INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The cities of San Bernardino and Riverside have been granted nearly 14-million dollars for safety improvements at high risk intersections.

An analysis of crash data found that Riverside experiences more traffic fatalities, and more per- capita traffic fatalities, than any other city in the county, including pedestrian incidents.

Riverside will add sidewalks and bike lanes, high-visibility crosswalks and audible pedestrian push buttons at 85 locations. So-called ‘traffic calming treatments’ are slated in four neighborhoods.

In San Bernardino, safety countermeasures are planned at five high-risk locations with elevated collision rates and a high incidence of fatalities or severe injuries, or that have proximity to schools and residential areas.

Other solutions include high-visibility crosswalks, curb extensions, improved sidewalk connectivity, pedestrian refuge islands, buffered bike lanes, pedestrian hybrid beacons, improved pavement friction and modifications of curb ramps.

Funding for these projects was made possible by U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program.

Story Date: September 5, 2024