The U.S. Department of Transportation announced nearly $1 billion in new funding to improve roadway safety nationwide, supporting hundreds of projects aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the funding will be distributed through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program, benefiting communities across nearly every state, as well as Tribal nations and Puerto Rico.
According to the department, funding totaling $982,231,998 will be awarded to 521 projects spanning 48 states, 18 Tribal communities, and Puerto Rico. The investments will support a wide range of safety-focused initiatives, including intersection improvements, roundabout construction, sidewalk upgrades, and enhanced emergency response capabilities.
The grants are being issued through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) competitive program, which is designed to help communities implement strategies that reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries involving pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, and truck drivers.
In announcing the awards, Secretary Duffy emphasized recent changes to the program’s structure.
“In April, Secretary Duffy announced the program had been retooled to remove DEI and environmental justice requirements installed by the last administration. These absurd requirements were bogging down the system and making it harder for dollars to flow to critical safety projects across the country.”
Duffy sharply criticized the prior approach, stating:
“Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg inserted radical DEI and Green New Scam requirements into these safety grant programs – making it harder for communities to apply for these funds and delaying critical projects. Under President Trump’s leadership, we’ve put aside the woke nonsense and focused on one goal: safety,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “We’re moving these investments at the speed of Trump to save lives and deliver infrastructure upgrades that will benefit the American people for generations.”
The USDOT highlighted several projects included in the funding round, such as:
The SS4A program offers two grant categories: Planning and Demonstration Grants, which support the development or enhancement of roadway safety action plans, and Implementation Grants, which fund projects aligned with existing plans.
Grant recipients were selected through a collaborative process involving experts from the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration, the department said.
A full list of the 521 grant recipients is available on the USDOT website.
Originally reported by U.S. Department Of Transportation.
