WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, has announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded 14 grants totaling $15.4 million to communities across Ohio through the Safer Streets for All (SS4A) program. The funding was a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and will support the development of safety action plans and improvements to make Ohio’s roads safer.
“With this investment, we are working to make Ohio roads safer for the thousands of Ohioans who travel on them each day,” Brown stated. “This funding will put in place safety plans that will help to prevent serious accidents and keep pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers safe.”
Several cities and counties, including Columbus, Circleville, Riverside, Cincinnati, Cleveland Heights, Dayton, and Lorain County, will receive funding to develop comprehensive safety action plans. The City of Columbus will receive the largest grant of $12 million for safety improvements on Livingston Avenue West. The project will focus on slowing down vehicles and reducing pedestrian and cycling accidents in the high-stress corridor.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the SS4A program, which will allocate $5 billion in appropriated funds over five years. The program funds regional, local, and tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
“This investment will significantly improve the safety and accessibility of the corridor, businesses, and other community assets,” said Mayor Andrew J. Ginther of Columbus. “It will help communities reconnect with their rich histories and celebrate residents who made significant impacts on American history.”
- $700,000 to the City of Riverside to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $400,000 to Lucas, Wood, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties to develop a comprehensive safety action plan across all four counties.
- $280,000 to the Village of Buckeye Lake to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $259,200 to the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $250,000 to the City of Cincinnati to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $204,800 to Wayne County to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $200,000 to the City of Circleville to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $200,000 to the City of Cleveland Heights to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $200,000 to the City of Sandusky to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $200,000 to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $200,000 to the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $160,000 to the City of Dayton to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
- $160,000 to the Lorain County General Health District to develop a comprehensive safety action plan.
