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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy launched a nationwide roadway safety initiative to prioritize investments that improve mobility and safety on roadways.
In a letter to every governor, Secretary Duffy asked that their states participate in the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safe Arterials for Everyone through Reliable Operations and Distraction-Reducing Strategies—SAFE ROADS—initiative. The program targets non-freeway arterial roads where more than half of U.S. roadway deaths occur.
Secretary Duffy also noted in his letter that intersections and crosswalks need to be kept free from distractions. This includes political messages of any nature, artwork, or anything else that detracts from the core mission of driver and pedestrian safety.
“Roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. "I am calling on governors in every state to ensure that roadways, intersections, and crosswalks are kept free of distractions.”
“Far too many Americans die each year to traffic fatalities to take our eye off the ball. USDOT stands ready to help communities across the country make their roads safer and easier to navigate," Duffy continued.
The Centinal reached out to the Office of Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont to find out whether he planned on calling for any changes to Connecticut's many pride crosswalks or Black Lives Matter roadway art, for instance, but an intern in Lamont's office said the Governor didn't have any statement on the matter at this time.
Also of concern for Connecticut highways has been the regular presence of progressive activists aligned with Indivisible who bill themselves as part of the "visibility brigade".
The mostly elderly activists meet on a regular schedule to hold anti-Trump political signs and banners on bridges over I-95 and the Merritt Parkway.
You can read the full letter that Secretary Duffy sent to Governors below.
