A vehicle waits on Branchton Rd while traffic travels State Highway 8 in Slippery Rock Township. At a Monday meeting, supervisors discussed improvements that could be made to decrease accidents at the site. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle 07/25/22

SLIPPERY ROCK — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to complete a speed study on a dangerous intersection along Route 8.

Supervisor Paul Dickey said during the Slippery Rock supervisors’ meeting Monday evening that PennDOT responded eight days after the supervisors requested a study of a stretch of Route 8, including the Branchton Road intersection, on Oct. 11.

According to the letter, PennDOT expects to complete an engineering report, a study of the roadway, a parking and pedestrian study, and an analysis of reported accidents in addition to the speed study.

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