City to Receive Safe Streets and Roads Grant for South Campbell Avenue Improvements

 

The City of Springfield has been awarded a $13.8 million federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) implementation grant to improve safety on high-injury segments of South Campbell Avenue, advancing the City’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic deaths by 2040 and serious injuries by 2050. Including the 20% required local match, this grant will bring more than $17 million in improvements to the corridor.

The City’s South Campbell Avenue Priority Corridor project will help Springfield implement proven countermeasures to reduce crashes on two segments of Campbell Avenue identified as part of the High Injury Network (HIN) outlined in the Ozark Transportation Organization’s Destination Safe Streets Regional Safety Action Plan. Priority street segments include Republic Road to Walnut Lawn and Sunshine to Minota. Between Republic Road and Walnut Lawn, improvements will widen Campbell Avenue to six lanes, add safety medians, sidewalks, stormwater upgrades, traffic-calming measures, and a new pedestrian bridge north of Primrose Street. From Sunshine to Minota, improvements will include an upgraded intersection at Portland Street, protected turn lanes, safety medians, sidewalks, stormwater improvements, and traffic-calming measures.

The project seeks to build upon various safety investments already underway along South Campbell Avenue, including completed intersection improvements at the Republic Road and Grand Street intersections, upcoming improvements at Campbell and Walnut Lawn Street, and the ongoing Sunshine Street Corridor Study. 

The City of Springfield will begin working with the U.S. Department of Transportation in the coming weeks to establish a grant agreement that will allow the City to receive the award funds. This process can take 6-12 months on average before the City can begin the project design and public engagement. 

“South Campbell is a critical corridor for residents, businesses, and visitors, and this grant gives us the opportunity to improve safety in a way that will have lasting benefits for the community,” said Public Works Director Dan Smith. “These improvements build on work already underway and reflect our commitment to safer streets for everyone.”