Arlington Gets $240K Grant for Roadway Safety Action Plan
Published on June 13, 2023
By Office of Communications
The United States Department of Transportation recently awarded the City of Arlington $240,000 to complete a roadway safety action plan.
The plan’s goal will be to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on City roadways for all users, including drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. Arlington was among 474 communities that received an action planning grant in the first round of Safe Streets and Roads for All program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
“The crisis of traffic deaths on our nation’s roadways demands urgent and sustained action by us all,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With our Safe Streets and Roads for All program, we are helping communities across the country save lives by making their roads safer.”
Activities planned for Arlington’s project include multiple opportunities for public input, a comprehensive safety analysis and an implementation plan. The project is anticipated to start this fall and will take approximately one year to complete. The plan process will be led by the City’s Transportation Department, with assistance from Police, Public Works and other city departments.
The grant is one of several articles featured in the latest edition of the Enhance Regional Mobility newsletter. You can also learn more about the new Freight Optimization Services Program, the Public Works Department’s third reaccreditation from the American Public Works Association, Poly Webb Road improvements and other mobility news.
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In this edition
- Public Works Earns Reaccreditation
- Roadway Safety Planning Grant
- Heavy Freight Technology
- Insights from a Via Rider
- Poly Webb Road Improvements
- Enhance Regional Mobility Business Plan Update