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Teton County hears SS4 safety action plan aiming to cut fatal crashes 50% by 2036
Summary
County planners presented a state SS4-funded safety action plan that sets a goal to reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes 50% by 2036, prioritizes intersections on State Highway 33, and recommends a corridor study and public outreach to qualify for implementation grants.
County planners presented a draft safety action plan tied to the state's SS4 grant program and asked commissioners to endorse a public goal commitment that would make the county eligible for future implementation funding. The plan, the presenter said, requires a formal goal and a safety action plan with specific countermeasures before the county can apply for construction grants.
The presenter said county roads are largely rural and dispersed, making alternative travel modes scarce. The plan's headline goal is to reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes 50 percent by 2036. It recommends targeted intersection improvements, multimodal enhancements and systemic strategies to reduce risky behavior. The presentation identified the intersection of State Highways 33 and 32 and the Driggs–Victor corridor on Highway 33 as among the highest-risk locations in the county.
Project documents and a more legible map, the presenter said, are available on the county website and the team will hold an open house (announced as Thursday at 3 p.m., City Center) to gather more public comment. Staff recommended a corridor study on SH-33 as the next technical step to refine recommended treatments and to produce the documentation ITD and grant programs require for accelerated funding.
Commissioners and staff noted the tradeoff between long-term corridor studies and quicker, smaller treatments that could be implemented sooner if specific priorities are documented. One commissioner asked how long projects typically remain on the state transportation improvement plan; staff said projects can be scheduled years out but that clear documentation of recommended treatments sometimes allows projects to move forward more quickly through alternative funding channels.
Next steps listed by staff included incorporating commissioner feedback into the final plan, encouraging public attendance at the open house, and returning with a final plan and recommended implementation sequence once funding and corridor-study scope are developed.
