Why I am working to improve Springfield's ‘X' intersection

Our country is experiencing a road safety crisis. The roads are becoming more and more dangerous for everyone, with traffic fatalities hitting a 16...

April 1, 2023
3:02 AM

Our country is experiencing a road safety crisis. The roads are becoming more and more dangerous for everyone, with traffic fatalities hitting a 16-year high in 2021. These accidents especially hurt underserved communities, which lack the modern transportation infrastructure necessary to reduce injuries and fatalities. The four Gateway cities — Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell and Methuen — which are culturally and racially diverse regions in Massachusetts, home to large immigrant populations, shoulder 51 percent of Massachusetts' motor accidents.

U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey