Infrastructure investments aim to reduce congestion and accidents.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on April 20 launched the Freedom to Drive initiative, a national effort inviting states to partner with the department on tackling congested corridors through expanded roadway capacity, accelerated project delivery and private-sector partnerships.
For the collision repair and auto insurance claims industries, the initiative’s focus on infrastructure-driven incident reduction has direct bearing on claims frequency and shop volume. A flagship project cited by USDOT — an Atlanta-area public-private express-lanes expansion — is projected to reduce traffic incidents by 8 percent,
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