The Office of U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced Oct. 29 that Wisconsin communities will receive $6.6 million in federal funding for road-safety improvements and planning, according to the announcement.
Marathon County is slated to receive $240,000 to update its roadway safety plan into a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan covering county roads, the announcement said. The work will include crash analysis, identifying a high-injury network, public and stakeholder engagement, reviewing policies and procedures, prioritizing safety measures, and developing implementation and funding strategies, according to the announcement. The plan will address fatal and serious-injury crashes, with emphasis on roadway departures, intersections, speed-related crashes and vulnerable road users, the announcement said.
The other announced awards are $4,666,135 for St. Croix County, $800,000 for Waukesha County, $296,000 for Janesville, $280,000 for Wauwatosa, $200,000 for Manitowoc County and $120,000 for Shawano, according to the announcement. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the announcement said.
