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Buckeye adopts Transportation Safety Plan to target severe crashes, pursue SS4A funds
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a data‑driven Transportation Safety Plan that identifies a high‑risk network and sets a 5% reduction target for fatalities and serious injuries over 10 years; adoption positions Buckeye to apply for Federal Highway Administration SS4A implementation funding.
The Buckeye City Council voted unanimously May 5 to adopt the city’s Transportation Safety Plan (TSP), a data‑driven program to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Buckeye roadways.
John Willett, deputy director of transportation, and consultant Jan Koprowski described an 18‑month study funded by a federal SS4A grant. The analysis covered a five‑year crash record across the Buckeye Municipal Planning Area (excluding the I‑10 main line) and identified a "high‑risk network" of corridors and intersections where investments would deliver the most safety benefit. Koprowski said the analysis found that about 39% of the roadway network accounts for roughly 95% of severe crashes (fatalities and serious injuries), enabling the city to prioritize limited resources toward those locations.
The plan is organized around the federal Safe Systems approach and sets a measurable target: a 5% reduction in fatalities and serious injuries over the next 10 years. Strategies include safer roads, safer speeds, safer users and post‑crash care; the plan also proposes a prioritized project list tied to the high‑risk network so the city can seek implementation funding.
Council members asked about coordination with ADOT and Maricopa County roads that fall inside the municipal planning area; Koprowski said the plan explicitly included county and state facilities in the analysis and that agency coordination occurred during plan development. Staff stressed that adoption is a precondition for submitting projects for the SS4A implementation grant cycle, which has a May 26 submission deadline.
Council approved the TSP so staff can proceed to submit priority projects for federal funding. The plan's next steps include developing scopes and estimates for priority projects and coordinating design, funding and interagency responsibilities.
