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Westfield accepts $200,000 FHWA Safe Streets grant to create safety action plan
Summary
The board voted to accept a $200,000 FHWA Safe Streets for All grant plus a $50,000 local match to fund a $250,000 contract to produce a comprehensive safety action plan auditing city infrastructure and recommending improvements.
The Board of Public Works accepted a $200,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safe Streets for All program and approved using a $50,000 local contribution to fund development of a citywide safety action plan.
Michael Pierce said the funded plan is intended to audit infrastructure across the city and provide a framework for projects that will improve safety. The $250,000 total will be used to pay an external firm charged with producing the comprehensive action plan; the board approved acceptance of the FHWA award and the city’s local contribution.
Pierce described the item as an official acceptance of the award; staff said they will execute a subsequent contract for professional services and return with the executed agreement to the board when appropriate.
What happens next: staff will advertise or negotiate a contract with a consultant to prepare the safety action plan and will work to align the plan's deliverables with the city's capital planning process.
