BUTLER TWP — The intersection of Hansen Avenue, Whitestown Road and Armco Drive will be the target of an overhaul in a project by township officials.

Township manager Tom Knights said at a Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, meeting of the township board of commissioners that the project will take at least 18 months and traffic at the intersection will be impacted during construction because the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation likely won’t not allow for a detour during the work.

However, the new plan includes a realignment of Armco Drive and some left-turning lanes to make exiting that road easier. The intersection is planned to resemble a cross.

“There will be a dedicated left-turn lane,” Knights said of Armco Drive.