Transportation Safety

Overview

Cape Cod Commission staff work on a number of transportation safety initiatives at both the regional and local levels.

Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant

The Cape Cod Commission is receiving $240,000 in federal grant funding to support the Cape Cod Regional Safety Action Plan through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, an initiative designed to improve roads and address traffic fatalities nationwide.

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Top Crash Locations Report

As new data becomes available, Cape Cod Commission compiles a list of the top crash locations in the region. The information provided in these report serves as a resource to make Cape Cod safer for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Cape Cod Commission staff will work with local and state partners to use this report to prioritize locations for future Road Safety Audits. This list will also serve as a resource for transportation safety professionals looking to make strategic investments to improve safety in the region.

2022 Barnstable County High Crash Locations Report (2018-2020 Data)

Prior Reports: 2019 Report | 2014 Report | 2012 Report

Cape Cod Crash Dashboard

To learn more about high crash locations in the region explore the crash dashboard featured on this page. This tool displays the most recently available crash data in an interactive way that allows users to explore the data and gain insight about crash trends in the region.

2022 Crash Dashboard (2018-2020 Data)

Prior Dashboard: 2019 Dashboard

Statewide high crash locations are also identified on the MassDOT Hiqhway Safety Improvement Program webpage. Additional statewide safety analysis can also be found in the MassDOT Crash Portal including the Fatal Crash Information Dashboard that includes up-to-date fatality data and a Municipality Dashboard that presents crash information for individual towns.

Road Safety Audits and Other Safety Analyses

Once high crash locations are identified, Cape Cod Commission staff work to identify and implement solutions improve safety. Recently performed safety analyses are featured on this page.

Before and After Crash Analysis Report (2022)
Route 6 Safety Analysis Report (2022)
Safety Appendix of the Cape Cod 2020 Regional Transportation Plan (includes recent safety data and a list of safety studies)
Route 6 Safety Study: Ramp and Shoulder Design (2019)
Route 6 Stormwater and Vegetation Management Plan and Maps (2016)
Route 6 Hydroplaning Crash Analysis and Alternatives Development (2014)

List of Cape Cod Road Safety Audits since 2011

Town	Year	Location
Barnstable	2012	Route 28 at Osterville-West Barnstable Road
	2012	Route 28 (Iyannough Road) at Yarmouth Road
	2014	Route 132 (Iyannough Road) at Cape Cod Community College
	2015	Route 28 (Falmouth Road) at Strawberry Hill Road
	2018	Route 132 Walk Audit
	2019	Route 28 (Falmouth Road at Route 132 (Iyannough Road)- Airport Rotary
	2019	Route 6A at Mary Dunn Road/Indian Trail
	2021	Hyannis West End Rotary (West Main Street, Main Street, Scudder Avenue)
	2021	Route 28 at Santuit-Newtown Road
	2023	Route 28 Corridor (Pitcher's Way, Lincoln, Rd, Barnstable Intermediate School)
	2023	Route 132 (East of Bearse's Way to West of Airport Rotary)
Bourne	2012	Sandwich Road at Cranberry Highway
	2013	Route 28 between Bourne and Otis Rotary
	2022	Canal Area: Scenic Highway, Sandwich Road, Cranberry Highway
Brewster	2011	Route 124 (Harwich Road) at Tubman Road
Dennis	2012	Analysis of High-Crash Locations in Dennisport*
Dennis	2020	Route 134 High Crash Locations
Eastham	2012	Route 6 at Governor Prence Road
	2017	Route 6 at Nauset Road/Wampum Lane
	2019	Eastham/Orleans Rotary Road Safety Audit
Falmouth	2011	Sandwich Road: Carriage Shop Road to Hatchville Road
	2017	Route 28 Corridor
	2018	Route 151 Corridor
	2021	Davis Straits (Route 28) Between the 13 Davis Straits and 80 Davis Straits
	2023	West Falmouth Highway (Route 28A) between Chapoquoit Road and Old Dock Road
Harwich	2016	Route 39 (Orleans Road) at Pleasant Bay Road
Mashpee	2014	Route 151 (Nathan Ellis HWY) at Old Barnstable Road
	2016	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Road Safety Audit
	2018	Route 151 at Ninigret Avenue, Algonquin Avenue, and Job's Fishing Road
	2019	Mashpee Rotary Road Safety Audit
Orleans	2019	Eastham/Orleans Rotary Road Safety Audit
Wellfleet	2016	Route 6 at Main Street
Wellfleet	2012	Wellfleet Route 6 Safety Study*
Yarmouth	2011	Union Street/Station Avenue: Route 6 Ramps
	2013	Route 6A: Willow Street to Union Street
	2016	Main Street (Route 28) at North Main Street and Old Main Street
	2018	Route 28 Walk Audit
	2019	Route 28 Between Iyannough Road and Parkers River Bridge
	2023	Station Avenue at White's Path and Workshop Road

*denotes study was not an RSA, but rather a safety study. Safety studies offer similar recommendations as RSAs do.

Contact

Steven Tupper
stupper@capecodcommission.org
David Nolan
david.nolan@capecodcommission.org
Colleen Medeiros
colleen.medeiros@capecodcommission.org

Cape Cod Crash Dashboard

Real Time Traffic

Resilient Transportation Projects

2018 RPP Data Viewer

Traffic Counts Data Viewer

43M pdf

Feb 08, 2022

Rail Trail Crossing Inventory - Full Report

Prepared by Cape Cod Commission Staff. Rail Trail Crossing Inventory FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 8, 2022…

1005K pdf

Feb 08, 2022

Rail Trail Crossing Inventory - Wellfleet

Wellfleet – Cape Cod Rail Trail 94 WELLFLEET Wellfleet – Cape Cod Rail Trail 95 Cape Cod Rail Trail #1 (Cemetery Road) CRASH HISTORY SURROUNDING THE CROSSING No crash history…

4M pdf

Feb 08, 2022

Rail Trail Crossing Inventory - Brewster

Brewster – Cape Cod Rail Trail 152 BREWSTER Brewster – Cape Cod Rail Trail 153 Cape Cod Rail Trail #18 (Upland Circle) CRASH HISTORY SURROUNDING THE CROSSING No crash history…