Carfora, Blumenthal Visit East Farm Village To Talk Safe Crosswalks

EAST HAVEN, CT — East Haven Mayor Joseph A. Carfora and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal toured an unsafe pedestrian crosswalk located on Messina Drive Monday. The walkway utilized primarily by the residents of East Farm Village is in need of repairs. The town has applied for federal grant funding under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program to replace a traffic signal and crosswalk on the busy intersection.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the new SS4A discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over the next five years. For the current fiscal year, up to $1 billion in grant monies is available. The program is focused on safety enhancements to "prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries."

"The SS4A program supports Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s National Roadway Safety Strategy and the Department’s goal of zero deaths and serious injuries on our nation’s roadways," according to the federal DOT.

Should East Haven receive the funding requested, the project aims to slow traffic and make the streets safer for elderly pedestrian, who reside in East Farms Village.

Carfora and Blumenthal spoke to residents about their concerns.