Nebraska

Highway Safety Improvement Program

2016 Annual Report

Prepared by: NE
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Disclaimer

Protection of Data from Discovery & Admission into Evidence

23 U.S.C. 148(h)(4) states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, 

lists, or data compiled or collected for any purpose relating to this section [HSIP], shall not be 

subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered 

for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or 

addressed in the reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or other data.” 

23 U.S.C. 409 states “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reports, surveys, schedules, lists, 

or data compiled or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety 

enhancement of potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway 

crossings, pursuant to sections 130, 144, and 148 of this title or for the purpose of developing any 

highway safety construction improvement project which may be implemented utilizing Federal-aid 

highway funds shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State 

court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any 

occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.”
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Table of Contents

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2. Executive Summary................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2

Program Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 2

Program Administration ........................................................................................................................... 2

Program Methodology.............................................................................................................................. 4

Progress in Implementing Projects............................................................................................................... 7

Funds Programmed............................................................................................................................... 7

General Listing of Projects.................................................................................................................... 9

Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets .................................................................................... 14

Overview of General Safety Trends........................................................................................................ 14

Application of Special Rules.................................................................................................................... 29

Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program Evaluation) ..........................................31

SHSP Emphasis Areas.............................................................................................................................. 32

Groups of similar project types............................................................................................................... 36

Systemic Treatments............................................................................................................................... 42

Project Evaluation....................................................................................................................................... 48

Glossary....................................................................................................................................................... 51
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2. Executive Summary

State fiscal year 2016 was a very successful one for the HSIP Program. Over $16 million in federal safety 

funds (combining HSIP with some remaining High Risk Rural Roads money) were obligated. The 

emphasis this year was on systemic projects, including several projects to replace obsolete guardrail, 

shoulder rumble strip projects on highways that were missed the first time around for various 

reasons, such as the poor quality of shoulders, durable pavement striping projects, and projects to 

replace outmoded dynamic message signs.
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Introduction

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program with the purpose of 

achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. As per 23 U.S.C. 

148(h) and 23 CFR 924.15, States are required to report annually on the progress being made to advance 

HSIP implementation and evaluation efforts. The format of this report is consistent with the HSIP MAP21 Reporting Guidance dated February 13, 2013 and consists of four sections: program structure, 

progress in implementing HSIP projects, progress in achieving safety performance targets, and 

assessment of the effectiveness of the improvements. 

Program Structure

Program Administration

3. How are Highway Safety Improvement Program funds administered in the State? 

Central

4. Describe how local roads are addressed as part of Highway Safety Improvement Program.

Local road projects are regularly funded under the HSIP. The NDOR's various safety committees identify 

potential locations for projects and send this information to local governments for their consideration 

as HSIP projects. City governments are encouraged to submit potential projects to the NDOR for 

consideration. Representatives of the state's four largest cities, Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, and Grand 

Island regularly attend Safety Committee meetings and officials from the smaller cities are always 

welcome. Representatives from the Nebraska LTAP Center and the Nebraska Highway Superintendents 

Association sit on the High Risk Rural Road committee, which continues to function despite the loss of 

dedicated funding. The number of projects built on local roads varies from year to year. Few local 

projects were completed in FY 2016, but several are in the planning stage, with funds for preliminary 

engineering obligated for ten local jobs. The HRRR area saw over $2 million obligated for a statewide 

object marker project and phase 3 of our horizontal curve signing project.

5. Identify which internal partners are involved with Highway Safety Improvement Program planning. 

Design

Planning

Operations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Other-Traffic Engineering

Other-Highway Safety

Other-Local Projects

Other-Program Management

Other-Rail & Public Transportation

Other-NDOR Districts
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Other-Communication

6. Briefly describe coordination with internal partners. 

All of the above named disciplines play a role in the HSIP process. Highway Safety prepares collision 

diagrams, spot maps, or lists of high accident locations and presents them to committee members at 

their monthly meetings. They coordinate with the engineering divisions to get estimated project costs, 

from which they calculate benefit-cost ratios. They also complete evaluations of completed projects and 

present them to the group for use in making future decisions. Proposed projects on the state highway 

system are sent to the appropriate District Engineer for concurrence. The DE often submits the required 

paperwork to begin the project process. The Traffic Engineering Division is the lead office for all HSIP 

activity. All HSIP projects are approved by either the NDOR Safety Committee or the Strategic Safety 

Infrastructure Team. The usual procedure is for an approved HSIP project to be assigned to Roadway 

Design Division, Traffic Engineering Division, or the Local Projects Section of Materials and Research

Division as the lead element, depending on the type of project and whether or not it is on a local road. 

