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Texas communities receive $73M to improve local roads The U.S. Department of Transpor-
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annual deaths since 2005. “Preliminary data indicates [fatalities] will remain near those levels in 2022, even getting worse for people walking, biking or rolling as well as incidents involving trucks,” according to the DOT. Two types of grants are awarded through the SS4A program. Action plan grants can be used to create and update roadway safety plans, including goal-setting, safety analysis, public engagement and policymaking. Implementation grants help communities put their existing action plans into place through infrastructure and safety strategies. Three Texas cities were awarded implementation grants, including the city of Houston, which received $28.7 million for the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project. Action plan grants were awarded to 25 Texas communities, including Houston’s East End District and the Houston- Galveston Area Council. “We are proud that these grants
PUTTING SAFETY FIRST The U.S. Department of Transporta- tion announced funding allocations that will be used to increase roadway safety and prevent fatal accidents.
tation awarded $72.7 million to 28 cities, counties, tribes and planning organizations throughout Texas. The funds will be used to create and implement plans to increase roadway safety and prevent fatal accidents. The DOT announced that $800 million will go to 510 projects in 49 states and Puerto Rico through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program. The program was created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. According to a news release, $5 billion will be allocated to local, regional and tribal organizations over ve years. The SS4A program is part of the DOT’s long-term goal of zero deaths or serious injuries on throughout the country in trac crashes in 2021, the department reported. This was a 10.5% increase from 2020 and the highest number of roadways across the nation. Nearly 43,000 people died
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The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded:
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 2. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LHKNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Harris County Precinct 3 o cials, the project aims to improve driver safety and is expected to wrap within the third quarter of 2023. Timeline: April-third quarter 2023 Cost: $370,000 Funding source: Harris County Precinct 3 Atascocita Road, Blackstone Trails Drive intersection improvements Construction is expected to begin in April on a project to install a new tra c signal at the intersection of Atascocita Road and Blackstone Trails Drive in Atascocita. According to
$72.7 million to 28 cities, counties, tribes and planning organizations throughout Texas Implementation grants to 3 Texas cities
Action plan grants to 25 Texas communities
SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT
will directly support hundreds of communities as they prepare steps that are proven to make roadways safer and save lives,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a statement. Applications for the second round of program funding will be available in April.
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