Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Announce $1.4 Million to Improve Road Safety in Harford, Talbot, Prince George’s Counties, Baltimore City

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Glenn Ivey, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) announced $1,442,360 in federal funding to improve road safety in Harford, Talbot, and Prince George’s Counties and the City of Baltimore.
“We can save lives and prevent injuries by making smart changes that improve road safety. That’s why Federal Team Maryland fought to pass the infrastructure modernization bill, and why we worked to deliver these investments to our local communities. This federal funding will help our local partners better understand where car crashes are happening and take steps to prevent them,”said the lawmakers.
The lawmakers announced the following grants:
The federal funding is provided by the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, which helps communities develop and implement safety action plans to better ensure the safety of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians on roadways. The SS4A program was established and funded at $5 billion over five years by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation Federal Team Maryland worked to pass to support infrastructure initiatives in Maryland and across the country.