Otter Tail County Roadway Safety PlanA County’s Point of View

Rick WestOtter Tail County Public Works Director/ Engineer

2012 National LTAP/TTAP ConferenceJuly 31, 2012

Plan Contents• Description of Safety Emphasis Areas.

• Identification of high priority, low cost

Safety Strategies.

• Documentation of at-risk locations on

roadway segments, horizontal curves, and

intersections based on crash data.

• Development of $7,200,000. of suggested

safety projects.

• Cost of plan development - $40,000.

Summary of Results from Prioritized Segments

Otter Tail County High Priority Segment Map

Otter Tail County Segment Project Summary

Sample Segment

Project Form

D4 County Intersection Lighting Project

• Scope– Six Counties– 30 Intersections– Install Overhead Lighting

at Intersections

• Cost– $360,000.

Otter Tail County Intersection Signing Upgrade Project

• Scope– County Wide– 91 Intersections– TH Junction Signs– Stop Ahead Markings– Stop Bars

• Cost– $158,000.

Otter Tail County CSAH Shoulder Paving/Rumble Stripe Project

• Scope– CSAH 9– 5.3 Miles– 4’ Paved Shoulder– 1’ Rumble– 6” Stripe

• Cost– $293,000.

Summary

• Provides information to educate the County Board and the public.

• Provides data sheets to insert in funding applications.

• Provides practitioners with a detailed, prioritized county-wide, safety plan to guide and support future safety investments.

Websites

• Otter Tail County Roadway Safety Plan: Mn/DOT Office of State-Aid: www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid or rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us.

• MN Best Practices and Policies for Safety Strategies on Highways and Local Roads: Same as above.

• Or my friend Google.

Thank You!

Rick WestOtter Tail County Public Works Director/

County Engineer

(218) 998-8473rwest@co.ottertail.mn.us