A $22,000 traffic improvement project will improve the appearance of traffic light poles along Butler’s Main Street from Wayne to Penn Street.

The city has signed a contract with Bruce & Merrilees of New Castle to replace the existing traffic light poles with new ones.

“It's all about upgrading and improving existing equipment,” said John Evans, Butler’s building code official. “The new poles will be black so they will match color of our decorative lighting.”

The project will also include new traffic signal heads, preemption devices for emergency vehicles and traffic signal controllers.

Project manager Ken Burnfield anticipates the improvements should be finished by November.

Work on the project is to take place at night.

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