Capital Region presents SS4A crash analysis, asks towns to review maps and give feedback

Representatives of the Capital Region Council of Governments presented five years of crash analysis tied to a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant and asked municipal staff and residents to review town crash maps and submit feedback.

Roger, a representative of the Capital Region Council of Governments, opened the virtual briefing and said the study is producing a regional safety action plan to help communities pursue future implementation funding. Mike Morehouse, the project's manager, described the data and methods the team used and said the plan will help prioritize sites for investment.

The team used 2019–2023 crash records from Connecticut's crash data repository and will maintain a five-year rolling average as data is updated. They excluded limited-access facilities such as interstates and ramps from the regional analysis and emphasized measures that weight fatal and serious-injury crashes. "The safety action plan is an important first step because what it does is it establishes…