The Regional Roadway Safety Program (RRSP) provides short-term consultant services to member jurisdictions or agencies to assist with planning or preliminary engineering projects that address roadway safety issues. Examples include studies, planning, or design projects that will improve roadway safety and lead to a reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes on the jurisdiction’s roadways. The program offers consultant assistance up to $80,000 for planning projects and up to $100,000 for design projects. For FY 2025, the program funded six projects for a total of $480,000.
FY 2026 application information
The application period for FY 2026 closed on March 7, 2025. Thank you to all who submitted applications. Stay tuned--projects will be announced in April - May 2025.
Anticipated schedule:
- Application period opens: January 6, 2025
- Abstracts due: January 22, 2025
- Applications due: March 7, 2025
- Panel recommendations: March-April 2025
- TPB approves projects: April-May 2025
- Consultant selection: June-July 2025
- Contracting process: August 2025
- Project kick-off meetings: Fall 2025
RRSP Program Overview
Read more about the Regional Roadway Safety Program.
2024 Vibrant Communities and Safer Roads Webinar
November 13, 2024
Our 2024 webinar featured new projects from last year– including plans for shared-use paths, bus stop improvements, and safe routes to school plans. Hear about projects in Gaithersburg, Prince George's County, Rockville, Alexandria, City of Fairfax, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. View the webinar.
FY 2025 Projects
FY 2025 Regional Roadway Safety Program approved projects
FY 2025 Transportation Land-Use Connections Program approved projects
FY 2024 Project Reports
Maryland
Jefferson - Patrick Redesign Study, City of Frederick
Local Roadway Safety Plan, City of Gaithersburg
Bel Pre Road Safety Improvement Project, Montgomery County
Pedestrian Crossings Guidelines, City of Rockville
Virginia
Pedestrian Lighting Improvements Study, City of Alexandria
Regionwide Data-Driven Drunk Driving Campaign, Arlington County - Coming Soon
Main Street Corridor Roadway Safety Audit, City of Fairfax
Darbydale/Forestdale Avenue Corridor Retrofitting Project, Prince William County
FY 2024 RRSP funding news release
For questions about the RRSP program, contact Janie Nham at jnham@mwcog.org. For more information on the TLC program, contact John Swanson at jswanson@mwcog.org or Victoria Caudullo at vcaudullo@mwcog.org.
Additional Resources
Vibrant Communities and Safer Roads Webinar
November 2, 2023
This webinar shared recent examples of Regional Roadway Safety Program and Transportation-Land Use Program projects, including pedestrian safety plans, trail design, bike safety education, first mile-last mile connections, and delivery microhubs. View the webinar!
Local Technical Assistance Programs Searchable Database
Learn more about projects in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia by searching the Local Technical Assistance Programs Searchable Database. The database archives project topic and year, funding level, and final project reports. Sort and filter by jurisdiction and by program type (e.g., bicycle and pedestrian, corridor planning, transit). Reports are downloadable in PDF format.