A public information meeting will be held later this month to gather input for a plan that Kenosha County is creating with the goal of eliminating serious crashes on county roadways.
Kenosha County was awarded a federal grant to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, which will highlight hotspots with safety concerns, prioritize the concerns, and provide guidance on how to mitigate these issues with the goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on county highways.
A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan Committee made up of representatives of the county and all of its municipalities has been meeting since early this year, working to develop the plan.
The group’s initial findings will be presented at the public information meeting to be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, 9900 Terwall Terrace.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
“The committee looks forward to sharing its findings with the public and gathering further input to inform the process,” said Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
“I am very pleased the traffic safety study is being conducted. Any help Kenosha County can get to help
make our highways safer is effort well spent. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office will continue to patrol
our highways along side all other municipal agencies as well as the Wisconsin Highway Patrol. I look
forward to the Crash Reduction Action Plan and being a part of any improvements to the Kenosha
County Highway System,” said Sheriff David Zoerner Wednesday.
Members of the public are invited to view the draft exhibits and share their own feedback about traffic safety concerns and hotspots on county trunk highways.
A second public information meeting will be held at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, after the plan has moved into final draft form.
Kenosha County has contracted with the planning and engineering firm Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. to conduct the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan study. People who have questions or feedback and are unable to attend the upcoming public information meeting are invited to contact Darren Fortney, Senior Principal at Short Elliott Hendrickson, at 608-620-6191 or dfortney@sehinc.com.
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More wasteful spending.
🙄🙄🙄🙄
more wasteful breathing…..
Sorry you feel that way about yourself.
I know you are but what am I
The sheriff’s department needs to patrol some of these highways that are known “dragstrips,” such as S from 31 to I94,
31 through the whole county, 50 from 94 west. I can drive 94 from Milwaukee to the state line, and see MULTIPLE deputies on patrol in Racine County. I can go 70/75/80 in Racine and feel safe. If I do 80 in Kenosha, I’m being passed like I’m standing still, and I can make it through the whole county without seeing a single deputy. I see home hospice patients in Walworth, Waukesha, Racine, and Kenosha counties. In the winter, Kenosha county (NOT city) roads are by far the best maintained. However, as far as actual speed and traffic control, Kenosha County is last place. It’s downright pathetic, that I can drive past the Kenosha County government offices at 50/45 and see 10+ KSD squads sitting in the parking lot, deputies standing around, while I’ve been passed by imprudent, irrational, and dangerous drivers on my way out there.
Speed kills. I’ve seen far too many avoidable fatalities in my time in the ER. Shame on KSD.
The County shift change is held at the County Building on 50 and 45. That’s why they are gathered there.
I’ve driven past there at all hours of the day/night, and there’s almost always 10+ vehicles sitting in the parking lot, with deputies standing around chatting. 10pm patient visits, 4am visits, doesn’t matter when I drive past.
Drive past the baseball fields on 83, the rest are gathered there.
As long as you are not in the left lane, you will be fine. Unless you are one of those people.
The only one of “those people” that I am, is one of “those people” who has had to resuscitate you, or the people you’ve injured or killed, by driving imprudently.
Imagine thinking you’re entitled to break the law, and expecting people to stay out of your way so that you may do so. Yuck.
Let me guess, your 2020 hobby was looting and burning.
I’ve been to a few of these types of meetings over the years. By the time they show the public their “plans”, the last things they want is our ideas !!
They are just going thru the motions here “seeking public input” so as to act like they want our input. They don’t. Don’t be fooled, all the decisions are already made.
Facts.
Hwy C from MB out to 83 is the local drag strip. And not a single cop ever running radar or being seen to slow people down. Add in the full gravel trucks doing 90+ every day with no regard for others.
It’s frequently referred to as Memorial Drive due to all the crosses and memorials along the roadway.
Salem Lakes is paying for extra deputies…. why aren’t they demanding coverage of all the area roads?
I was doing 50 on S, west from H. A deputy flew past me, remained ahead of me, and pulled into the Culver’s drive thru.
I’ve never seen a cross. When I drive through there today I’ll look again- can you tell me where I’d find one?
Nice acronym for the Crash Reduction Action Plan
Start writing tickets for all tinted windows, paper or no license plates and speeding. Is there a law about excessive exhaust noise?
It’s always young doods in loudass shitty Dodge Rams in a huge hurry —- apparently Dodge fixed their horrible tranny issues?
All the gayass spandex bike riders don’t help safety much
Accurate.
Funded programs have been failing for over 60 years.
60+ mph Sheridan Road. Every day.