A decision by the state Department of Transportation to shut down a dangerous intersection in Lower Towamensing Township has ruffled the feathers of one resident.

Resident Herman Bollinger on Tuesday spoke out at the township's board of supervisors with regard to PennDOT's decision to shut down the intersection of Route 248 and Club Road.This week, PennDOT workers were to begin constructing a center median barrier at the intersection to permanently prohibit vehicles from making a left-hand turn from Route 248 onto Club Road, as well as from Club Road onto Route 248.However, the weather has caused delays.Work at the intersection is being extended one week (from Oct. 17 through Oct. 24), according to information from PennDOT Tuesday.Motorists should anticipate weekday lane restrictions on Route 248 east and west through Oct. 24.Once constructed, the barrier will permanently prohibit vehicles from making a left-hand turn from Route 248 onto Club Road, as well as from Club Road onto Route 248.Bollinger asked each of the three supervisors whether they were for or against PennDOT's decision.But, Supervisors' Chairman Brent Green told Bollinger supervisors could do nothing to change the situation."It's already done," Green said. "They're closing it."Green added, "We have no control over Route 248; that's the state's.""The road is still open," he said. "You just can't make a left turn."Bollinger then took the supervisors to task, and told them, "You guys are letting the taxpayers down."Afterward, Supervisor Ron Walbert shared his opinion on the matter."Other than having a stacking lane, I think it's good they're going to close it," Walbert said."I think it's a wise choice to close it."In June, Green said, "I think we were averaging three to four accidents a year."A traffic and engineering study found about 40 percent of crashes at this intersection are rear-end collisions, related to left turning vehicles from the passing lane.