CONSHOHOCKEN – They’ve generated the most activity on The Times Herald website since March — dreaded traffic issues.

For weeks, feedback has poured in from readers and web surfers, eager to see a change in traffic patterns or road conditions in the area. With help from the new SeeClickFix Times Herald website feature, a consensus of the most egregious traffic headaches is now at hand.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission recently gave the intersection of Matsonford Road and Route 23 (Front Street) a grade of F, as part of an investigation looking into the possibility of a second Schuylkill River crossing.

“Even under good conditions, it is one of the worst traffic intersections in Montgomery County,” said West Conshohocken Borough Council President Marcene Rogovin.

In May, Conshohocken Borough administrators penned a letter to PennDOT seeking relief from the congestion that plagues the bridge crossing the Schuylkill linking Conshohocken and West Conshohocken.

Borough President Paul McConnell beseeched the commonwealth for modifications of the intersection, to allow for better traffic flow during rush hour.

McConnell, careful not to complain without providing a remedy, suggested a short-term solution of modifying the signal timings at MatsonFord Road and Route 23 to improve conditions, at least temporarily.

Rogovin agreed with McConnell that a second river crossing would greatly alleviate traffic problems at the busy intersection, but funding and geographic obstacles would no doubt hinder development.

“The bottom line of it was that there’s no place to put it,” said Rogovin.

“In terms of the actual terrain on the expressway, with the gigantic hills, there’s nowhere to do it. The geography itself makes it impossible.

“Is it needed? Yes. Is it likely to happen? No. Which community will raise their hand and say, we’ll take it?”

Leo Bagley, director of transportation planning for the Montgomery County Planning Commission, recently crafted a list of recommendations for PennDOT.

Among the list of recommendations, Badley said, short of doing a major change to the interchange itself, look at what kinds of things the borough can do incrementally – finite projects that will help move the traffic along.

“The county allowed West Conshohocken in the jumpstart program an additional lane on Matsonford Road going west. When you cross (Rt.) 23 and go onto Matsonford Road, if you’re going to make a left turn, either going to the Blue Route to Plymouth Meeting, or to access the expressway west, there’s now a separate turn lane and a through lane on the right side. For people going through to Upper Merion, they don’t have to wait again for the traffic turning left.”

“It will only get worse in a very short period of time,” said Rogovin. “(Route) 23 is going for a traffic change problem. If you think it’s bad now, you ain’t seen nothing yet.”

Complaints heard from web surfers also pointed to other nightmarish traffic jams, such as Butler Pike and Germantown Avenue, where some motorists writhe through a five-minute wait, sometimes, between traffic signals.

Route 202 from Norristown, northeast to Blue Bell and through to North Wales, by some feedback accounts, is a standstill much of the time.

And the dreaded Schuylkill Expressway, where Route 76 meets the Blue Route (Route 476), is a calamity of congestion for the 9 to 5-ers of the day.

Several local legislators have not ignored the pleas of their constituents.

State Rep. Michael Gerber, D-148th Dist., having a district office right on Fayette Street, said he is keenly aware of the traffic problems confronting Conshohocken residents.

“To its credit, PennDOT responded quickly by coordinating with West Conshohocken to adjust traffic signal timing to move cars over the bridge more swiftly and is considering other measures it can take,” said Gerber.

“While we hope these efforts will improve the situation, there are factors outside of our control, such as the construction on 476 that will continue to cause traffic congestion in the borough.”

Another major headache for motorists is Germantown Pike connecting Plymouth Meeting and Collegeville. During rush hour, motorists are often bogged down at every light from Plymouth Meeting to Route 363.

Matt Grisafi of Havertown drew attention to the evening rush from East Norriton to Fairview Village and the locale’s “awful timing of traffic lights.”

“You’ll often sit through an entire green light without moving,” he wrote in an e-mail to The Times Herald.

“And of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Route 422. I won’t go anywhere near it during rush hour.”

Jenny DeHuff can be reached at jdehuff@timesherald.com or 610-272-2500 ext. 207.