Shreveport has been selected for a $2,269,600 federal road safety grant covering 10 corridors and intersections, the city announced November 2.
The $2.8 million project would add sidewalks, crossing signals, lighting, pavement markings and other safety improvements. Selected Kelly Key Street intersections would become stops in every direction.
The locations were identified through a regional safety plan. Together, they recorded nine fatal crashes and 65 injury crashes from 2019 through 2023, according to the city.
The award comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program. Federal selection was announced October 30.
Shreveport must finalize its agreement with the Federal Highway Administration before starting the funded work. The release gives no construction date, and preliminary designs remain subject to change.