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Deschutes County adopts updated Transportation Safety Action Plan, pledges new crash‑reduction goals
Summary
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt an updated Transportation Safety Action Plan funded by a federal SS4A grant. Staff highlighted crash trends on the rural county road network and proposed intersection and systemic treatments; the board adopted Resolution 2026‑011, committing to a goal of zero fatal and serious‑injury crashes and a 50% reduction by 2050.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on March 18 adopted an updated Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP), a county road‑network safety strategy funded through a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal grant that staff said will guide project selection and future grant applications.
Blaine Ruck, senior transportation engineer with the Road Department, told the board the TSAP update analyzed crash records from 2018 through 2022 and identified more than 2,000 crashes on county roads in that interval. Ruck said the analysis showed a large share of crashes were roadway‑departure and intersection related, with speeding, impairment and improper…
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