Baldwin Delivers $1.5 Million to Make Wisconsin Roads Safer

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced $1.48 million for Wisconsin communities to develop plans to reduce roadway incidents and boost roadway safety. The funding for the Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization and City of Madison, Rock County, and Marinette County comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, funded by the Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This announcement comes in addition to the over $34 million in SS4A funding Senator Baldwin secured for Milwaukee, Green Bay, Oshkosh, and La Crosse in September.

“Whether walking to school or driving to the grocery store, the streets in our communities should be designed to keep everyone safe,” said Senator Baldwin. “This funding will help our local communities identify and plan safety improvements – laying the foundation for safer streets for pedestrians, bikers, and drivers.”  

The federal funding has been awarded to the following Wisconsin communities:

Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and City of Madison: $1,000,000 to support the development of local safety agency safety action plans and supplemental planning activities to achieve its goal of zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries by 2040. The Greater Madison MPO will support the City of Fitchburg, Village of Shorewood Hills, and Dane County to develop safety action plans and will support the Village of Cottage Grove’s Active Transportation Plan and the City of Verona’s Safe Routes to School Plan.

Rock County: $320,000 to develop a comprehensive safety action plan supplemented by demonstration activities, including piloting high-friction surface treatment, wet reflective pavement markings, and chevrons on a number of curves within the county.

Marinette County: $160,000 to create a comprehensive safety action plan to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The plan will identify and assess the transportation safety issues facing the County and provide defined action steps to guide the County towards future returns on safety investments.

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