Congressional Road Safety Caucus puts spotlight on safety Congressional Road Safety Caucus puts spotlight on safety Transportation and safety proposals this year offer optimism for roadway safety advocates Pam / Tuesday, June 15, 2021 0 6732 Article rating: 4.0 One of the ways members of Congress shine a light on a specific issue is through the formation of congressional caucuses. Reps. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) have done exactly that in creating the bipartisan Congressional Road Safety Caucus this year. One of the first steps came on April 14, when Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act in the House. The Act would create a new competitive grant program for local jurisdictions and tribal nations to focus federal funding on rural and tribal road safety projects. Funded at $600 million annually, this proposal would give a needed boost to targeting safety challenges on these rural and tribal roadways. Other roadway safety proposals are also being considered on Capitol Hill. Read more
ATSSA endorses bipartisan Senate bill aimed at improving rural road safety ATSSA endorses bipartisan Senate bill aimed at improving rural road safety Senators Kelly and Burr just introduced the legislation on Capitol Hill Pam / Thursday, May 20, 2021 0 7057 Article rating: No rating FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (May 20, 2021) – Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) today introduced legislation known as the “High Risk Rural Roads Safety Act of 2021.” The bipartisan proposal would increase funding for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and create a $750 million HSIP set-aside directed solely for safety projects on high-risk rural roads, with $150 million of that directed to tribal lands. The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) endorsed the bill that would ensure safety becomes a priority for locally owned rural roads in order to address the significant safety challenges in rural America. Read more
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