The intersection of Branchton Road and Route 8 in Slippery Rock Township has seen multiple accidents in recent months and township supervisors are talking with officials at the state Department of Transportation on how to improve its safety. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle

SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Township supervisors met with PennDOT representatives in early May to brainstorm strategies to make the intersection of Branchton Road and Route 8 safer.

The four-way intersection was the site of three vehicle crashes, one of them fatal, during the month of April.

At the monthly township meeting Monday, Supervisor Paul Dickey announced that he, Supervisor Terry Doerr and road foreman Randy Long met with PennDOT representatives May 10 at the intersection site to discuss decreasing the risk of accidents.

“They thought of doing something in the relatively near future,” Dickey said. “I’m not sure what all they had in mind.”

The intersection currently uses a blinking yellow light to regulate traffic.

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