Congressional Road Safety Caucus puts spotlight on safety Congressional Road Safety Caucus puts spotlight on safety Transportation and safety proposals this year offer optimism for roadway safety advocates Pam / Tuesday, June 15, 2021 0 7237 Article rating: 4.0 One of the ways members of Congress shine a light on a specific issue is through the formation of congressional caucuses. Reps. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) have done exactly that in creating the bipartisan Congressional Road Safety Caucus this year. One of the first steps came on April 14, when Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act in the House. The Act would create a new competitive grant program for local jurisdictions and tribal nations to focus federal funding on rural and tribal road safety projects. Funded at $600 million annually, this proposal would give a needed boost to targeting safety challenges on these rural and tribal roadways. Other roadway safety proposals are also being considered on Capitol Hill. Read more
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