These units work with Program Management to get the project scheduled and to make sure it is 

progressing adequately through the steps in the Clarity software, which is used for project 

programming. This includes the important step of working with the Environmental Section to make sure 

all environmental concerns are met. The lead units either design the project or oversee the design of a 

consultant and prepare the project for letting. If railroad property is involved in the project, Rail & 

Public Transportation Division must also be consulted. The Operations Division has taken the lead on 

projects involving bridge anti-icing systems, adaptive signal control, and dynamic message signs, which 

require systems engineering analysis. The Governor's Highway Safety Office is responsible for noninfrastructure projects addressing driver behavior issues. The NDOR stopped using HSIP funds for 

behavioral-type projects during the fiscal year to comply with changes in the FAST Act. The NDOR has 

begun using the Highway Safety Manual procedures in the analysis and evaluation of some HSIP 

projects. The Communication Division prepares professional documents for use in the HSIP program, 

such as the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, as well as television and radio commercials focusing on 

highway safety improvements, like roundabouts.

7. Identify which external partners are involved with Highway Safety Improvement Program planning. 

Governors Highway Safety Office

Local Government Association

Other-City of Omaha Public Works Department

Other-City of Lincoln Public Works Department

Other-FHWA Division Office

Other-NE Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

Other-City of Bellevue

Other-City of Grand Island
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8. Identify any program administration practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since 

the last reporting period.

Other-In accordance with the FAST Act requirements, HSIP funds are no longer used for behavioral-type 

safety projects.

9. Describe any other aspects of Highway Safety Improvement Program Administration on which you 

would like to elaborate.

NDOR selected Crash Magic for its automatic collision diagramming software. The vendor created a 

configuration file for the Nebraska crash database and the product has been loaded into the system. It 

is currently being tested.

The NDOR committed to producing a new crash report that is 100% compatible with Version 4 of 

MMUCC. The recent announcement that Version 5 of MMUCC has been proposed caused us to delay 

until the Version 5 changes are reviewed. Nebraska is also considering using HSIP funds to create a new 

crash database to replace the current one that was first used in 1993. The existing database was not 

designed to accept electronically submitted crash reports, and although it is currently doing that, we are 

not receiving the full value from the electronic report processes.

Program Methodology

10. Select the programs that are administered under HSIP. 

Intersection Roadway Departure

11. Program: Intersection

Date of Program Methodology: 9/27/1990

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes

Fatal and serious injury crashes 

only

Volume Other-Land Use

Other-Median Type
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Other-Number of Lanes

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Probability of specific crash types

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

No

If no, describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

The number and type of crashes to address systemic improvements and on occasion the same 

methodology as used on state roads.

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

selection committee

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C 3

Available funding 2

Design and Project Development 

Time

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11. Program: Roadway Departure

Date of Program Methodology: 9/27/1990

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Volume

Lane miles

Other-Land Use

Other-Median Type

Other-Number of Lanes

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate
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Probability of specific crash types

Are local roads (non-state owned and operated) included or addressed in this program?

Yes

If yes, are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

No

If no, describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

The number and type of roadway departure crashes on a particular roadway to address systemic 

improvements.

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

selection committee

Select the processes used to prioritize projects for implementation. For the methods selected, indicate 

the relative importance of each process in project prioritization. Enter either the weights or numerical 

rankings. If weights are entered, the sum must equal 100. If ranks are entered, indicate ties by giving 

both processes the same rank and skip the next highest rank (as an example: 1, 2, 2, 4).

