Mesa County Safety Action Plan
Learn about the plan
The Mesa County Safety Action Plan aims to identify solutions to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads across Mesa County.
Between 2016 and 2022, 117 people lost their lives on Mesa County roads, and thousands of others were injured. The Mesa County Safety Action Plan will look at local data and peer research to identify safety solutions for all users, including those driving, walking, rolling, biking, riding a motorcycle, and/or other modes. The plan will provide strategies to address changes to both roadway user behavior and infrastructure. It will be built on a foundation of partnerships from stakeholders who strive to find solutions to make roads safer throughout Mesa County, which includes the Cities of Grand Junction and Fruita and the Towns of Palisade, Collbran, and DeBeque.
Safe Streets and Roads Program
Funding
In 2023, the Mesa County Regional Transportation Planning Office announced $260,000 in funding from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. Mesa County, the City of Grand Junction, City of Fruita, and Town of Palisade committed an additional $65,000 to develop the Safety Action Plan – bringing the project total to $325,000.
What is the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program?
The Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program provides financial support for planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently slated $5 billion in funding to improve safety on roads throughout the nation over a five-year period under the SS4A grant program.
Schedule
The Mesa County Safety Action Plan kicked off in October 2023 and will be developed throughout 2024. The final plan will be published in Fall 2024.
