The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is moving from data collection to action under its Safe Streets for All Action Plan, launching temporary roadway design changes to reduce traffic deaths across Clark County.
A federal grant of roughly $1.68 million will help fund this project, along with around $300,000 in local matching funds, for a total of approximately $2 million for the initiative. Approximately 7,000 members of the community have contributed their thoughts and comments through public meetings held on this topic. A mapping exercise showed residents’ safety concerns clustered along wide arterial roads — aligning with crash data from law enforcement and the Nevada Department of Transportation.
“Our community recognizes what the number one transportation challenge is for roadway safety, and that is aggressive and dangerous driving,” Andrew Kjellman, senior director of the Metropolitan Planning Organization at the RTC, said…