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Chambers County SS4A: Safe Streets and Roads for All

What is SS4A?

After a year of collaboration and hard work by County staff, the Chambers County Safety Task Force, and Sain Associates, The Chambers County Safety Action Plan was adopted by the Chambers County Commission on April 27, 2026. This Chambers County Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan is designed to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes. It uses crash and census data along with public input, to identify trends and prioritize safety improvements. Following USDOT SS4A’s guidelines, the plan includes eight key components:
  • Leadership and goal setting
  • Planning structure
  • Safety analysis
  • Engagement and collaboration
  • Equitable public engagement
  • Policy and process changes
  • Strategy and project selections
  • Progress and transparency
The Safety Action Plan set an ambitious goal: a 5% annual reduction in fatalities and serious injuries by 2035, measured as a five-year rolling average compared to the 2019-2023 baseline. The plan outlines countermeasures, strategies, and projects to meet this objective.
Chambers County Safety Action Plan

Why Do We Need a Safety Action Plan?

From 2019-2023, there were a total of 4,066 crashes in Chambers County. These crashes resulted in 51 fatalities, 194 suspected serious injuries, 498 non-incapacitating injuries, 499 possible injuries, and 3,048 Property Damage-Only crashes.

Fatality RatesChambers County
Fatalities per 100k population		State of Alabama
Fatalities per 100k population
Fatality Rates: Total
Chambers County
Fatalities per 100k population: 29.3
State of Alabama
Fatalities per 100k population: 17.5
Fatality Rates: Rural Areas
Chambers County
Fatalities per 100k population: 45.2
State of Alabama
Fatalities per 100k population: 26.9
Fatality Rates: Urban Areas
Chambers County
Fatalities per 100k population: 17.8
State of Alabama
Fatalities per 100k population: 11.6

Chambers County residents represent 0.7% of Alabama's population, yet the County accounts for 0.6% of all crashes statewide and 1.0% of all fatal crashes in the state.

This analysis includes all crashes that occurred on city, state, and county-maintained roadways within Chambers County between 2019-2023.

Be a Safety Champion – Take the Pledge

Through education, collaboration, commitment, and innovation, we hope to mitigate and prevent severe and fatal crashes in Chambers County by implementing solutions to make roads safer, road users more aware, and match speeds to context. If we work together, we can change our safety culture and prevent deaths and serious injuries on our transportation system.

As a Road Safety Champion, I pledge to:

  • Follow all traffic laws.
  • Travel at safe speeds and encourage others to do the same.
  • Drive only while sober.
  • Avoid distractions while walking, biking, and driving.
  • Always wear a seatbelt and require every passenger in my vehicle to use a seatbelt or car seat.
  • Be courteous and safely share the road with other users.
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SS4A Task Force

  • Commissioner David Eastridge 
    Chambers County Commission
  • Commissioner Charlie Williams
    Chambers County Commission
  • Commissioner Sam Bradford 
    Chambers County Commission
  • Commissioner Doug Jones 
    Chambers County Commission
  • Commissioner James Williams Sr. 
    Chambers County Commission
  • Commissioner Debra Riley   
    Chambers County Commission
  • Sheriff Jeff Nelson  
    Chambers County Sheriff’s Department
  • Josh Harvill
    Chambers County Highway Department
  • Daniel Lundy
    Chambers County Highway Department
  • Jessica Yeager 
    Chambers County 911/EMA
  • Kathy Hornsby
    Chambers County 911/EMA
  • Chris Busby 
    Chambers County Development Authority
  • Andie Roberts
    Chambers County Development Authority
  • Carrie Wood 
    Greater Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Tarin Parrish    
    Greater Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Benji Mitchum
    Chambers County Board of Education
  • Rachel Snoddy 
    Chambers County Extension Office
  • DeAnna Hand
    LaFayette Main Street
  • L.C. Marshall  
    Valley Lions Club
  • Allen Tucker
    LaFayette Rotary Club