BRUNSWICK COUNTY — The feds have given thousands of dollars to a Brunswick County town as part of its Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.
Leland has been awarded $80,000, money that will support its first Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The project aims to create safer roadways for Lelanders and according to the town is “particularly important given Leland’s rapid growth.”
The population doubled between the 2010 and 2020 U.S. Census.
“Population expansion can cause traffic congestion, increase vehicular accidents, and necessitates the development of a comprehensive safety action plan to increase safety on our roadways,” the town noted in a statement.
It will hire a consultant who has comprehensive knowledge on local developments to help shape the plan — including guiding actions, programs, projects, and policies. The end goal is to have the plan inform updated town policies accordingly.
The town will hire a a consultant and complete the action plan by June 2024, according to the town.
According to the feds, the SS4A grant program — which awarded $800 million to 510 communities — supports the goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our nation’s roadways.
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