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C 3

Available funding 2

Design and Project Development 

Time

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12. What proportion of highway safety improvement program funds address systemic improvements? 

77%

Highway safety improvement program funds are used to address which of the following systemic 

improvements?

Rumble Strips

Install/Improve Signing

Install/Improve Pavement Marking and/or 

Delineation

Upgrade Guard Rails

Safety Edge

Install/Improve Lighting

13. What process is used to identify potential countermeasures? 

Engineering Study
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14. Identify any program methodology practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since 

the last reporting period.

Systemic Approach

Other-None

15. Describe any other aspects of the Highway Safety Improvement Program methodology on which 

you would like to elaborate. 

We still plan to make more use of the Highway Safety Manual in our HSIP analysis, including ISATe and 

the IHSDM. NDOR staff has attended the FHWA-sponsored classes but have had trouble finding the 

time to really learn the techniques.

Progress in Implementing Projects

Funds Programmed

16. Reporting period for Highway Safety Improvement Program funding.

State Fiscal Year

17. Enter the programmed and obligated funding for each applicable funding category.

18. How much funding is programmed to local (non-state owned and operated) safety projects? 

Funding Category Programmed* Obligated

Amount Percentage Amount Percentage

HSIP (Section 148) $17,294,207.00 84 % $13,716,290.00 85 %

HRRRP (SAFETEA-LU) $3,168,360.00 15 % $2,241,360.00 14 %

Penalty Transfer –

Section 164

$96,740.00 0 % $96,740.00 1 %

Totals $20,559,307.00 100% $16,054,390.00 100%
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$3,496,199.00

How much funding is obligated to local safety projects?

$2,762,699.00

19. How much funding is programmed to non-infrastructure safety projects? 

$1,094,550.00

How much funding is obligated to non-infrastructure safety projects?

$1,094,550.00

20. How much funding was transferred in to the HSIP from other core program areas during the 

reporting period?

$0.00

How much funding was transferred out of the HSIP to other core program areas during the reporting 

period?

$0.00

21. Discuss impediments to obligating Highway Safety Improvement Program funds and plans to 

overcome this in the future.

Any major impediments to obligating HSIP funds have been cleared up. There is still a reluctance by 

some local governments to take part in federal projects, such as the County Safety Plans, but this is not a 

major concern. Pilot county safety plan projects with a few counties may help to improve participation 

in the program.

22. Describe any other aspects of the general Highway Safety Improvement Program implementation 

progress on which you would like to elaborate.

NDOR is in the second year of implementing a strategic plan for HSIP and RHCP expenditures. This 

multi-year plan allows NDOR to sustain obligations of HSIP funds. It provides a list of strategies that is 

intended as an implementation document for the Nebraska Strategic Highway Safety Plan. NDOR will 

also continue to use a crash-driven approach, including the programming of systemic projects. 
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General Listing of Projects

23. List the projects obligated using HSIP funds for the reporting period.

Project Improvement Category Output HSIP 

Cost

Total 

Cost

Funding 

Categor

y

Functional 

Classificati

on

AAD

T

Spee

d

Roadwa

y 

Owners

hip

Relationship to SHSP

Emphasis 

Area

Strategy

00772 

County 

Road 

Intersecti

on Signing

Intersection traffic control 

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unsp

ecified

6 

Numbe

rs

6254 6254 HRRRP 

(SAFETE

A-LU)

Rural 

Local Road 

or Street

0 50 County 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Reduce 

crashes 

by 

improving 

signing

00787 

Co. Rd 

Horizontal 

Curve 

Signing -

Ph 3

Roadway signs and traffic 

control Curve-related 

warning signs and flashers

11 

Numbe

rs

26071

6

27191

3

HRRRP 

(SAFETE

A-LU)

