Federal Traffic Safety Program History

HES(Hazard Elimination Set

aside)

TEA-211998 - 2005

1998

2004

Federal Traffic Safety Program History

HES(Hazard Elimination Set aside)

HSIP

(Highway Safety Improvement Program)

TEA-211998 - 2005

SAFETEA-LU2005 - Current

1998

2005

2009

2007

2004

2006

CHSP - TZD

Trunk Highway50%County Highways

36%

Municipal Roads9%

Other Roads 4%

2007-2009 Fatality by Roadway

Roadway # Killed: 2009 % Killed # Rural % Rural

Trunk Highway 191 46% 140 48%

County Highways 169 40% 132 45%

City Streets 42 10% 5 2%

Other Roads 16 4% 16 5%

Federal Traffic Safety Program History

HES(Hazard Elimination Set aside)

HSIP

(Highway Safety Improvement Program)

TEA-211998 - 2005

SAFETEA-LU2005 - Current

1998

2005

2009

2007

2004

2006

CHSP - TZD

CSF $

Federal Traffic Safety Program History

HES(Hazard Elimination Set aside)

HSIP

(Highway Safety Improvement Program)

TEA-211998 - 2005

SAFETEA-LU2005 - Current

1998

2005

2009

2007

2004

2006

CHSP - TZD

CSF $

CSF $$

SHSP

Local System Priorities by County –ATP 3

Wright

Wadena

Todd

Stearns

Sherburne

Morrison

Mille Lacs

Kanabec

Isanti

Crow Wing

Cass

Benton

Head-OnIntersectionRORUnbeltedAlcoholSpeedUnder 21Crash Data

FilterCounty

Emphasis Area

Strategic Highway Safety Plan and Highway Safety Improvement Program

• Stand Alone Safety Project• Data Driven• Low Cost • Proactive• Systematic

Funding• Federal SAFETEA-LU • Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

– Local HSIP & High Risk Rural Roads Program• $13.5 Million (2009 - 2010)• $13.1 Million (2011 - 2012)• $3.3 Million – Road Safety Plans

– County Highway Safety Program• $2.0 Million (2005 - 2006)• $2.0 Million (2006 – 2007)• $4.2 Million (2007 - 2008)

Example – Typical Run-Off Road Strategies

Example – Typical Intersection Strategies

Change Intersection

Type

ImproveSight

Distance

EnhancedSigning andDelineation

StreetLighting

DynamicWarning

Signs

Indirect Turns

HSIP Program

• Challenge to determine where to focus safety funds

• Black spots are infrequent on local roads• Fatal and Severe injury crashes are random on local

roads

Minnesota

1

2

34

678

5

• 900 miles of Interstate• 11k miles of Trunk Highway• 45k miles of County Road• 22k miles of City Streets

• 62k miles of Township/Other roads

2009 K & A Crashes• 421 Fatalities

• 1,036 Severe Injury Crashes

141,000 miles of Roadway

HSIP Program

• Challenge to determine where to focus safety funds

• Black spots are infrequent on local roads• Fatal and Severe injury crashes are random on local roads

County Roads 2,089 Severe Crashes 45,000 miles of road 0.05 severe crashes per mile

Trunk Highway 2,168 Severe Crashes 12,000 miles of road 0.18 severe crashes per mile

Federal Traffic Safety Program History

HES(Hazard Elimination Set aside)

HSIP

(Highway Safety Improvement Program)

TEA-211998 - 2005

SAFETEA-LU2005 - Current

1998

2005

2009

2007

2004

2006

CHSP - TZD

CSF $

CSF $$

SHSPCRSP