Freeport drafts safe streets action plan to improve road safety

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — The City of Freeport is a major step closer toward improving road safety with a drafted safe streets action plan.

“Crash data shows that we have had 87% more accidents in the last several years, which is concerning,” said Fehr Graham and Safety Action consultant Darin Stykel.

Last year, Fehr Graham, an engineering and consulting firm, hired an independent study to draft the safety action plan. The study collected dangerous interactions and crash data, which was studied for over a year…

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