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Overview

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

Cape Cod Interchange Intersection Crash Analysis Report (2024)

The Cape Cod Commission examined crashes at the local intersections with the interchange ramps in Barnstable County. The Commission analyzed 32 intersections across 15 interchange systems on Routes 6 and 28, excluding Bourne, which is being studied as part of the MassDOT Canal Area Bridge Replacement Project. Using crash data from over 1,100 reports, CCC staff identified high-risk sites based on crash totals, rates, and severity. The findings aim to prioritize Roadway Safety Audits (RSAs) and safety enhancements at the highest ranked locations. 

2024 Cape Cod Interchange Intersection Crash Analysis Report

Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant

The Cape Cod Commission received a $240,000 federal grant funding to support the Cape Cod Vision Zero Action Plan through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, an initiative designed to improve roads and address traffic fatalities nationwide. Visit the project website to learn more.

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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.
 

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.

 List of Cape Cod Road Safety Audits since 2011

Town

Year

Location

 

2009

Route 28 at Bearses Way

 

2010

Route 149 at Route 6 Ramps

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)

2023

Main Street - Route 6A (From Route 132 to Rendezvous Lane)

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*

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 

2024

Woods Hole Road/Locus Street Corridor

Harwich

2016

Route 39 (Orleans Road) at Pleasant Bay Road

 

 

Mashpee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

Route 130 Lane Departure 

2009

Great Neck Road North at Old Barnstable Road 

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

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.

Project Resources

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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…
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Rail Trail Crossing Inventory - Provincetown
Provincetown – Province Lands Bicycle Trail 78 PROVINCETOWN 79 Provincetown – Province Lands Bicycle Trail Province Lands Bicycle Trail #1 (Race Point Road #1 / Near Parking…
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Rail Trail Crossing Inventory - Truro
Truro – Head of the Meadow Trail 91 TRURO Truro – Head of the Meadow Trail 92 Head of the Meadow Trail #1 (Holden Street) CRASH HISTORY SURROUNDING THE CROSSING No crash…
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