South Whitehall establishes traffic calming guidelines

[ad_1] S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners adopted a traffic calming policy Wednesday night at the Administration Building. By definition, traffic calming is a combination of mainly physical measures designed to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle usage, alter driver behavior, and improve conditions for non-motorized users of … Read more

Upper Saucon warehouse plan puts more traffic on `high-crash’ Route 309 corridor, LVPC says

[ad_1] Three warehouses that will be built off Route 309 will add traffic to a “high-crash corridor,” according to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. The commission recommends that if developer Kay Builder’s proposal for Upper Saucon Township winds up employing more than 800 people, additional traffic studies should be carried out. The warehouses comprising the … Read more

Man pleads guilty to fleeing traffic stop, which prompted manhunt in part of Lehigh County

[ad_1] UPPER SAUCON TWP., Pa. – A man pleaded guilty to fleeing police officers and prompting a manhunt in part of Lehigh County in late November. Sampson Nyawkun, 21, admitted to fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, recklessly endangering another person, and possessing marijuana, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. He was sentenced … Read more