The Wawa and intersection development in South Williamsport is moving along as are other traffic safety improvements near the Little League World Series complex and borough residential and commercial areas.

The borough council recently approved the Wawa land development plan and the plan should commence with site preparation this month, said Steven W. Cappelli, borough manager and public safety director.

The actual building construction on the 6,500-square-foot store will follow. The closest Wawa is located on Maynard Street, Williamsport.

Additionally, the Route 15 and Fairmont Avenue intersection where the Wawa is being constructed will be fully signalized with a pedestrian crosswalk.

It is anticipated that the new store will be open in advance of the 2026 Little League World Series, Cappelli said.

The borough officials believe this traffic calming and pedestrian and motorist safety improvement of an intersection on heavily traveled Route 15 will greatly improve the safety for pedestrians,

motorists and those visiting the Wawa as well as the Little League complex and Peter Herdic Museum.

Moreover, the borough will be awarding a state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Green Light-Go contract in the near future to replace all existing traffic lights on Market and Hastings streets with light-emitting diode (LED) signals that can be remotely controlled.

The Green Light-Go grant awarded to the borough is for $960,000.

Established by Act 89 of 2013 and revised by Act 101 of 2016, the program is administered by the PennDOT, Bureau of Maintenance and Operations.

The program may be utilized for a range of operational improvements including, but not limited to, light-emitting diode (LED) technology installation, traffic signal retiming, developing special event plans and monitoring traffic signals, as well as upgrading traffic signals to the latest technologies.

The Green Light-Go program is a reimbursement grant program and applicants are required to provide a minimum 20% match. This grant was awarded in 2023 by the Gov. Josh Shapiro administration.

Shapiro recently visited the championship game of the Little League World Series.

Green Light-Go grants were also awarded for projects in Jersey Shore, $764,668 for updated signal equipment at Allegheny Street, Broad Street and Main Street; Muncy, $360,780 for updated signal equipment at Main Street and Penn Street and Williamsport, $640,833 for updated signal equipment at Little League Boulevard, Hepburn Street and Market Street, Shapiro’s office stated.

“Thanks to these grants, drivers and pedestrians are now safer, and Pennsylvanians can get where they need to go quicker and more efficiently,” Shapiro said.

“I’m proud that the Department of Transportation, led by Secretary Mike Carroll, will continue to help our communities improve mobility for Pennsylvanians as we continue to deliver real results across the Commonwealth,” Shapiro said.