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Peachtree City staff push to adopt Safe Streets action plan ahead of FHWA grant deadline
Summary
City engineers presented a county‑wide safety action plan at the May 8 work session and said adopting the plan would let Peachtree City apply for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safe Streets and Roads for All funds by the June 23 deadline; staff flagged SR 54 grade separation (2023 SPLOST Project 30) as a strong candidate.
City engineering staff and consultants presented a Safety Action Plan at the May 8 work session and asked the council to adopt the plan so the city can apply for Federal Highway Administration Safe Streets funding before the June 23 federal deadline.
Adoption matters because it would enable Peachtree City to nominate projects for competitive FHWA funding that requires a locally adopted safety action plan; staff said one likely candidate is the grade‑separation project on State Route 54 East (2023 SPLOST Project 30), which is already locally funded and could provide the required 20% match.
Dave Borkowski, city engineer, described the schedule and the grant timing and noted that county staff have helped fund the study and will cover application costs to FHWA. “If council wishes to participate and adopt the plan, we would be bringing a resolution to adopt that plan and to support the 20% match at the June 5 meeting,” Borkowski said.
Richard Fangman, a consultant with Pond, summarized the safety analysis: the study reviewed five years of crash data for the county (about 17,000 crashes over five years, with 57 fatalities) and identified a county “high injury network” — the 10–15% of roadways with the most severe crash history. The analysis highlights that rear‑end crashes are common while run‑off‑road crashes drive many serious injuries, and also notes golf‑cart incidents and crashes near schools as priorities.
Fangman explained that project candidates range from targeted intersection and corridor improvements (for pedestrian refuge, leading pedestrian intervals and rectangular rapid flashing beacons) to larger corridor projects such as the SR 54 grade‑separation, which meets grant criteria because it is on the high injury network and is close to schools. The county’s transportation committee will take part in implementing programmatic and education measures paired with infrastructure work.
Staff indicated the county is drafting the formal resolution and that Peachtree City would likely vote to adopt the safety action plan and pledge the 20% match at a council meeting in June. Council members asked for a prioritized hierarchy of candidate corridors and further detail on golf‑cart crashes and path interactions; consultants said they would provide additional breakdowns and follow up with staff before the application deadline.
No federal award decision was reported at the work session; staff said applications will be competitive and that adoption of the plan is a prerequisite for applying.
