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Iron County approves $600,000 Safe Streets study with Kimley‑Horn to identify transportation safety projects
Summary
Commission approved a $600,000 SS4A countywide transportation safety plan with consultant Kimley‑Horn; federal share is $480,000 with a $120,000 county match from the corridor preservation fund. The study will identify projects that can be packaged for implementation grants.
The Iron County Commission approved contracting Kimley‑Horn to prepare a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) comprehensive transportation safety action plan covering the county and its municipalities.
Planning staff said the grant award supports a countywide planning study to identify safety problems and recommended solutions that can be packaged for federal implementation funding. Reid Erickson said the contract is a planning step required before applying for implementation grants and requested approval conditional on staff finalizing the scope and complying with Federal Highway Administration procurement requirements. He said the goal is to have the work completed by March–April of next year so the county can pursue the implementation funding cycles.
The federal portion of the contract is $480,000; the county match is $120,000, which staff said will come from the local corridor preservation fund (fees collected via a $10 vehicle registration set‑aside). Commissioners approved the Kimley‑Horn agreement subject to final scope review and procurement compliance.
Erickson and county staff emphasized the study will combine hard crash and traffic data with public outreach to identify intersections, corridors, and active‑transportation gaps that present safety risks and to propose implementable solutions.
Next steps include finalizing the consultant scope, beginning community outreach, and preparing project packages for future grant cycles.
