Transportation Safety

Overview

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

Top Crash Locations Report

As new data becomes available, Cape Cod Commission staff compile a list of the top crash locations in the region. The information provided in this report has been presented with the intention of serving as a resource to make Cape Cod safer for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Cape Cod Commission staff will 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.

Barnstable County High Crash Locations Report (June 2019)

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. High crash locations are also identified through the MassDOT Hiqhway Safety Improvement Program. More information is available at: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/highway-safety-improvement-program

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.

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)

List of Cape Cod Road Safety Audits from 2011 to 2019

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
	2019	Route 28 (Falmouth Road at Route 132 (Iyannough Road)- Airport Rotary
	2019	Route 6A at Mary Dunn Road/Indian Trail
Bourne	2012	Sandwich Road at Cranberry Highway
Bourne	2013	Route 28 between Bourne and Otis Rotary
Brewster	2011	Route 124 (Harwich Road) at Tubman Road
Dennis	2012	Analysis of High-Crash Locations in Dennisport*
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
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
Yarmouth	2013	Route 6A: Willow Street to Union Street

*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

Cape Cod Crash Dashboard

Real-Time Traffic

Resilient Transportation Projects

2018 RPP Data Viewer

Traffic Counts Data Viewer

1M pdf

May 16, 2019

Barnstable_Airport_Rotary_RSA

The speed limit on Falmouth Road (Route 28) is 35 mph, except at the approach to the rotary where the speed limit decreases to 25 miles per hour …

2M pdf

May 16, 2019

Eastham-Orleans_Orleans_Rotary_and_Rt_6_at_Van_Dale_Ave_RSA

Figure 1: Orleans/Eastham Rotary Locus Map … A Road Safety Audit was conducted for the Eastham/Orleans rotary and the intersection of Route 6 at Van Dale Avenue on April 3, 2019 …

3M pdf

Aug 09, 2019

2019_Mashpee Rotary RSA_final

10 Figure 5 – Drainage issues in the northwest corner of the rotary … The Road Safety Audit meeting was held on June 20, 2019, beginning at 9:30 a.m., at the Mashpee Public Library …