Mesa County Regional Transportation Safety Task Force
The Task Force focuses on regional transportation safety concerns.
Mission Statement
The Mesa County Regional Transportation Safety Task Force is a multidisciplinary group committed to creating safer streets and roads for all by implementing data-driven strategies, fostering collaboration among enforcement, engineering, education, emergency response, healthcare, and advocacy stakeholders, and implementing initiatives, as outlined in the Mesa County Safety Action Plan.
The Safety Task Force meets quarterly, typically in January, April, July, and October. Meetings are scheduled based on member availability. To learn more or if you need alternative formats or other reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please email the current Safety Task Force facilitator at rachel.peterson@mesacounty.us or (970) 623-8479 three business days prior to the meeting.
Next Safety Task Force Meeting
October 2025
Agency List
- City of Fruita
- City of Grand Junction
- Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Highway Safety Office
- Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 3
- Colorado State Patrol
- Community Hospital
- District 51 Grand Valley School District
- Grand Junction Fire Department
- Grand Junction Police Department
- Intermountain Health, St. Mary’s Regional Hospital
- Mesa County Public Works
- Mesa County Public Health
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
- Regional Transportation Planning Office (RTPO)
- Town of De Beque
- Town of Palisade
- University of Colorado Boulder/Colorado Mesa University