By Anton Riecher
In business this June, Medina County Commissioners voted to authorize the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for the “Safe Streets and Roads for All” grant program to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for the county.
Mark Miller, public infrastructure leader with Westwood Professional Services, said the application, due at the end of June, is for an 80-20 matching grant, meaning that for every dollar provided by the county, the DOT will match with $4.
Among the three main criteria for the grant is fatality rate, Miller said. Medina County currently ranks at nearly 40 driving fatalities per 1,000 residents, rated among the ten worst counties in Texas, Miller said.
The Safe Streets and Roads for All program, established in 2022 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, has nearly…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com.
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