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Public works unveils Shasta County Local Road Safety Plan portal and Vision Zero policy draft
Summary
Public Works presented a draft Local Road Safety Plan and public portal to gather resident input for a Vision Zero‑aligned safety action plan required for future state and federal safety grants (HSIP and SS4A). The county will focus on unincorporated roads and prioritize lane‑departure collisions.
Shasta County public works presented a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) update and interactive public outreach portal on Aug. 12 intended to satisfy state and federal grant eligibility requirements including Caltrans’ Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. Director of Public Works Troy Bartlett introduced the consultant W-Trans and a stakeholder advisory committee composed of county staff, tribal representatives, Caltrans, and regional transportation agency members.
The LRSP will focus on unincorporated county roadways and county‑jurisdiction segments; Caltrans facilities are excluded from county priority listing but the plan will still collect public comments on them for transmission to Caltrans. W‑Trans emphasized that crash data shows a majority of collisions are lane‑departure types (hit‑object, run‑off, overturn, head‑on) and that 85% of collisions on county roads occur on segments rather than intersections. Five years of fatality records showed 37 fatalities, all on road segments.
The plan will include engineering, enforcement and education recommendations and prioritize projects using benefit‑cost analysis. W‑Trans also explained the Vision Zero policy concept — an approach that treats traffic fatalities as preventable and encourages multidisciplinary responses — and said the county will be asked to adopt a Vision Zero policy as part of the LRSP.
Public engagement will rely on an interactive mapping portal where residents can drop pins, describe safety concerns and rank priorities. The portal is live and public comments will be collected over the coming month. The consultant expects to return early next year with a draft LRSP and recommended Vision Zero policy for board consideration, enabling Shasta County to be eligible for HSIP and SS4A implementation funds.
