ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown will get more than $300,000 from the recently approved federal Infrastructure Law to develop a comprehensive road safety plan, it was announced Monday by U.S. Transportation Department and Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa.
- Allentown will get $312,000 from the Safe Streets for All Program — part of the recently approved federal Infrastructure Law
- The money will be used to develop a plan 'to make the future safer for all who live and work there and those who visit the city'
- The program funds regional, local and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
The fund will be used "to improve to improve public safety for residents and visitors in the Lehigh Valley," a news release said.
“Thanks to this $312,000 award from the Safe Streets for All program, Allentown can develop a plan to make the future safer for all who live and work there and those who visit the city," the release quoted Casey saying.
"This grant is a key investment to ensure that Allentown’s infrastructure is safe for all residents and visitors.”
"This grant is a key investment to ensure that Allentown’s infrastructure is safe for all residents and visitors.”
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey
U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, was quoted as saying, "Allentown will now have the resources needed to make investments in a safer community for all—residents and visitors, motorists, and pedestrians.'
“This program will help us significantly reduce injuries and deaths on our roadways and keep our community safer.”
The Infrastructure Law established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next five years.
The program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.