Creating a safer new town

The federal Project Grant award of $275,271 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program was provided to the Town of Elizabethtown, North Carolina to improve transportation safety. The award, with a performance period from July 2024 to December 2025, will support the development of a comprehensive safety action plan, data analysis, stakeholder engagement, feasibility studies, and implementation of targeted infrastructure improvements to reduce fatal and serious injuries for all road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators. This award is part of the federal government's broader effort to enhance transportation safety nationwide through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program, which offers funding to local government entities for data-driven planning and infrastructure projects.