Neguse announces $188,000 to improve road safety in Gypsum

Rep. Joe Neguse, deputy minority leader who represents most of Eagle County in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, announced $188,000 for the town of Gypsum to develop comprehensive safety plans for its roads and its streets. The funding, allocated through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program program, was made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Comprehensive safety action plans aim to significantly improve road safety, with the aim of reducing and eliminating serious injuries and fatalities. Action plans use data analysis to characterize road safety issues and strengthen a community’s approach through projects and strategies that address the most significant safety risks.

Neguse also announced $220,000 for the City of Timnath Security Action Plan.

“The bipartisan infrastructure law continues to meet the expectations of Coloradoans, down to the last zip code,” Neguse said in a press release. “This funding will help local leaders in Gypsum and Timnath build safer road environments. Ultimately, these plans will help reduce and eliminate serious injuries and fatalities, making travel safer for residents and visitors.

“The Town of Gypsum is grateful for this planning grant,” Gypsum Town Manager Jeremy Rietmann said in the release. “We look forward to developing a comprehensive safety action plan that will assess road safety throughout our community. This funding will help us identify and implement projects and strategies to improve road and pedestrian safety, making Gypsum’s transportation routes safer for all residents.

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Landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Actsigned into law in November 2021, established the new discretionary Safe Streets and Roads for All program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026.

Neguse played a key role in crafting the bipartisan 2021 Infrastructure Act, successfully ensuring the advancement of several key priorities for Colorado in the bill. Last year, Neguse announced $780,800 in funding to prevent traffic deaths and serious injuries. in cities along Colorado’s I-70 transportation corridor. In 2022, he joined Governor Jared Polis and U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Floyd Hill I-70 expansion project.funded by a $100,000,000 grant to the Colorado Department of Transportation.