However, funding would be restored under a spending proposal made by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Awarded in November 2019, the Green Light-Go grant would have paid for the installation of preemption devices at eight downtown intersections. Affixed next to traffic signals, the devices look like small flood lights and can turn lights to green when they are triggered by strobe lights on approaching emergency vehicles.
âItâs definitely good technology to use and weâre always looking for equipment and technology advances to make our job safer and more efficient,â Lancaster city Fire Chief Scott Little said, noting the preemption devices improve response times and reduce accidents.
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