Safe streets and roads for all planning grant for the city of conneaut, OH.

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the City of Conneaut, Ohio a $160,000 planning grant on August 26, 2025, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939). The grant will support the development of a comprehensive transportation safety action plan through July 1, 2027. Primary deliverables include conducting data analysis to identify roadway safety challenges, performing stakeholder engagement activities to gather community input, and conducting infrastructure enhancement studies to inform targeted safety improvements for all road users including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

As a planning-phase award, this grant enables the City of Conneaut to lay the analytical and strategic foundation for addressing roadway fatalities and serious injuries within its jurisdiction. The funding supports planning and design activities that will position the municipality to implement evidence-based safety strategies and potentially pursue subsequent implementation funding. The project aligns with the SS4A program's congressionally mandated mission to prevent deaths and serious injuries on local roads through competitive awards to eligible municipalities and regional entities.