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Atlantic County hears plan to target crash hotspots, asked to endorse zero-fatalities goal
Summary
South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization presented a countywide Local Road Safety Plan and asked the commissioners to pass a resolution endorsing a goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries by 2050 and to make the plan eligible for US DOT implementation grants.
Jennifer Maron, executive director of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization, told Atlantic County commissioners the plan aims to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on county and municipal roads across four counties and to support grant applications that can fund safety projects.
"The local road safety plans focus on eliminating fatalities, serious injuries, on your county and municipal roads," Maron said during the presentation. Dave, a consultant with GPI working on the project, asked the board to support the plan and endorse "a goal of 0 fatalities and serious injuries by 2050," which would make the plan eligible under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program for future…
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