Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Announce $1.4 Million to Improve Road Safety in Harford, Talbot, Prince George’s Counties, Baltimore City

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) announced $1,442,360 in federal funding to improve road safety in Harford, Talbot, and Prince George's Counties and the City of Baltimore.

"We can save lives and prevent injuries by making smart changes that improve road safety. That's why Federal Team Maryland fought to pass the infrastructure modernization bill, and why we worked to deliver these investments to our local communities. This federal funding will help our local partners better understand where car crashes are happening and take steps to prevent them," said the lawmakers .

The lawmakers announced the following grants:

• $642,360 to the National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems at the University of Maryland-Baltimore to establish a Health Impact Collaborative, analyze traffic safety and public health data, and develop a public health evaluation framework to inform Baltimore City Department of Transportation's Safety Action Plan
• $560,000 to Harford County to conduct engineering analyses and develop safety recommendations on high-crash intersections, sight-distance restrictions, and sidewalk connectivity to inform the Harford County Strategic Highway Safety Plan
• $400,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct a micromobility safety study that gathers community input and video-based behavior data, analyze roadway safety and risks, and deliver findings to inform the Safety Action Plans of the City of College Park and Prince George's County
• $240,000 to Talbot County to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan, analyze crash data, and produce a prioritized list of evidence-based countermeasures to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries

The federal funding is provided by the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, which helps communities develop and implement safety action plans to better ensure the safety of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians on roadways. The SS4A program was established and funded at $5 billion over five years by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation Federal Team Maryland worked to pass to support infrastructure initiatives in Maryland and across the country.