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Highway Safety Manual Tools

The section "Sample Language" of this document referenced several Highway Safety Manual (HSM) tools. The following list identifies these tools and provides links to obtain more information about these tools and their uses.

**Table 1. Highway Safety Manual tools.**
	ToolAASHTOWare Safety AnalystInteractive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)Interchange Safety Analysis Tool enhanced (ISATe)Highway Safety Manual spreadsheetsCrash Modification Factor ClearinghouseSource Information and Links

The section "Sample Language" of this document listed specific State Departments of Transportation documents as sources accompanying a noteworthy example. The following list identifies the sources of information used in this informational report. A source may be shown in more than one category.

Planning and Programming

*Long-Term Transportation Planning*

**State:** Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)**Resource:** Access Ohio 2040

*Near-term Transportation Planning and Programming*

**State:** Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)**Resource:** Safer Roads Index

**State:** Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)**Resource:** Highway Safety Manual Project Applications fact sheet

**State:** Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)**Resource:** Smart Scale and Expected Roadway Project Crash Reductions for HB2 Safety Factor Evaluation

Engineering and Design

***Preliminary Engineering—Project-Level Traffic Impact Analyses***

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Design Manual. M 22 01.12, Chapter 320

*Preliminary Engineering—Access Justification Reports*

**State:** Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)**Resource:** Interchange Access Request User’s Guide

**State:** Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)**Resource:** Revised Interstate Access Approval

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Design Manual. M 22 01.12, Chapter 550

*Design Process*

**State:** Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)**Resource:** Design Policy Manual Revision 4.10

**State:** Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)**Resource:** District Highway Safety Guidance Manual. Publication PUB 638 (12-14)

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Design Manual. M 22 01.12, Chapter 321

*Design Exceptions*

**State:** Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)**Resource:** Design Exception Process

**State:** Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)**Resource:** Design Controls and Exceptions

**State:** Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)**Resource:** Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Design Manual. Publication 10X (DM-1X). Appendix P Design Exceptions

Operations and Maintenance

*Traffic Operations—Intersection Control Evaluation*

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Design Manual. M 22 01.12, Chapter 1300

**State:** Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)**Resource:** 2015 Traffic Design Manual

*Traffic Operations—Traffic Impact Analyses*

**State:** New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)**Resource:** Traffic Impact Study for Department of Transportation (DOT) Projects

***Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Projects***

**State:** Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)**Resource:** Guidance for Safety Improvements for Preservation/rehabilitation/replacement (PRR) Projects

*Roadway Safety Management Process*

**State:** Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)**Resource:** Highway Safety Improvement Program Manual

**State:** Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)**Resource:** Highway Safety Improvement Program

**State:** Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)**Resource:** Highway Safety Improvement Program Local Project Selection Guidance

**State:** New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)**Resource:** Highway Safety Improvement Program: Manual and Guidance

**State:** Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)**Resource:** Planning, Implementation, and Program Effectiveness of Rhode Island’s Highway Safety Improvement Program—Fiscal Year 2013

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Design Manual. M 22 01.12, Chapter 321

Additional Sources

Additional documents referencing the HSM were discovered in the research for this informational report and may provide valuable information for the development of guidance, procedure, or policy language for agencies.

Highway Safety Manual User Guides

**State:** Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)**Resource:** 2015 FDOT Highway Safety Manual User Guide

**State:** Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)**Resource:** Applying the HSM to Georgia

**State:** Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)**Resource:** American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Highway Safety Manual Illinois User Guide

**State:** Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)**Resource:** Highway Safety Manual Project Applications

**State:** Nevada Department of Transportation (NVDOT)**Resource:** Nevada Project Safety Process

Strategic Highway Safety Plans

**State:** Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR)**Resource:** Nebraska Strategic Highway Safety Plan

**State:** South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT)**Resource:** South Dakota Strategic Highway Safety Plan

**State:** Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)**Resource:** Virginia 2012—2016 Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Systemic Safety Guidelines

**State:** Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)**Resource:** Illinois Systemic Safety Improvements Analysis, Guidelines and Procedures

Analysis Procedure Manual

**State:** Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)**Resource:** Analysis Procedure Manual Version 2

Design Exception

**State:** South Dakota Depart of Transportation (SDDOT)**Resource:** South Dakota Design Process

Practical Design

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Practical Planning and Design Leads to Low-Cost Transportation Solutions

Design Manual—Points of Access

**State:** Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)**Resource:** Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Design Manual. Publication 10X (DM-1X). Appendix Q Points of Access

Design Manual—Roadside Safety

**State:** Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)**Resource:** Design Manual. M 22 01.12, Chapter 1600

Design Manual—Roundabouts

**State:** Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WIDOT)**Resource:** Wisconsin fd-11-26

Intersection Decision Guide

**State:** Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)**Resource:** Indiana Intersection Decision Guide

Local Road Safety Manual

**State:** California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)**Resource:** Local Roadway Safety Manual

Traffic Operations Manual

**State:** North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT)**Resource:** NDDOT Traffic Operations Manual
      
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