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Committee advances $11.4M US DOT SS4A award for Chapel Street safety work amid debate over two-way conversion
Summary
City staff said a $11.4M SS4A award would fund multi-year safety and accessibility work on Chapel Street; the grant requires a $2.7M city match. Alders and residents debated whether accepting the funds effectively commits the city to converting Chapel Street from one-way to two-way traffic; staff said conversion is part of the submitted project but final design and community engagement remain to be completed.
City Transportation, Traffic & Parking director Haley Simpson told the committee April 16 that New Haven has been selected as a recipient of $11,400,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program to support a multi-year Chapel Street corridor safety project.
Simpson described the grant as a five-year award for design and implementation of corridor improvements whose goals include reducing deaths and injuries from motor vehicles, improving accessibility for people with disabilities and making walking, bicycling and public transit safer and easier to…
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