Torrington presents Safety Action Plan identifying 65 high‑injury locations, urges phased funding and coordination with DOT

Nancy Datta, a project lead with VN Engineers, on behalf of the City of Torrington, presented the Torrington Safety Action Plan at a public forum, outlining the results of a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant‑funded study and a set of recommendations for reducing roadway deaths and serious injuries.

The plan maps a 65‑location high‑injury network in Torrington — 22 roadway segments and 43 intersections — and recommends a mix of systemwide measures (education, enforcement, signage), corridor treatments for state and local roads, and smaller, lower‑cost countermeasures the city could pursue immediately. Datta said the SS4A grant funded the action plan itself and “this grant was specifically for this action plan. So this grant does not allow to use that money.”

Why it matters: Torrington and the consulting team tied the plan to the city’s Vision Zero commitment. The presentation cited crash data from 2019–2023 for the Northwest Hills region and Torrington: 72 fatal crashes across 21 municipalities in the region, with 20 fatalities in Torrington; the team reported 48 pedestrian crashes with injury and 16 bicycle crashes in town. The city’s stated Vision Zero target — included in the presentation — calls for a 50 percent reduction in traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and elimination of deaths and serious injuries by a date shown in the materials as "02/1935" (not specified in the presentation and unclear from the transcript).

Key findings and recommendations

- High‑injury…