About the Safety Action Plan
Otter Tail County is developing a Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal grant program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This Plan aims to reduce and ultimately eliminate serious injuries and fatalities on roadways throughout the county, for all users, including people walking, biking, driving, using public transit, or operating commercial vehicles.
Too many lives are lost or changed forever due to preventable traffic crashes every year. The Safety Action Plan will take a data-driven, community-informed approach to improving roadway safety. With your help through public involvement, we’ll analyze crash data, identify high-risk areas, and propose practical solutions—infrastructure, education, or enforcement—that improve safety for everyone.
Safety Action Plan Task Force
The Plan is guided by a Safety Action Plan Task Force of local leaders, transportation professionals, and community representatives. The team meets regularly to move the Plan forward.
Next meeting: Meetings have concluded
Schedule
Work on the Plan will be conducted in 2025 with an estimated adoption date in May 2026.
Project History
- Fall 2025, winter 2025-2026 task force meetings.
- County board presentation on September 9, 2025
- Task force meetings on July 9 and August 13, 2025
- Summer engagement activities
- Safety Action Plan Task Force kickoff meeting on June 5 (presentation)
- Action Plan proposal awarded March 25, 2025.
- Requests For Proposals due February 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm (CST).
Draft Documents
The draft safety action plan is ready for public review. Please take the time to read the documents below and provide feedback on the contents of the plan. Feedback will be accepted until the morning of May 12.
Upcoming Events
The draft plan will be presented for final approval at the May 26 Board of Commissioners meeting.