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The heavily traveled I-880 corridor serves commuters, freight operators and surrounding communities, connecting residential neighborhoods, and major transportation routes throughout the East Bay.
“By working closely with our state and local partners, we’re holding drivers accountable for dangerous driving behavior, preventing serious and fatal crashes, and helping everyone who travels these roads get home safely.” “These proactive, comprehensive safety efforts target the root causes of serious crashes and create long-term, tangible investments that support our primary goal at Caltrans—to deliver proven enhancements designed to save lives and create safer roadways for everyone,” said Caltrans Director El-Tawansy.
“This project puts data-driven enforcement where it can make the greatest difference – on corridors where lives are at risk,” said California Highway Patrol Commissioner Sean Duryee.
"The State Priority Safety Corridor initiative is how traffic safety partners throughout California are working together to reduce preventable crashes and protect everyone using our transportation system. Through public education, enhanced enforcement and other proven safety measures, we are driving behavior change and building a statewide culture that puts safety first on every trip.” said Office of Traffic Safety Director Stephanie Dougherty.
“Every person deserves to get where they’re going safely, whether they’re driving, walking, biking or taking transit. Designating this stretch of I-880 as a State Priority Safety Corridor is an important step toward preventing serious crashes and saving lives,” said CA Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José), Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee. But designation alone is not enough. We must turn this commitment into action through safer road design, responsible speeds, targeted enforcement and measurable results. We cannot accept preventable deaths and serious injuries as the cost of getting around. It’s time to make safety a fundamental priority in every transportation decision and hold ourselves accountable for protecting every person who uses our streets and roads.”
The comprehensive approach combines infrastructure improvements, community engagement, public education, enforcement partnerships and data-driven investments to create safer transportation corridors. Planned and ongoing strategies may include:
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Safe Streets and Intersections: Improvements to roadway infrastructure, crossings and intersections to reduce conflict points and improve safety for all users.
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Wrong-Way Driver Prevention: Enhanced signs, pavement markings and other safety countermeasures at freeway ramps and interchanges to help prevent wrong-way driving.
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Connected Mobility Options: Infrastructure improvements supporting safer walking, bicycling and transit access in communities surrounding the corridor.
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Education and Engagement: Public outreach and awareness efforts, including the SLOWCAL campaign, to encourage safer roadway behaviors and community involvement.
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Law Enforcement Partnerships: Coordination with the CHP and local law enforcement agencies to address roadway safety concerns and support prevention efforts.
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Data-Driven Investments: Prioritizing transportation improvements and resources where they can have the greatest impact on reducing fatal and serious injury crashes.
The SPSC initiative uses crash data from public roadways, including state highways, city streets and county roads, to identify locations with elevated concentrations of fatal and serious injury crashes. Corridor selection is guided by a High Injury Network methodology developed with UC Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), which uses crash severity, roadway conditions, community context and the readiness of project partners to help prioritize locations.
Progress will be measured through reductions in fatal and serious injury crashes. Additional indicators, including vehicle speeds, roadway conflict points and available traffic data, will help identify emerging risks and guide future safety improvements.
For more information about the State Priority Safety Corridor Initiative and corridor fact sheets, visit the CalSTA Enforcement and Safety webpage.
For more information on California's infrastructure investments, visit build.ca.gov.
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