Some might call it an early Christmas present. A much-disliked traffic light at a Millcreek intersection has been taken down.
The light was along West 8th St. near the entrance to the West Erie Plaza in Millcreek. There’s another light just feet away at the intersection of West 8th St. and Pittsburgh Ave.
The hope is one less light will ease congestion and improve safety after numerous accidents.
PennDOT determined there isn’t enough traffic in the area to warrant the light.
An employee at nearby Presque Isle Consignment said the accidents often made it hard for customers to get to the business.
“They were moderate accidents…just people driving into the back of each other,” Pamela Rood said.
“You had one stoplight and then another and so they [were just] colliding. But it was constant. It was a steady. I would say it was almost every week.”