The city of bakersfield will develop a comprehensive safety action plan and supplementary plans, engagement activities, and tools to improve safety for all road users

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the City of Bakersfield $980,000 on April 3, 2026, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) to develop a comprehensive safety action plan and supplementary plans, engagement activities, and tools designed to improve safety for all road users and reduce serious injuries and fatalities from traffic collisions in the city.

The comprehensive safety action plan will serve as a foundational document providing a vision and strategies for the City of Bakersfield to enhance roadway safety across all user groups. Performance runs through July 31, 2030, with work performed in Bakersfield, California. The Safe Streets and Roads for All program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through competitive grants to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Eligible applicants include metropolitan planning organizations, political subdivisions of a state, federally recognized Tribal governments, and multijurisdictional groups. Funds may support development and implementation of comprehensive safety action plans, planning and design activities, and projects and strategies identified in such plans.

The plan will serve as a foundational document that provides a vision and strategies for the city to improve safety for all roadway users and reduce serious injuries and fatalities from traffic collisions.