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Improving Local Road Safety: Noteworthy State DOT Funding, Training, and Technical Assistance Practices Monday, September 23, 2013 2:00 3:30 PM (ET) Agenda Introductions Assessment Purpose Background Noteworthy Practices
Improving Local Road Safety: Noteworthy State DOT Funding, Training, and Technical Assistance Practices
Monday, September 23, 2013 2:00 – 3:30 PM (ET)
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effective strategies
analysis skills
and resources
funding match
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funding and resources to local entities for road safety improvement projects
– Identify extent to which federal/state funding and resources are being delivered to local entities and the associated challenges – Identify model practices
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(38 states responded)
and documented case studies for final report
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Collected Baseline Information On: 1 Information and Resources Funding Resources and Incentives Data Collection and Analysis Local Project Identification 2 Training and Development Training and Development 3 Technical Assistance Technical Assistance 4 Project Implementation Local Project Administration
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DOT Local Safety Program Organization
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Program Organization
Local-Aid Division Centralized Local Road Safety Program/Unit Hybrid of Local-Aid Division and Local Road Safety Program Hybrid of Local Road Safety Program and District/Region- Level Project Coordination District/Region- Level Project Coordination District/Region- Level Local Project Coordinators
Scope/Responsibilities
Safety projects handled with all other local projects. Special unit/ department handles local safety projects. Special unit/ department identifies, prioritizes safety projects, local-aid division administers projects. Special unit/department identifies, prioritizes safety projects, district- level staff administer projects. All local projects identified, prioritized, developed and administered at district level by district engineers. All local safety projects identified, prioritized, developed and administered at district level by local project coordinator.
Centralized Decentralized
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Resources & Information Training & Development Technical Assistance Project Implementation Depth of Relationship with Local Agencies Breadth of DOT Involvement in Local Road Safety Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
States Obligating Funds to Local Safety
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records databases
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Data Type Available for Most Available for Some Available for a Few Not Available Fatal Crash Data 35 Serious Injury Crash Data 32 3 Location Data (GIS or Linear Reference) 15 8 8 4 Exposure Data 3 15 15 1
Identification
Regulations/Federal Aid
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local projects
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Local Project Administration: Commonly Used Streamlining Practices
Top Five Strategies
Percentage of Responses (n=38 States)
Systemic safety improvements on local roads 61 Grouping multiple projects to reduce administrative burden 50 Identify local match and source prior to project selection 45 Local agencies use own labor and resources for small projects 39 Programmatic categorical exclusions 32
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a systemwide level
local agencies
improvements a priority
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and opportunities for improving local road safety
– Organizational, data, training and technical assistance, funding, program administration checklists
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Ohio’s Local Partner Focus for Increased Roadway Safety
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Victoria Beale Director, Ohio LTAP Center
Ohio’s State vs. Locally Maintained System
ODOT 13% County 23% Township 34% Municipal 30%
Maintenance Authority
87% of Ohio’s Roadways are on the Local System
“authority to exercise all powers of local self- government”
An Ohio Street - 1907
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Local System 58% ODOT System 42%
Fatalities
Local System 72% ODOT System 28%
Total Crashes
Local System 64% ODOT System 36%
Serious Injuries
centralized partner with Ohio’s locals
– Data Sharing / Use – Road Safety Audits (RSAs) with funding – Township Sign Grant Program
through County Engineers’ Association of Ohio (CEAO)
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more than $5M in projects that create an accurate roadway inventory in each county.
automated tools that allow non-DOT users to easily access crash data and identify trends.
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– Technical Assistance through Road Safety Audits – Grant Administration Support for the Townships – Training Support, such as current training on “Roadway Departure Countermeasures” and on-going training on crash data tools “GCAT”
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recommends low-cost improvements on HRRR corridors
process
and build local expertise in safety review and analysis
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Ohio’s Rural Road Safety Audit Assistance (RRSAA) Program
Ohio’s Rural Road Safety Audit Assistance (RRSAA) Program (cont’d)
56.60% 100% 57% 64.30% 58.30% 83.70%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Injury Fatal Fixed Object Wet Condition On Curve Excessive Speed
Warren County Road Safety Audits - Percent of Crash Reduction
RRSAA Signage Upgrade Stubbs-Mills Road
After Before
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Tulley Township Hall, Marion County
Data Driven - Township Focused
crashes
related signs
signs
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T-Intersection shown. For crossroad intersection, replace Side Road warning signs with Cross Road warning signs, and
configurations and jurisdictional arrangements may also exist at some locations.
