The city wants to accelerate small-scale safety improvements that use low-cost equipment to make an impact at dangerous intersections.
The city of Sacramento is taking action to fix dangerous roads by pledging to install as many as 40 “quick-build” safety projects per year, reports Ariane Lange in The Sacramento Bee.
To mitigate the slow pace of large-scale improvements, the city’s Department of Public Works has created a Transportation Safety Team tasked with small-scale projects that can be implemented on a more compressed timeline to help reach the city’s goal of achieving zero traffic deaths by 2027. “Over the eight years since the pledge, more than 300 people have died on city streets, and Sacramento has not been on track to meet the goal,” Lange adds.
The team will identify priority intersections that can be improved with quick-build interventions as well as one to three “interim versions of already-planned large corridor projects.” These interim projects will use “cheaper, less durable materials” to implement existing plans before new permanent infrastructure is installed.
FULL STORY: Sacramento eyes 40+ quick-build fixes yearly as new safety team forms
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