U.S. DOT announces $1 billion investment in road safety
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced nearly $1 billion in funding to make roads safer. This investment will support projects that improve intersection safety, build roundabouts, upgrade sidewalks and strengthen emergency response services, making streets safer in communities across the country.
Through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) competitive grant program, $982,231,998 will be awarded to 521 projects across 48 states, 18 tribes and Puerto Rico. The SS4A program helps improve roadway safety by investing in safety strategies that will reduce serious injuries and fatalities among pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists and truck drivers.
The SS4A program offers two types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants. Planning and Demonstration Grantssupport the development, completion or enhancement of an Action Plan, while Implementation Grants fund projects or strategies aligned with an existing Action Plan to address roadway safety challenges.
The investments include: $5.6 million to Memphis, Tennessee, to construct traffic incident management training facility to improve first-responder driving; $4 million to Shawnee County, Kansas, for upgrades to 911 and emergency communications to improve crash detection, location accuracy and coordinated response across rural, high-risk corridors; and $21.4 million for Huntsville, Alabama, to build a cable-suspended pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Governors Drive and Memorial Parkway.
Grant recipients are selected through a collaborative process led by the Department, bringing together experts from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
