The City of Daphne announced that it has been awarded $8.1 million as part of a 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal grant.

The city says the $8.1 million in federal grant money, along with a $2 million match in local funding, will help fund safety improvements covering a two-and-a-half mile stretch of County Road 13 from County Road 64 and Daphne Avenue to Champions Way and Lawson Road.

According to a city press release issued Tuesday, Nov. 2, the improvements include:

• Replacing signalized intersections with roundabouts at Whispering Pines/Pleasant Road and at Champions Way to reduce crash rates;
• Adding lighting throughout the corridor to reduce pedestrian and vehicular crash rates during dark, dawn or dusk conditions;
• Installing crosswalks in school zones and at new and existing roundabouts to mitigate and prevent pedestrian crashes in a heavily residential area in close proximity to elementary, middle and high schools; and
• Installing eight-foot sidewalks along corridor to mitigate and prevent pedestrian crashes in a heavily residential area in close proximity to elementary, middle and high schools

According to the city, a safety analysis identified the project area, which encompasses two intersections along County Road 13 at County Road 64 and County Road 13 at Pleasant Road, due to its high crash frequency, severity and multimodal impact.

"I would like to thank Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Sen. Katie Britt and Congressman Barry Moore for their continued support and collaboration along with Transportation Secretary Duffy in securing this $8 million grant dedicated to improving safety for all travelers along the CR 13 corridor," Daphne Mayor Robin LeJeune said in a statement. "This significant infrastructure investment will help enhance transportation safety, improve quality of life, and benefit the residents of Daphne and communities throughout Baldwin County. This project is adjacent to three of Daphne's feeder schools and will directly improve the safety of over 2,000 children. I would also like to thank the Daphne City Council for their support of this grant. We have made infrastructure improvements one of the City's top priorities, and without their support we would not have received this grant. We appreciate the continued partnerships and dedication to the citizens of Daphne and the State of Alabama."

The Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, overseen by the United States Department of Transportation, is an initiative that provides federal funding to local, regional, and Tribal communities to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.