Identifying and Implementing Corridor Safety Improvements
Identifying and Implementing Corridor Safety Improvements

Author: Jerome P. Breyer

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 144

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This paper explores Arizona's ability to adopt the FHWA Corridor Safety Improvement Program (CSIP) model and adapt it to work within the institutional, jurisdictional, resource, and funding framework of Arizona. The results of the project indicate that: 1) ADOT is only one of several state agencies that have a hand in promoting and providing highway safety; 2) All agencies that endeavor to improve highway safety should collaborate and focus on high-risk corridors to effectively develop multi-objective action plans and implement the most appropriate countermeasures; 3) The identification of high risk spots and corridors can be greatly assisted using contemporary Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis tools and the Accident Location Identification Surveillance System (ALISS) crash database; and 4) The ADOT photo log and Global Positioning System (GPS)-derived corridor centerline files add a unique level of comprehension of safety problems by showing signing/striping/guardrail conditions in plan and profile views overlain with the ALISS crash history and a link to a photo log image of the roadway.

U.S. 93 Corridor Safety Program
U.S. 93 Corridor Safety Program

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 119

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In 1989, the Highway Traffic Safety Division, Montana Department of Justice (currently Montana Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic Safety Bureau) embarked on a unique safety program in an attempt to reduce accidents involving elderly drivers, on a corridor wide basis. The program was based on a multi-disciplinary team concept, involving federal, state and local agencies and promoting programs dealing with education, enforcement, licensing and engineering. After a selection process, which targeted elderly driver accidents, a 40.7 mile section of U.S. 93, between Hamilton and Missoula, Montana, was chosen as the first corridor safety improvement site.

Comparative Case Studies of Corridor Safety Improvement Efforts
Comparative Case Studies of Corridor Safety Improvement Efforts

Author: Jack D. Jernigan

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 40

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In 1988, following a series of fatal crashes on U.S. Route 322, Pennsylvania's governor directed Pennsylvania's secretary of transportation to develop immediate, short-term measures to improve safety on the roadway. In response, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) led a multidisciplinary team that developed a fourteen-point safety plan for the corridor. PennDOT immediately declared the initiative a success and implemented similar efforts statewide. The Federal Highway Administration heard about these programs, named Corridor Safety Improvement Programs (CSIPs), and encouraged other states to use them. Following Pennsylvania, numerous states, including Virginia and California, developed CSIPs. Further, in 1997, a series of fatal crashes on U.S. Route 28 in Virginia led to Virginia's governor directing Virginia's secretary of transportation to improve safety on the roadway, as had happened in Pennsylvania. This study investigates these safety efforts to determine the factors associated with effectiveness. The researcher presents model guidelines for developing effective corridor safety programs.

Synthesis Study
Synthesis Study

Author: Charles J. Nemmers

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Published: 2008

Total Pages: 82

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"The needs for a comprehensive synthesis of Safety Corridor programs throughout the nation was expressed by states in the Midwest in order to more effectively implement programs and select pilot corridors in the respective states. Information was gathered from 12 surveyed states that currently have some type of Safety Corridor program. The 12 states include Alaska, California, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. Members of each state DOT as well as FHWA divisions were contacted and interviewed about their respective programs."--(p.ii)