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                        Integrating the HSM into the Highway Project Development Process


            
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AASHTO, 2010. The Highway Safety Manual, American Association of State Highway Transportation Professionals, Washington, D.C., http://www.highwaysafetymanual.org.

FHWA, 1987. FHWA Technical Advisory T6640.8A: Guidance for Preparing and Processing Environmental and Section 4(F) Documents, Federal Highway Administration: Planning, Environment, and Realty, Washington, D.C., http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/projdev/impTA6640.asp.

FHWA, 2012a. FHWA About Operations web site, Washington, D.C., http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/aboutus/aboutus.htm.

FHWA, 2012b. FHWA Safety Program web site, Washington, D.C., http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety.

FHWA, 2012c. HSM Case Study 1: Using Predictive Methods for a Corridor Study in Idaho, Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/casestudies/id_cstd.cfm.

FHWA, 2012d. HSM Case Study 2: Implementing a New Roadway Safety Management Process with SafetyAnalyst in Ohio, Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/casestudies/oh_cstd.cfm.

FHWA, 2012e. HSM Case Study 3: Using Predictive Methods for Alternative Selection in Florida, Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/casestudies/fl_cstd.cfm.

FHWA, 2012f. HSM Case Study 4: Development of Safety Performance Functions for Network Screening in Illinois, Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/casestudies/il_cstd.cfm.

FHWA, 2012g. HSM Case Study 5: HSM Implementation Plans – New Hampshire DOT Experience, Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/casestudies/nh_cstd.cfm.

FHWA, 2011. FHWA Practitioners’ Primer: Integrating Road Safety into NEPA Analysis, Washington D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/tsp/fhwasa1136/fhwasa1136.pdf.

FHWA, 2011. Integrating Road Safety into NEPA Analysis: A Primer for Safety and Environmental Professionals, Federal Highways: Office of Safety, Washington D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/tsp/fhwasa1136/fhwasa1136.pdf.

Herbel, S., Laing, L., and McGovern, C., 2010. FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program Manual, FHWA Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/resources/fhwasa09029/.

McGovern, C., and Van Schalkwyk, I., 2010. HSM Training Guide, prepared for the Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/training/hsmguide.pdf.

NCDOT, 2012. NCDOT Safety Evaluation Group: Completed Projects – Completed Projects, Report: Completed Projects, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, North Carolina.

NCHRP 2010. Lead States Initiative for Implementing the Highway Safety Manual, Transportation Research Board, National Academies, Washington, D.C., http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2974.

NCHRP 2012. Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems, Transportation Research Board, National Academies, Washington, D.C., forthcoming, project information available at http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/159691.aspx.

Neuman, T., and Van Schalkwyk, I., 2011. FHWA HSM Implementation Guide for Managers, prepared for the Federal Highway Administration: Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsm/hsm_mgrsguide/hsm_mngrguide.pdf.

Stein, W.J. and Neuman, T.R. 2007. Mitigation Strategies for Design Exceptions, prepared for Federal Highway Administration, Report No. FHWA-SA-07-011, Office of Safety, Washington, D.C., http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/geometric/pubs/mitigationstrategies/fhwa_sa_07011.pdf.
      
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                Book:Integrating the HSM into the Highway Project Development Process
              Preface
                Executive Summary
                I. Introduction
                II. Applying the HSM in Planning
                III. Applying the HSM in Alternatives Development and Analysis
                IV. Applying the HSM in Design
                V. Applying the HSM in Operations and Maintenance
                VI. Summary
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