative 3 - Roundabout

Install a roundabout at the Perry Highway (505), Young Road, Evans Road,  Old Glenwood Park Avenue, and a newly constructed Old French Road (97). The current traffic signal at the intersection of Perry Highway (505) and Old French Road (97) is removed, with the northbound leg remaining as a one-way for traffic wanting to continue on Old French Road. Evans Road is realigned to connect to the new portion of Old French Road. Convert Old Glenwood Park Avenue to one-way westbound. 

Alternative 4 - Roundabout

Install a roundabout at the Perry Highway (505), Young Road, Evans Road,  Old Glenwood Park Avenue, and a newly constructed Old French Road (97). Old French Road no longer connects to Perry Highway at the south intersection, and the traffic signal there is removed. Evans Road is realigned to connect to the new portion of Old French Road with a northbound-only connection. Convert Old Glenwood Park Avenue to one-way westbound.