Continuing partnerships with local communities
Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Everett and Mukilteo will get the resources they need to improve the safety of streets and roads and save lives.
Last month, the Department of Transportation announced nearly $1 billion in Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant funding for projects aimed at improving road safety for all users, including pedestrians and cyclists.
The SS4A program, which invests $5 billion over five years in regional, local and Tribal initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries, was established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Two projects in Northwest Washington were awarded grants totaling $1.5 million in this round of grant announcements: $1.2 million for the City of Everett and $300,000 for the City of Mukilteo. Washington was awarded a total of more than $9.9 million for 15 projects.
This is on top of the funding I secured from the Department of Transportation at the end of December:
- $1,238,680 for the Nooksack Indian Tribe to remove a culvert in Jones Creek under a BNSF Railway line in Acme
- $1,876,265 for Lummi Indian Business Council to build a new bus maintenance facility
- $8,862,951 for Whatcom Transportation Authority to replace eight 2011 diesel buses with eight low or no-emission buses
- $9,644,865 for Whatcom Transportation Authority to purchase 11 low or no-emission buses to replace three diesel buses and eight hybrid buses
- $2,000,000 for the City of Burlington to identify which of the city’s 16 at-grade rail crossings is most suitable for grade separation to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion
- $80,000 for the City of Ferndale’s Road Safety Improvement Plan
- $95,000 for Samish Indian Nation’s Transportation Safety Action Plan
- $100,000 for the City of Sedro-Woolley’s SS4A Action Plan
- $18,090,000 for the City of Everett to eliminate two at-grade railroad crossings that pose significant risks to public safety through the construction of an overpass and a new integrated roundabout near the Smith Island railroad terminal in Everett
- $400,000 for the City of Everett to develop a supplemental Speed Management Plan
I look forward to continued partnerships with local communities to improve transportation safety in Northwest Washington.
More soon,
Rick