Rural 

Local Road 

or Street

0 50 County 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles 

on the 

roadway

00860 

Districts 1 

& 2 -

Guardrail 

Upgrade

Roadside Barrier- metal 14 

Numbe

rs

32978

70

47022

79

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Protect 

errant 

vehicles 

from fixed 

objects

00863 

Districts 

6 & 7 -

Guardrail 

Upgrade

Roadside Barrier- metal 10 

Numbe

rs

32997

21

41486

50

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Protect 

errant 

vehicles 

from fixed 

objects

00864 

Districts 

Roadside Barrier- metal 9 

Numbe

19741

70

48236

68

HSIP 

(Section 

Rural 

Minor 

State 

Highway 

Roadway 

Departure

Protect 

errant 
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3 & 4 -

Guardrail 

upgrades

rs 148) Arterial Agency vehicles 

from fixed 

objects

00913 

Statewide 

County 

Object 

Markers

Roadway delineation 

Delineators post-mounted 

or on barrier 

49 

Numbe

rs

30000

00

30000

00

HRRRP 

(SAFETE

A-LU)

Rural 

Local Road 

or Street

50 County 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles 

from 

leaving 

the 

roadway

00919A 

TIM 

Safety Kits 

- Phase II

Roadway signs and traffic 

control Roadway signs 

and traffic control - other

20000

0

20000

0

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Local Road 

or Street

50 County 

Highway 

Agency

Signs and 

barriers 

for Traffic 

Incident 

Managem

ent

Avoid 

secondary 

crashes at 

incident 

sites

00942B 

"Click It or 

Ticket" OT 

Enforcem

ent

Non-infrastructure 

Enforcement

80000 80000 HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Not 

Applicable

Not 

Applicab

le

Increase 

seat belt 

use

Increase 

enforcem

ent of 

seat belt 

violators

00942C 

"Click It or 

Ticket" P I 

& E

Non-infrastructure 

Educational efforts

55003 55558 HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Not 

Applicable

Not 

Applicab

le

Increase 

seat belt 

use

Increase 

seat belt 

use 

through 

education

00942D 

"You 

Drink & 

Drive, You 

Lose" 

Enforce

Non-infrastructure 

Enforcement

22500

0

22500

0

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Not 

Applicable

Not 

Applicab

le

Reduce 

Drinking 

and 

Driving

Increase 

enforcem

ent of DUI 

laws

00942E 

"You 

Non-infrastructure 

Educational efforts

11000

0

11111

4

HSIP 

(Section 

Not 

Applicable

Not 

Applicab

Reduce 

Drinking & 

Reduce 

Drinking 
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Drink & 

Drive, You 

Lose" P I 

& E

148) le Driving & Driving 

through 

education

00943 

Statewide 

Rumble 

Strips

Shoulder treatments 

Shoulder treatments -

other

263 

Miles

62598

8

70074

2

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles 

from 

leaving 

the 

roadway

13152 

District 1 -

DMS 

Replacem

ent

Advanced technology and 

ITS Dynamic message 

signs

3 

Numbe

rs

44413

7

54358

5

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

4436

5

75 State 

Highway 

Agency

Education Increase 

driver 

education

13263 

Lincoln to 

Syracuse

Shoulder treatments Pave 

existing shoulders

27.11 

Miles

46109

38

53047

90

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other 

Freeways 

and 

Expresswa

ys

1059

0

65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles 

on 

roadway

22503 

Fremont -

1st St., 

Luther Rd 

- Johnson

Miscellaneous 0.59 

Miles

15645

82

17997

28

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Local Road 

or Street

City of 

Municip

al 

Highway 

Agency

Re-route 

road to 

new 

school to 

avoid RR 

crossing

Avoid 

RailHighway 

crashes

22576 

Nickerson 

- S. Jct. of 

US-77 & 

N-91

Intersection geometry 

Auxiliary lanes - add rightturn lane

1 

Numbe

rs

32183

1

38863

7

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other 

Freeways 

1099

8

65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Remove 

NB RTers 

from WB 

drivers' 

