County Highway Safety Committee receives grant to help reduce speed related crashes

The Vernon County Highway Safety Committee, an advisory committee of which Sheriff Torgerson is a member, recently held discussions to reduce the number of speed-related crash injuries in Vernon County utilizing the WisDOT Predictive Analytics Program.

The WisDOT Predictive Analytics Crash Reduction Project allows selected traffic safety committees and commissions to create a project that reduces the frequency and severity of crashes in identified “hotspot” locations.

The Highway Safety Committee has identified five “hotspots” within Vernon County to concentrate it’s efforts-

1. State Highway 56, Town of Viroqua, between “Bud” and “Liberty”

2. County Road P, Town of Christiana, between State Highway 27 & Knapp Valley Rd

3. US Highway 14, City/Town of Viroqua, between W Broadway St & County Road T

4. US Highway 14, Town of Christiana/Coon, between Westby & Coon Valley

5. State Highway 131, Town of Kickapoo, between County Road S & S Wagoner Ave

Sheriff Torgerson said said the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office will focus on reducing the number of speed-related crashes in these areas in the coming days/weeks and you can expect to see increased law enforcement patrols in the “hotspot” areas during high crash time periods.