Shreveport is receiving a federal funding package designed to address traffic safety issues across the city. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the money through their Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
This grant is for $2.26 million dollars, and is set up to help the city’s infrastructure. City officials will coordinate with the Federal Highway Administration to finalize the funding agreement, before any physical construction begins.
Funding Targets High-Risk Traffic Corridors and Intersections
The proposed projects presented for the grant carries an estimated cost of $2.8 million dollars, and focuses on structural upgrades to existing roadways. The plan calls for city work crews to install new pedestrian crossing signals, high visibility crosswalks, and speed feedback signs across multiple high accident locations in Shreveport…