sight 
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and 

Expresswa

ys

triangle

22693 

District 2 -

Striping

Roadway Roadway -

restripe to revise 

separation between 

opposing lanes and/or 

shoulder widths 

59.66 

Miles

17142

49

19059

21

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Varies 5862

3

State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles in 

their 

designate

d lanes

31417A 

Norfolk -

37th & 

Norfolk 

Avenue

Intersection traffic control 

Modify control - traffic 

signal to roundabout

1 

Numbe

rs

43554

05

69888

39

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

7130 50 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Convert 

high crash 

intersecti

ons to 

roundabo

uts

32279 

Platte 

County 

Safety 

Plan

Non-infrastructure 

Transportation safety 

planning

1 

Numbe

rs

74700 83000 HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Not 

Applicable

County 

Highway 

Agency

County 

Safety 

Planning

Use 

education 

to reduce 

county 

road 

crashes

42560 

Kearney 

West

Intersection geometry 

Auxiliary lanes - extend 

existing left-turn lane

1 

Numbe

rs

21446

4

21827

95

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

4735 60 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Build LT 

lanes to 

reduce 

crashes at 

intersecti

ons

42570 

Wood 

River 

North & 

South

Shoulder treatments 

Shoulder treatments -

other

15.86 

Miles

13451

86

58601

18

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

1428 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles 

on the 

roadway

42811 

Adams 

Non-infrastructure 

Transportation safety 

1 

Numbe

74700 83000 HSIP 

(Section 

Not 

Applicable

County 

Highway 

County 

Safety 

Use 

education 
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County 

Safety 

Plan

planning rs 148) Agency Plans to reduce 

county 

road 

crashes

42828 

District 4 -

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

33.86 

Miles

43133

7

48046

3

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

2011

6

75 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles in 

their 

designate

d lanes

51578 

Scotts 

Bluff 

County 

Safety 

Plan

Non-infrastructure 

Transportation safety 

planning

1 

Numbe

rs

74700 55852 HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Not 

Applicable

County 

Highway 

Agency

County 

Highway 

Safety 

Planning

Improve 

Highway 

Safety 

through 

education

71175 

Phelps Co. 

- US-183 

& Co. Rd. 

747

Intersection geometry 

Auxiliary lanes - add leftturn lane

2 

Numbe

rs

82933

9

96568

7

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

3540 65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Reduce LT 

crashes 

by adding 

LT lanes
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Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets

Overview of General Safety Trends

24. Present data showing the general highway safety trends in the state for the past five years. 

Performance Measures* 2011

(5-yr avg)

2012

(5-yr avg)

2013

(5-yr avg)

2014

(5-yr avg)

2015

(5-yr avg)

Number of fatalities 212 203 203 204 215

Number of serious injuries 1858 1795 1732 1667 1621

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 1.1 1.06 1.06 1.05 1.1

Serious injury rate (per HMVMT) 9.69 9.35 8.99 8.61 8.31

*Performance measure data is presented using a five-year rolling average.
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25. To the maximum extent possible, present performance measure data by functional classification and ownership.

Year - 2015

Function Classification Number of fatalities

(5-yr avg)

Number of serious injuries

(5-yr avg)

Fatality rate (per HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Serious injury rate (per HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

19.4 85 0.73 3.19

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

9.4 76.4 0.89 7.22

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

32.2 162.8 1.39 7.03

RURAL MINOR 

ARTERIAL

37.6 194.4 1.61 8.3

RURAL MINOR 

COLLECTOR

5.8 63.8 2.44 26.8

RURAL MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

20.8 137 1.35 8.9

RURAL LOCAL ROAD OR 

STREET

35 181.8 3.18 16.5

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

5 52.6 0.35 3.71

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

4.4 62 0.44 6.25

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

18.6 269 0.86 12.38

URBAN MINOR 

ARTERIAL

13 200.8 0.66 10.24
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URBAN MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

2.4 34.4 0.43 6.16

URBAN LOCAL ROAD 

OR STREET

11.4 99.8 1.01 8.81
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Year - 2015

Roadway Ownership Number of 

fatalities

Number of serious 

injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY 126 724 1.01 5.78

COUNTY HIGHWAY AGENCY 52 352.2 2.23 15.12

CITY OF MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY 

AGENCY

37 542.2 0.79 11.65
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26. Describe any other aspects of the general highway safety trends on which you would like to 

elaborate.

