Cook County receives national honor
Shae Kosmalski
Highway Department won $15,000 under the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF) Safer Roads: Building Safety into Your Drive public information and education campaign.
The department and RSF will undertake a public information and education campaign to raise awareness of the safety benefits and the need for roadway engineering and infrastructure improvements.
“We’re very pleased to have received this assistance from the Roadway Safety Foundation,” said Shae Kosmalski, county engineer of the Cook County Highway Department. “Cook County’s winding and scenic roads, though an attraction for many tourists, have significant vertical and horizontal variations and speed zone changes—a primary cause for many drivers being caught off guard and left potentially at a major safety risk. A public information and education campaign is imperative to inform unfamiliar and inexperienced drivers about the unique characteristics of our roadways and how to drive differently to accommodate for them.”
Cook County was one of six winning entries. Panel judges included representatives of RSF, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), AARP, and AAA.
RSF is a national organization solely dedicated to reducing deaths by improving the physical characteristics of America’s roadways. For more information about RSF, visit www.roadwaysafety.org. LTAP (From the RSF Web site)