Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Invests $1.01 Billion to Build Safer Transportation Infrastructure for American Families in All 50 States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an investment of $1,012,969,919 for 297 projects in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Tribal lands that will make roads safer for American families. This historic investment targets critical safety improvements nationwide including:

• Upgrading hazardous intersections
• Eliminating dangerous railroad crossings
• Expanding truck parking
• Strengthening emergency response services

The package also includes $335 million in investments to support post-crash care and pre-hospital blood transfusion capabilities.

“Under President Trump, we’re making America’s roads safer than ever. This historic investment doubles down on our progress by equipping communities with the infrastructure and programs necessary to continue saving lives,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “We’re also making major investments in the truckers' quality of life by reversing the nation’s severe parking shortage.”

Project highlights from the 297 grants awarded include:

• $28.7 million for Lexington County, South Carolina, to strengthen post-crash care capabilities, implement at-grade highway-rail crossing safety improvements, and improve roadway infrastructure to address safety concerns across four high-injury networks.
• $17.5 million for Williamson County, Texas, to implement pedestrian safety improvements at 53 high-risk crossing locations across the county and the cities of Cedar Park, Hutto, and Liberty Hill. 
• $13.7 million for the City of Acworth, Georgia, to increase safety and improve emergency response times on Nance Road, Acworth Summit Boulevard, and Acworth Due West Road by installing roundabouts, dedicated turn lanes, modernized traffic signals, and drainage and pavement improvements. 
• $3.2 million for the City of Columbus, Ohio, to establish a post-crash care program that improves emergency response times and trauma care for roadway crashes across Columbus and the region, including citywide deployment of life-saving prehospital blood transfusions.
• $5.2 million for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to implement safety improvements on a 2.5-mile segment of Shields Street, strengthen post-crash care capabilities, and conduct a truck parking study to address the I-25 truck parking shortage.

Today’s investment through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program builds on USDOT’s work to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries on our nation’s roadways, as outlined in the Department’s National Roadway Safety Strategy. Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Duffy’s work over the last year and a half, traffic deaths fell to record lows in 2025. The Department is restoring safety to our roads by strengthening partnerships with law enforcement, cracking down on unqualified truckers driving big rigs, and making newer and safer cars more affordable for American families.

The full list of selected projects can be found HERE.

Additional Information:

The SS4A program helps improve roadway safety by investing in safety strategies that will reduce serious injuries and fatalities.

The SS4A program offers two types of grants: Planning and Demonstration Grants and Implementation Grants. Planning and Demonstration Grants support the development, completion, or enhancement of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, while Implementation Grants fund projects or strategies aligned with an existing Action Plan to address roadway safety challenges.

Grant recipients are selected through a collaborative process led by the Department, bringing together experts from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). 

In April 2025, Secretary Duffy announced the SS4A program had been retooled to remove DEI and environmental justice requirements installed by the last administration. These absurd requirements were bogging down the system and making it harder for dollars to flow to critical safety projects across the country.

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