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Regional Safe Streets for All plan identifies US-69 corridor and local curves as crash hot spots in Linn County
Summary
Consultants for a Southeast Kansas Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant presented a draft safety action plan for Linn County, identifying roadway departure, curve-related and intersection crashes — including hot spots along US‑69 — and seeking commissioners' feedback to prioritize projects and pursue federal funding.
Consultants working on a regional Safe Streets for All (SS4A) plan presented a draft safety action plan to the Linn County Board of Commissioners on April 14, outlining crash patterns, priority locations and potential countermeasures the county could pursue to reduce fatalities and serious injuries.
Kimley‑Horn representatives Emily Petrentone and Jeff McCarroll, working with the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission, told commissioners their analysis of 10 years of crash data found 23 fatal crashes and 291 serious‑injury crashes within that period in Linn County. The highest concentrations of fatal and serious crashes appear along the US‑69 corridor and at the I‑69/52 interchange, and curve‑related crashes are…
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