State Route Local Road
Typical Intersection Signing Detail
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Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County
DOT Provides Data and Purchases Materials through LTAP - Township Installs Signs
ODOT sub-allocates $12M in federal funds to CEAO for safety improvements on county roads.
– Application cycle that scores projects based on various criteria
– Guardrail: New or upgrade existing - max $150,000 – Pavement Markings: New or upgrade (wider, rumble) – max $150,000 – RPMs: New – max $75,000
– Offers up to $15,000 per county in HSIP funds to upgrade signs on high-crash curves – $250,000 set aside annually – Can bid work themselves or use state purchasing contract
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Calendar Year 2012 20,208 training hours provided for Ohio’s Locals
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660 540 592 536 678 495 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Ohio Fatalities as Compared January - July for Years Shown
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Peter Hsu, P.E. D7 District Safety & Special Projects Engineer Florida Department of Transportation
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centerline miles)
local roads? 42% (07 thru 11 avg.= 13,961 fatalities and serious injuries)
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Administering Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Funds
State? The HSIP Program is administered at the Central Office. Funding is approved by Central Office and Projects are developed and programmed at the District Office.
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Administering Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Funds
participation in the HSIP process? Locals do not have one voice or a single point of contact. Local management changes with elections.
ensure local interests are represented in the HSIP? Working with Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST)
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Highway Safety Improvement Program
for or administering HSIP funds? Federal Funding requirements.
to ensure HSIP funds address safety issues on local roads? Involvement with the CTST.
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road safety issues in the future? Proactively work with the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) center to assist FDOT and local agencies with Safety evaluation and development of safety
with their local agencies to help them identify safety projects for HSIP funding.
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– Formed safety team comprised of FDOT personnel, FHWA personnel and safety consultants to assist and facilitate process. – Open dialogue with local agency staff throughout the process. – Safety team members serve as Safety Ambassadors to each local agency – assist locals in safety project development and justification for safety funding.
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Agency Safety Funding Guide
– Provides locals with detailed explanation
guides them through application process.
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held each Spring
agency staff, elected
enforcement, FDOT personnel and safety team members
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District Safety Summit
– Federal funding outlook – State highway safety program developments – Tampa District safety programs and initiatives – Four (4) levels of resources ($$$) help to local agencies
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District Safety Summit
the Tampa District and are presented by local agencies
– Pedestrian Enforcement – Pedestrian/Bicycle safety Strategies – Education of Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Initiatives – Other safety issues
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District Safety Summit
wide crash trends and safety issues.
support for the local agencies related to 3E (Engineering, Enforcement & Education) approaches.
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District Safety Summit
– Required documentation – Paper application process – The newly developed online process (used for the first time for the 2013 funding cycle) – Analyzing crash data – Selecting proper countermeasures – Lessons learned from past funding cycle
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District Safety Summit
held for the local agencies
– Local agencies were able to work through their safety project submittals online – Safety Ambassadors were available to assist – Technical support was also available
– Program website www.d7safetysummit.org
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Tons of 3E Resources provided by FDOT
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Federal and State changes impacting road safety
correctly and complete through the Tampa District HSIP process.
possible.
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Peter Hsu, P.E. D7 Safety & Special Projects Engineer Tampa Bay District Florida DOT Ping.Hsu@dot.state.fl.us 813-975-6251
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Brian Hurst, Project Safety Office Manager Tennessee Department of Transportation
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(Tennessee Roadway Information Management System)
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– ~20 local roads safety projects – Additional 20 from local government and/or Rural Planning Organizations (RPO) request.
– Completed 60 Road Safety Audits (RSA’s) on local roads at approximately 234 miles.
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governments in improving safety on local roads.
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local government and local police department to identify their most dangerous routes and to investigate their crash data.
injury crash with a total of six (6) crashes.
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Not only does TDOT identify these projects, we develop and fund them.
improvements
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– Local Rural Road Owners Manuals – Noteworthy practices – Funding, policy, and guidance – Peer-to-peer assistance – Safety countermeasures
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Karen Y. Scurry, P.E. FHWA Office of Safety Programs 609-637-4207 karen.scurry@dot.gov
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