Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 55-10. Implementation of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Proven Safety Countermeasures

For decades, public safety has been a top priority for state departments of transportation (DOTs) as they strive to reduce traffic crashes. To support these efforts, the FHWA Office of Safety Programs developed a list of proven safety countermeasures that include brief descriptions, technology sheets, and additional references. These measures have been field-tested and proved to reduce crashes. The initial effort consisted of 9 measures that any state DOT could implement. Today in 2023 there are 28 such measures available. The objective of this synthesis is to document state DOT practices regarding the identification and implementation of FHWA proven safety countermeasures. Information to be gathered includes (but is not limited to): (1) FHWA proven safety countermeasures tested, implemented, or adopted as standard by state DOTs; (2) Performance measures or other methods used to assess the impact of countermeasures after implementation; and (3) State DOT modifications made to the proven safety countermeasures after implementation.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5477
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $55000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 55-10

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Nasri, Arefeh

• Start Date: 20230807
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Performance measurement; Plan implementation; Prevention; State departments of transportation; State of the practice; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01884765
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 55-10
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 9 2023 7:21PM