Fox Valley Receives Federal Grant to Improve Traffic Safety

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The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has been awarded over $800,000 in federal grant money to conduct studies aimed at making roads in the Fox Valley area safer. The studies will focus on the Highway KK (Calumet Street) corridor connecting Kaukauna and Appleton, as well as roads in Appleton itself, with the goal of reducing serious injuries and fatalities.

Why it matters

Traffic safety is a major concern in the Fox Valley region, with a need to address problem areas and make roads safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. This federal grant will allow for in-depth studies to identify issues and develop solutions to improve overall traffic safety in the area.

The details

The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission will be leading the studies funded by the over $800,000 federal grant. One study will focus on the Highway KK (Calumet Street) corridor that connects the cities of Kaukauna and Appleton through the towns of Buchanan and Harrison. Another study will examine roads in the city of Appleton. The goal of these studies is to identify ways to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on the roads in the Fox Valley region.

• The East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has called a news conference for Friday, January 30, 2026 to announce the plans for the studies.

What’s next

The studies funded by the federal grant will begin in the coming months, with the goal of identifying ways to improve traffic safety and reduce serious injuries and fatalities on roads in the Fox Valley region.