West Lake Hills may soon apply for funding to reduce traffic fatalities and accidents on city streets including Bee Caves Road, Yaupon Valley Road and Westlake Drive in response to resident feedback.
The city is partnering with Travis County on its Safe Streets for All, or SS4A, Safety Action Plan, which is now approaching finalization following a public feedback period that ended March 10. The project seeks to reduce fatalities and serious injuries for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists on local roads through federal grant funding.
The overview
Travis County’s SS4A Safety Action Plan was put forward following the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, according to the project website. The grant program provides $5 billion in competitive funding over five years for regional efforts to reduce roadway crashes and fatalities.
