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Franklin County approves Safe Streets for All planning contract, aims to map safety projects
Summary
The fiscal court authorized a scope of work and consultant agreement under the county engineering contract to develop a Safe Streets for All safety action plan using a $200,000 planning grant; staff and HMB will run public engagement and identify candidate projects for implementation funding.
Frankfort — Franklin County approved a scope of work with engineering consultant HMB on Nov. 26 to use a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) planning grant to develop a countywide safety action plan.
Staff said the county was awarded a planning grant of roughly $200,000 plus a $50,000 in-kind match to inventory crash data, engage the public and stakeholders, and identify candidate projects that could later compete for implementation funding. County staff recommended HMB under the existing county engineering contract; the court authorized the district work order.
Autumn (staff lead on the project) told the court the plan would examine roads under county jurisdiction but that the scope could — and likely should — include state routes and intersections where county and state roads intersect. Magistrates requested that the process pay particular attention to corridors and intersections they consider hazardous even if crash counts alone do not yet justify immediate action.
HMB consultant Brad Johnson said the proposed schedule was aggressive but feasible: the team anticipates a roughly nine-month schedule to complete the plan, focused first on data analysis and an extensive public-engagement effort (online mapping, workshops and targeted local outreach). The consultant said building a public-facing web map and allowing residents to submit photos and narratives of problem locations would be part of the outreach.
The court approved the HMB district work order and asked staff to provide links to the public-engagement website and to involve magistrates and local first responders in the stakeholder process.
Next steps: HMB will lead data analysis and public engagement; the county will host meetings and contribute in-kind staff time as the required match. Identified projects could become candidates for future implementation grants when funds become available.
