The City of Kannapolis has been awarded a federal grant to complete a comprehensive transportation safety study plan. The funds from the Safe Streets for All Program will be used to study all the major transportation corridors in the City such as Cannon Boulevard, Kannapolis Parkway, all the I-85 exits in the City, and the corridors leading into downtown. The goal is to identify the five intersections or roadway segments within the City of Kannapolis with the highest fatal or serious injury crashes and develop a plan for how to improve these roadways and intersections to make them safe.

Over the last several years the City has studied several of these corridors individually, but a comprehensive plan is needed as the number of personal and business vehicles using city streets continues to increase. Kannapolis currently has 224 miles of streets with most accidents happening at major intersections. The study should be completed within one year and approved recommendations from the plan would then be incorporated into the City’s Capital Improvement Plan. The City would also apply for implementational funding for projects that meet federal guidelines.

As part of the study the City would like to hear from the public. The public is asked to complete this short survey and give their input on where they think the most dangerous intersections and roads are in the City. The public is asked to complete the survey by October 30.

Please use this link to complete the survey - HERE.