Traffic fatalities in Nebraska have increased during the last two years, with the 246 deaths recorded in 

2015 representing the highest number of fatalities since 2007. Serious Injuries, on the other hand, have 

consistently declined over the last decade. We look forward to this trend continuing into the future.

Application of Special Rules

27. Present the rate of traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians 65 

years of age and older.

Older Driver

Performance Measures

2010

(5-yr avg)

2011

(5-yr avg)

2012

(5-yr avg)

2013

(5-yr avg)

2014

(5-yr avg)

Fatality rate (per capita) 0.226 0.186 0.152 0.138 0.142

Serious injury rate (per 

capita)

1.1 0.92 0.76 0.72 0.7

Fatality and serious injury 

rate (per capita)

1.32 1.1 0.91 0.86 0.85

*Performance measure data is presented using a five-year rolling average.

From Nebraska state crash database:

Drivers and Pedestrians age 65 and over:

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 

Fatalities (Driver + Peds) 42 35 39 29 38 29 46

Serious Injuries (Drvr + Peds) 196 191 189 189 180 165 186

Fatalities + Serious Injuries 238 226 228 218 218 195 232 

Population Factor (FHWA) 240 241 248 250 257 265 271

Fatality + Serious Injury Rate (5-Yr. Rolling average 2008-2012): (238 + 226 + 228 + 218 + 218)/

 (240 + 241 + 248 + 250 + 257) = 0.91

Fatality + Serious Injury Rate (5-Yr. Rolling average 2010-2014): (228 + 218 + 218 + 195 + 232)/

 (248 + 250 + 257 + 265 + 271) = 0.85
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The change in the over 65 population figures provided by FHWA caused us to redo the crash numbers 

for all previous time periods. The resulting figures were in some cases somewhat different than what 

was reported last year. Since our database is dynamic, I was unable to go back and reconstruct last 

year's figures. The numbers that are reported this year were calculated twice with the same results. I 

believe they are the accurate. Whether last year's numbers were in error, or if the database had 

changed this much, it is impossible to tell.

28. Does the older driver special rule apply to your state? 

No
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program 

Evaluation)

29. What indicators of success can you use to demonstrate effectiveness and success in the Highway 

Safety Improvement Program?

Benefit/cost

If 'benefit/cost', indicate the overall Highway Safety Improvement Program benefit/cost ratio.

3.83

Policy change

if 'policy change', list the policy changes made.

Shoulder rumble strips are built on highways with adequate surfaced shoulders. Beveled edge is 

constructed on highways that meet certain criteria

30. What significant programmatic changes have occurred since the last reporting period? 

Other-In accordance with the FAST Act changes, NDOR no longer uses HSIP funds for behavioral-type 

safety projects.

31. Briefly describe significant program changes that have occurred since the last reporting period. 

During the last year, NDOR concentrated on funding systemic HSIP projects, a significant change from 

the previous year.
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SHSP Emphasis Areas

32. Present and describe trends in SHSP emphasis area performance measures.

Year - 2015

HSIP-related SHSP 

Emphasis Areas

Target Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

(5-yr avg)

Number of 

serious injuries

(5-yr avg)

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Other1

(5-yr 

avg)

Other2

(5-yr 

avg)

Other3

(5-yr 

avg)

Roadway Departure Run-off-road 126 666.4 0.65 3.42

Intersections Intersections 69.8 819 0.36 4.2
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33. Present the overall effectiveness of HSIP subprograms.

Year - 2015

HSIP Subprogram TypesTarget Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

(5-yr avg)

Number of 

serious injuries

(5-yr avg)

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Other-1

(5-yr 

avg)

Other-2

(5-yr 

avg)

Other-3

(5-yr 

avg)

Roadway 

Departure

Run-off-road 67.6 168.2 0.54 1.34

Intersection Intersections 40.8 358.6 0.33 2.87

Centerline 

Rumble Strips

Head on 26.6 59.4 0.21 0.47
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Subprogram data includes only those crashes that occurred on the State Highway System. Improvement in safety should eventually show as the 

result of changes in policy.
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Systemic Treatments

34. Present the overall effectiveness of systemic treatments.

Year - 2015

Systemic improvement Target 

Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

(5-yr avg)

