Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the City of Allentown $312,000 in funding from the Infrastructure Law to develop a comprehensive road safety plan to improve to improve public safety for residents and visitors in the Lehigh Valley.
“Thanks to this $312,000 award from the Safe Streets for All program, Allentown can develop a plan to make the future safer for all who live and work there and those who visit the city. This grant is a key investment to ensure that Allentown’s infrastructure is safe for all residents and visitors,” Senator Casey said.
“Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and an award of $312,000 from its Safe Streets For All Program, Allentown will now have the resources needed to make investments in a safer community for all—residents and visitors, motorists, and pedestrians,” said Congresswoman Wild, “This program will help us significantly reduce injuries and deaths on our roadways and keep our community safer.”
The Infrastructure Law established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next 5 years. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
