Prince George’s County Receives $21 Million U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant
Dear Prince Georgians:
We are excited to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded Prince George’s County a $21,253,985 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant. The award will implement seven safety and connectivity improvements along high injury networks and similar corridors in our County. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
We understand the critical need for infrastructure improvements to make our streets safer for everyone, which is why we launched Vision Zero Prince George’s in 2019. This grant will help us make safety improvements to County roads that have seen some of the highest frequency of bike and pedestrian crashes over the last several years.
The $21 million SS4A grant funds the Vision Zero Prince George’s “Proud to Pave the Way for Multimodal Safety: Improvements Along the Prince George’s County, MD, High Injury Network” program. This program includes seven safety projects that will address growing climate change, social inequality, and economic concerns by connecting communities with existing high-capacity transit stations. In addition, it will help us create a safer roadway network to achieve the goal of zero traffic deaths in Prince George’s.
The SS4A grant will help redesign roads to improve visibility, slow vehicle speeds, and promote pedestrian and bicyclist safety in underserved communities. Approximately 92% of funding is expected to go to underserved communities, supporting equitable investment in the County’s Vision Zero goals. The Proud to Pave the Way for Multimodal Safety Improvement Projects include:
- Metzerott Road Pedestrian Safety CIP Improvements (MD 650 to Adelphi Road), Hyattsville
- Langley Park Neighborhood Bicycle Boulevards Project (Riggs Road), Langley Park
- Cool Spring Road/Adelphi Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Improvements Project, College Park
- Adelphi Road Corridor Safety Improvement Project (Cool Spring Road to MD 410), College Park
- Belcrest Road Safety Improvement Project (Adelphi Road to Queens Chapel Road), Hyattsville
- Sheriff Road Safety Improvement Project (Eastern Avenue to Glen Willow Drive), Fairmount Heights
- Marlboro Pike Pedestrian Safety Improvements Phase II CIP Project, Coral Hills
Prince George’s County has the highest number of fatal and serious injury crashes in the State of Maryland. That’s why Vision Zero Prince George’s is currently focused on improving the most dangerous segments of roads, which reflect the greatest severity of bike and pedestrian crashes. The SS4A grant will provide additional funding to implement multimodal safety improvements on County roadways, which is critical to addressing this trend. In addition, the improvements will help build a robust multimodal network that is equitable, sustainable, and crucial to economic vitality.
We want to thank the Biden Administration, as well as members of our federal delegation, for passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that made this historic funding available to jurisdictions like Prince George’s. While we still have more work to do to make our roadways safer for all Prince Georgians, this grant will help us move one step closer toward our Vision Zero goals.
Yours in service,
Angela Alsobrooks
Prince George’s County Executive
In Case You Missed It: News Stories
 Several local media outlets covered the recent Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg even appeared on local NPR station WAMU to discuss what the $21 million grant will mean for Prince George's. Check out some of the media coverage below:
WAMU - featuring Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
NBC Washington - featuring DPW&T Director Michael Johnson
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