Number of 

serious 

injuries

(5-yr avg)

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Serious injury 

rate (per 

HMVMT)

(5-yr avg)

Other1

(5-yr 

avg)

Other2

(5-yr 

avg)

Other3

(5-yr 

avg)

Install/Improve Pavement 

Marking and/or Delineation

Run-offroad34.2 176.6 0.38 1.98

Shoulder Rumble Strips Run-offroad34.2 176.6 0.38 1.98

Upgrade Guard Rails Fixed 

object

1.2 11 0.01 0.12

Rumble Strips Head on 24 50.2 0.27 0.56
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35. Describe any other aspects of the overall Highway Safety Improvement Program effectiveness on 

which you would like to elaborate. 

NDOR again succeeded in obligating more HSIP funds than they received for the year. This has moved 

us from the position of being unable to spend all of our HSIP funds to a position where we must now be 

more careful in prioritizing our projects, since funding is limited.
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Project Evaluation

36. Provide project evaluation data for completed projects (optional). 

Location Functional 

Class

Improvement 

Category

Improvement 

Type

BefFatalBefSerious 

Injury

Bef-All 

Injuries

BefPDOBefTotalAftFatalAftSerious 

Injury

Aft-All 

Injuries

AftPDOAftTotalEvaluation 

Results 

(Benefit/ 

Cost Ratio)

Colfax Co. - US30 NE of SchuylerRural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadway 

delineation

Delineators 

post-mounted 

or on barrier 

2 11 13 1 1 9.14

Omaha - 

Intersection of 

66th & Maple 

Street (N-64)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic 

signal -

remove 

existing signal

3 12 15 1 4 10 15 None
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Omaha - 

Intersection of 

NW Radial Hwy 

and Military 

Ave./Fontenelle 

Blvd.

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes 

- add left-turn 

lane

9 58 67 1 18 37 56 None

Omaha - 

Intersection of 

108th St. and Old 

Maple Road

Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes 

- add left-turn 

lane

2 13 15 30 2 7 9 4.90

Lincoln Co. - I-80 

Bridge over North 

Channel Platte 

River

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Advanced 

technology 

and ITS

Advanced 

technology 

and ITS - other

3 6 10 19 3 3 15.05
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Optional Attachments

Sections Files Attached
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Glossary

5 year rolling average means the average of five individual, consecutive annual points of data (e.g. 

annual fatality rate).

Emphasis area means a highway safety priority in a State’s SHSP, identified through a data-driven, 

collaborative process. 

Highway safety improvement project means strategies, activities and projects on a public road that are 

consistent with a State strategic highway safety plan and corrects or improves a hazardous road location 

or feature or addresses a highway safety problem. 

HMVMT means hundred million vehicle miles traveled.

Non-infrastructure projects are projects that do not result in construction. Examples of noninfrastructure projects include road safety audits, transportation safety planning activities, 

improvements in the collection and analysis of data, education and outreach, and enforcement 

activities.

Older driver special rule applies if traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and 

pedestrians over the age of 65 in a State increases during the most recent 2-year period for which data 

are available, as defined in the Older Driver and Pedestrian Special Rule Interim Guidance dated 

February 13, 2013. 

Performance measure means indicators that enable decision-makers and other stakeholders to monitor 

changes in system condition and performance against established visions, goals, and objectives.

Programmed funds mean those funds that have been programmed in the Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP) to be expended on highway safety improvement projects.

Roadway Functional Classification means the process by which streets and highways are grouped into 

classes, or systems, according to the character of service they are intended to provide.

Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) means a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary plan, based on safety 

data developed by a State Department of Transportation in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 148. 

Systematic refers to an approach where an agency deploys countermeasures at all locations across a 

system.

Systemic safety improvement means an improvement that is widely implemented based on high risk 

roadway features that are correlated with specific severe crash types. 

Transfer means, in accordance with provisions of 23 U.S.C. 126, a State may transfer from an 

apportionment under section 104(b) not to exceed 50 percent of the amount apportioned for the fiscal 

year to any other apportionment of the State under that section.