Mahoning Township has decided not to put in a streetlight at the intersection of Ashtown Drive and Route 443.

Last month, Supervisor Deb McGowan said that she heard a request to put a streetlight at the intersection, and that she’d like the township to ask PPL to consider putting one at the junction.

The board agreed to send letters to the eight property owners who would be affected and have to pay a streetlight assessment tax of $49 a year.

On Wednesday, it was announced that four property owners were not in favor, two were in favor, and there was one nonresponse.

In January, the board, minus two supervisors, tabled discussion on the addition of a streetlight at the intersection.

Board Chairman Robert Slaw said at that time that the planning commission received two plans for properties located nearby along Route 443.

Afterward, supervisors decided to table the matter to see if anything came from the sketch plans.

In December, McGowan said she has “been begging people to come to these meetings.”

McGowan said at that time “This is a safety issue at this intersection.”

McGowan said the township would need to notify homeowners who would be affected.

Supervisors tabled the matter at that time as well.

The Route 443/Blakeslee Boulevard reconstruction project has resulted in an uptick in traffic on Ashtown Drive.

The project began Feb. 15 and will rehabilitate the portion of roadway from the Carbon Plaza Mall in Mahoning Township to the Route 209/Thomas J. McCall Memorial Bridge in Lehighton.

H & K Group Inc. of Skippack is the general contractor on the $21 million project that is anticipated to be complete in September 2024.