Red Bank Receives Over $4 Million in Federal Funds to Boost Roadway Safety Initiatives
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The City of Red Bank has secured more than $4.1 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. This substantial grant will support the city’s upcoming Bike Lane and Roundabout Demonstration Project, a key effort to enhance safety for all roadway users.
In alignment with its 2025 Vision Zero commitment—adopted by the Red Bank City Commission—the city is prioritizing initiatives that make streets safer across the community. The grant will enable the city to carry out targeted planning, temporary safety demonstrations, and safety studies focused on sidewalks, mid-block crossings, and roadway markings.
Mayor Stefanie Dalton expressed her enthusiasm for the award, emphasizing the city’s ongoing progress in making streets safer. “We’re incredibly grateful for this SS4A grant,” she said. “Over the past five years, we’ve made important improvements, including roadway reconfigurations and our first dedicated bike lane along Dayton Boulevard. These new demonstration projects will give us real-time data and user feedback to help us move closer to our goal of Vision Zero—where no one is injured or killed in traffic crashes.”
The project will feature several components, including three safety studies examining sidewalk conditions, pedestrian crossings, and roadway markings, along with three temporary roundabout demonstrations and three protected bike lane installations on key corridors.
The federal funding, announced publicly by the Department of Transportation on December 23, 2025, was awarded through a competitive national process. The total project cost is estimated at $5.2 million, with the city contributing a required local match.
Red Bank recognizes Southeast Tennessee Development (SETD) for its role in preparing and submitting the grant application, as well as the Chattanooga-Hamilton County/North Georgia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for its leadership and support. The MPO’s Regional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan played a vital role in securing the funding.
The SS4A program aims to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries nationwide by helping communities plan and implement data-informed safety improvements.
For more information about Red Bank’s safety initiatives, visit their official website at redbanktn.gov.
SOURCES: NOOGAtoday & Chattanooga Pulse
