A safety action also known as a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Plan is a plan used to develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a region.

The completed Safety Action Plan will have valuable information that includes: Goals and performance metrics that measure our progress toward reducing fatalities and serious injuries in our region. Recommends strategies and projects that may reduce fatalities and serious injury crashes for vehicles and multimodal transportation users. The Final Report will prioritize recommended safety improvement projects for roadway segments and intersections, as well as strategies for encouraging safer driver behavior. And the Safety Plan will lead to several Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) applications that will submit the top-ranked prioritized projects for possible funding.

We do not have a full set of prioritized projects identified yet. We do know that feasible strategies may range from physical design treatments to policy, education, enforcement, and technology options. For design treatments, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Proven Safety Countermeasures will be used heavily, which include: Appropriate Speed Limits Bicycle Lanes Crosswalk Visibility Enhancements Medians and Pedestrian Refuge Islands Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons Road Diets (Roadway Configuration) Enhanced Delineation Rumble Strips Safety Edge Median Barriers Access Management Roundabouts

Decision-makers throughout the county, and in the Ute Indian Tribe of Utah, will be given the results and recommendations of the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to help them in choosing transportation projects and prioritizing their limited funding to make a positive difference that may lower crashes on their area’s roadways.

Information related to the SS4A Grant Program can be found on U.S. Department of Transportation website. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4