Harford County has received a $560,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program to improve road safety, according to a March 31 announcement.
The funding is intended to support engineering work that will help prevent crashes and save lives on county roads. The county will combine the federal grant with $140,000 in existing funds, resulting in a total of $700,000 available for engineering studies and planning efforts across Harford County.
“Preventing crashes and saving the lives of drivers and pedestrians through road safety projects are priorities for my administration,” said Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly. “This federal grant will help us analyze and design safety improvements to county roads and greatly expand the number of road safety projects we can undertake.”
The Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Highways Engineering maintains a prioritized list of locations needing evaluation based on factors such as crash frequency and sight distance limitations. Many sites identified on this list will be studied using the new funding.
Under Cassilly’s administration, more than $1.6 million in combined federal and state grants have been secured for improving highways and other transportation infrastructure within Harford County.
The additional resources are expected to allow officials to study more locations across the county as they seek ways to make local roads safer for both drivers and pedestrians.