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7 <br /> <br />Cass County recently updated the County wide severe crash data to the most recent 5-year period from 2017 to <br />2021. Please see the chart below: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cass County is doing quite well regarding roadway safety. This is due to Cass County’s existing safety strategies <br />including rumble strips, pavement markings, pavement safety edges, and improved signing. Another factor is <br />the low number of curves in our roadways as this reduces the number of roadway departures and other safety <br />issues experienced in other counties in our region with winding roads. Our biggest safety issue involves our <br />intersections. Because of adequate signing and lower traffic volumes, many of our intersections are safe and do <br />not require any improvements. However, several of our intersections along ND 18, ND 38, and ND 46, as well as <br />some intersections of two County Highways could be improved. Overall, the biggest safety recommendation <br />includes evaluating streetlights, signage, pavement markings, and dynamic warning signs. We have worked with <br />the NDDOT to determine the best safety options at the intersections of state highways. For these critical <br />intersections, safety funding was used for intersection destination lighting and School Zone signs. Local funding <br />was used to replace the remaining School Zone signs and flashing lights so that all rural school locations on the <br />Cass County Highway system have been replaced since 2017. Finally, local funding was also used to install red