Mahoning Township wants to install stop signs at ramps where motorists fail to yield before entering a bustling Route 443.

Supervisors unanimously agreed on Wednesday to have township engineer Peter Eisenbrown write a letter to PennDOT requesting the signs for the ramps at Giant Food Store and Walmart eastbound, and Lowe’s Home Improvement westbound.

That came after board Chairman Robert Slaw suggested it look to take that action.

After the meeting, Slaw said the reason for the request is because motorists are not yielding when they exit ramps that lead from the stores to Route 443.

The hope, Slaw said, is that the signs would require vehicles to stop before they head out onto the busy intersection.

Last month, supervisors opted not to put in a streetlight at the intersection of Ashtown Drive and Route 443.

In July, 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.

Last month, 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.

Slaw said at that time that the planning commission received two plans for properties located nearby along 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 completed in September 2024.