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| Study Number: | TPF-5(099) |
| Status: | Cleared by FHWA |
| Title: | Evaluation of Low Cost Safety Improvements |
| Contract/Other Number: | |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Federal Highway Administration |
| Lead Agency: | Federal Highway Administration |
| Lead Agency Contact: | Roya Amjadi (roya.amjadi@fhwa.dot.gov) Phone: 202-493-3383 |
| FHWA Technical Liaison: | Roya Amjadi (roya.amjadi@fhwa.dot.gov) |
| Study Partners: | AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NY, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI |
| Contract Amount: | $2,670,000 |
| Commitments Received: | $3,140,000 |
| 100% SP&R Approval: | Approved |
| Background: | This project will encompass safety-effectiveness evaluations of priority strategies from the NCHRP Report 500 Guidebooks, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The safety effectiveness of many of the strategies in the guidebooks has not yet been rigorously evaluated. In order to achieve a national goal shared by the USDOT, AASHTO, and GHSA to reduce the fatality rate to 1.0 and save 9,000 lives annually by 2008, these "tried" and "experimental" strategies will need to be appropriately implemented. In this project, therefore, data will be collected and before-after safety effectiveness evaluations will be performed at sites where selected safety strategies are being implemented. A steering committee, comprised of pooled fund State DOT representatives, will provide guidance on the strategies selected for evaluation. |
| Objectives: | The goal of this research is to develop reliable estimates of the effectiveness of the safety improvements that are identified as strategies in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 Guides. These estimates are determined by conducting scientifically rigorous before-after evaluations at sites in the U.S. where these strategies are being implemented. |
| Scope of Work: | The scope of the ELCSI-PFS is to conduct a research project of the priority strategies in the NCHRP Report 500 Guides. A target of 20 strategies totaling $4.38 million for 10 years is planned for ELCSI-PFS studies in five phases. Additional information can be found at the URL: http//www.tfhrc.gov/safety/evaluations/ |
| Comments: | This project is open to any number of participating states, independent of involvement with the lead state initiative supporting implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The minimum target amount of funding requested by the participating states should be $30,000-50,000 per year for three years, totaling (for all states pooled funds) $3M over 3 years. States wishing to be involved in more than one improvement area (e.g. lane departure, aggressive driving, etc.) are asked to consider increasing their contributions accordingly. FHWA will contribute $1.5M total, and additional funds will be solicited from other sources. |
| Study Documents: | Quarterly Report: January - March 2010 |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Study Summary & Documents (http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/evaluations) | |
| Type: Study Summary | |
| Quarterly Report: April - June 2009 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: December 2008 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: September 2008 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Acceptance Memo | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: March 2008 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: December 2007 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: October-December 2005 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: July - September 2005 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: April-June 2005 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: January-March 2005 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Quarterly Report: October-December 2004 | |
| Type: Quarterly Progress Report | |
| Steering Committee Meeting, March 8, 2005: Notes and Agenda | |
| Type: Other | |
| Memo: Summary of March 8th Meeting Balloting | |
| Type: Memorandum | |
| Subjects: | Highway and Facility Design |
| Safety and Human Performance | |
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