The bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL), section 24112 created the safe streets and roads for all (SS4A) grant program to support local initiatives to prevent deaths and serious injuries on roads…

The Town of Christiansburg, Virginia received a $120,000 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939) on August 15, 2025. The grant funds the development and implementation of the "Action Plan Towards Zero," a comprehensive safety action plan designed to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The award supports planning activities, data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and demonstration activities including feasibility studies and pilot programs for new safety technologies and operational strategies.

The project, with an ultimate completion date of August 15, 2027, enables the Town of Christiansburg to conduct supplemental planning and demonstration activities that enhance or support its existing action plan. These efforts align with the SS4A program's core objective of advancing local transportation safety initiatives through collaborative, data-driven approaches that benefit all road users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

The bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL), section 24112 created the safe streets and roads for all (SS4A) grant program to support local initiatives to prevent deaths and serious injuries on roads and streets. Planning and demonstration grants provide federal funds to eligible applicants to develop or complete a comprehensive safety action plan. These grants may also fund supplemental planning and demonstration activities to support or enhance an existing action plan. Supplemental planning activities could include but are not limited to: developing additional complementary safety plans; road safety audits; conducting data collection and analysis; updating existing action plans; and stakeholder engagement and collaboration. Demonstration activities could include but are not limited to: feasibility studies using quick-build strategies; various mutcd engineering studies; and pilot programs for behavioral and operational activities, as well as for new technologies. The project contained herein provides SS4A grant funds to support or enhance an action plan and/or conduct supplemental planning and/or demonstration activities in support of an action plan. IT is presented to the town of christiansburg, VA for the project 'town of christiansburg - action plan towards zero'; UEI-#P1WLKLG9X1V4.