DaphneWednesday, November 4
Daphne gets $8.1 million in federal money to make County Road 13 safer
The Mobile Daily News team
If you drive County Road 13 in Daphne, here's what's coming. Sen. Katie Britt and the city announced Monday that $8.1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund improvements along 2.5 miles of the road. The money comes from the Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
Daphne's County Road 13 project gets $8.1 million in federal money
- $8.1 million
- in federal grant money
- $10 million
- for the whole project
- 2.5 miles
- of County Road 13 to be upgraded
Sources: Lagniappe Daily, Alabama Political Reporter, FOX10 News
Plans call for roundabouts at Pleasant Road and Champions Way, lighting, 8-foot sidewalks, and crosswalks at school zones and the new roundabouts. The grant and $2 million in local money fund the project, which the mayor calls phase one of a plan to improve safety for more than 2,000 children who travel to three schools.
“With three schools along this stretch and more than 130 crashes in just five years, these roundabouts, lights, sidewalks, and crosswalks will save lives.”
- Stretch: CR 64/Daphne Road to Champions Way/Lawson Road
- Traffic: about 9,600 vehicles a day
- Crashes in darkness, dawn or dusk: 27%
132crashes on the corridor from 2019 through 2023
Three of those crashes involved suspected serious injuries. The corridor is part of the city's high-injury network.
Source: Alabama Political Reporter
Sources: Lagniappe Daily, Alabama Political Reporter, FOX10 News