The city will develop an action plan to address safety and improve the transportation system

The City of Middletown received a $200,000 Project Grant award dated September 10, 2025, from the Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939) to develop a comprehensive action plan addressing transportation safety in Middletown, Ohio. The award, obligated through March 10, 2028, will fund planning and design activities focused on identifying specific infrastructure and safety improvement projects within the city's transportation system. This planning-phase award supports the foundational work necessary to establish a data-driven roadmap for reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries across all user categories.

The deliverables under this grant will include a completed Comprehensive Safety Action Plan that documents specific safety-focused projects and strategies tailored to Middletown's transportation infrastructure needs. This planning grant aligns with the SS4A program's emphasis on competitive funding for local initiatives that prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets through stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and strategic project identification. Upon completion of the action plan, the city will be positioned to pursue implementation funding to execute the identified safety improvement projects.

The action plan will identify specific projects that will improve the safety of the city's transportation system.