Albany Gets $7.4M to Fix Deadly Intersections
A federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant will fund a roundabout and safety upgrades at two Albany-area intersections with a history of fatal crashes.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Financial Aid
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Albany has received $7,368,640 in federal Safe Streets and Roads for All funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The money is part of a $9,210,800 Albany-Dougherty Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and will support a roundabout at Raidum Spring Road and Joseph Holley Circle North, along with shoulder upgrades and warning signs at Tarva Road and Eight Mile Road.
Why it matters
Between 2019 and 2023, seven people died and 16 serious crashes occurred at these intersections, making them a focus of local safety efforts. For Albany and Dougherty County residents, the project aims to reduce serious crashes and improve everyday travel safety.
The $7,368,640 grant is part of a $9,210,800 Albany-Dougherty Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Seven people died and 16 serious crashes occurred at the targeted intersections between 2019 and 2023, and the project timeline has not been announced.
The players
U.S. Department of Transportation
The federal agency that administers the Safe Streets and Roads for All program, which funds local efforts to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries.
Albany State University
A public university in Albany, Georgia, whose East Campus sits near the intersection receiving the new roundabout.
The details
Failure to yield, disregard for traffic controls, and roadway departures contributed to the crashes at these intersections. The city will implement the improvements through the Albany-Dougherty plan, with the federal grant funding roundabout construction at Raidum Spring Road and Joseph Holley Circle North, near Albany State University's East Campus.
Timeline
• 2019 to 2023: Seven deaths and 16 serious crashes occurred at the targeted intersections.
• November 6, 2026: The city announced the federal grant award.
Season Trajectory
The Albany grant is one local project under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program, which channels funding into safety plans nationwide. It follows a federal approach that ties infrastructure investment to documented crash data at specific high-risk locations.
Drivers and pedestrians near Raidum Spring Road, Joseph Holley Circle North, Tarva Road, and Eight Mile Road can expect construction and new traffic patterns once the work begins. The changes are designed to reduce failure-to-yield and roadway departure crashes at these locations.
The takeaway
Intersections with repeated serious crashes often respond to targeted engineering changes like roundabouts and clearer warning signs. Drivers can help by yielding carefully and obeying traffic controls at these intersections.
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