Nevada

Highway Safety Improvement Program

2014 Annual Report

Prepared by: NV
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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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Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 1

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

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

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

Program Methodology............................................................................................................................ 10

Progress in Implementing Projects............................................................................................................. 18

Funds Programmed............................................................................................................................. 18

General Listing of Projects.................................................................................................................. 21

Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets .................................................................................... 25

Overview of General Safety Trends........................................................................................................ 25

Application of Special Rules.................................................................................................................... 39

Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program Evaluation) ..........................................41

SHSP Emphasis Areas.............................................................................................................................. 42

Groups of similar project types............................................................................................................... 47

Systemic Treatments............................................................................................................................... 52

Glossary....................................................................................................................................................... 60
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Executive Summary

This annual Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) report for 2014 summarizes the 

activities of the Nevada Department of Transportation’s HSIP as required by MAP-21. MAP-21 

continued the HSIP as one of the main core programs under USC Title 23 subsections 148 and 

130, and increased the HSIP allocations in the Federal Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. Available 

program funds for the purpose of this report are considered to be those funds obligated during 

the 2014 federal fiscal year. The activities of the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) 

are primarily designed to develop safety improvement projects for the following areas:

• Systemic roadway improvements

o Rural lane departure crash mitigation

o Rural intersection low cost safety improvements

o Urban intersection related crash mitigation

o Safety management plans

• Pedestrian related crash mitigation 

• High crash locations (intersections and roadway segments)

The crash data on all public roadways contained in this report is extracted from the Nevada 

Citation and Accident Tracking System (NCATS) and Brazos crash databases, and prepared for 

Safety Engineering’s analysis as a normalized view. After the crash data is downloaded from the 

NCATS and Brazos databases, it is processed through our geo-location software and is linearly 

referenced to the statewide street centerline data. The geo-location software tools automate the 

cleanup of location attributes and assign a spatial location to the crash data through a series of 

database procedures.

The HSIP program is administered by the Safety Engineering section a centrally located 

component of the NDOT. The methods used by the Safety Engineering section to identify, select, 

implement, and evaluate safety improvement projects have been compiled in the NDOT’s “Safety 

Procedural Manual,” implemented in 1980, amended in 1990, and 2010. The current Safety 

Procedural Manual is in the process of being updated with the local FHWA program engineer and 

NDOT management and is anticipated to be completed in late 2014.

Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan
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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 MAP-21 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

How are Highway Safety Improvement Program funds allocated in a State? 

Central

District

Other

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

Local roads are included in the HISP in the rural safety program administered by the Safety 

Engineering Division of the Nevada Department of Transportation. Safety Engineering is in the 

process of implementing an application for projects on local roads and this process should be 

included in the update of the Safety Procedural Manual.

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

Planning

Maintenance

Operations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Other: Other-District offices

Briefly describe coordination with internal partners. 

Safety Engineering coordinates with:

1. The Design team at many different levels to include, recommend or request the inclusion of safety 

improvements from strategies identified in the Strategic Highway Safety Program, Road Safety Audits 

(RSA) or locations identified as safety management areas:

 • Preliminary Field Design Survey – at this level the safety team recommends possible 

improvements to include into the project.

 • Pre-design – at this level the safety team evaluates the design for the inclusion of safety 

improvements and recommends possible safety improvements to include into the project.

 • Intermediate design – at this level the safety team evaluates the design for the inclusion of safety 

improvements and recommends possible safety improvements to include into the project.

 • Final design – at this level the safety team evaluates the design for the inclusion of safety 

improvements. 

Also, Safety Engineering coordinates with the design team to educate them in the latest safety strategies 

and provides guidance regarding safety improvements and ideas. This includes the utilization of the 

strategies included in the SHSP, the HSM and the federal guidelines. 

2. The Maintenance/Operations division during RSA’s and miscellaneous field reviews. 

3. The Planning division at many different levels to, provide guidance regarding safety improvements in 
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the development of projects and by recommending safety improvements for inclusion into projects that 

are in the early stage of development. Also, coordinates with the scoping section to initiate and 

recommend safety improvements into projects that are currently being evaluated. This coordination 

with the Scoping team also includes the 3R evaluation team when they complete their field reviews for 

upcoming projects. 

4. The Traffic Operations division when developing / implementing safety projects, which includes signal 

design, lighting design, operational analysis of roadway segments and intersections, and development 

and discussion of safety strategies, methodologies and guidelines.

5. The Governors Highway Safety Office (The Department of Public Safety - Office of Traffic Safety, OTS). 

Safety Engineering has been coordinating with the OTS since the inception of the SHSP and has 

funded many behavioral components of the OTS. Because of this long ongoing 

coordination between Safety Engineering and OTS, the safety messages continue to reach more and 

more road users in the state of Nevada which results in achieving our combined performance measures.

6. The District offices to gain knowledge of the locations that are a concern of the district to determine if 

they are being identified as potential safety project locations. 

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

Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Local Government Association

Other: Other-Emergency Medical Services

Identify any program administration practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since 

the last reporting period.

Multi-disciplinary HSIP steering committee
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Other: Other-Following the updated processes defined in Map 21

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

would like to elaborate.

Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan

During FY2014, five key activities were conducted for the implementation of the Nevada Strategic 

Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). These included incorporating special user groups into the five Critical 

Emphasis Area (CEA) strategies and action steps, preparations for hosting of the Nevada Safety Summit 

in March 2015, involvement in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Pooled Fund Studies on Highway 

Safety Manual (HSM) Implementation and Low Cost Safety Countermeasures, hosting FHWA led HSM 

Practitioners training, and agency meetings to expand participation in the Nevada SHSP. Brief 

descriptions of these five key activities are provided below. Recurring activities for the SHSP included 

semi-annual meetings of the Nevada Executive Committee on Traffic Safety (NECTS), and quarterly 

meetings for the SHSP Technical Working Group, and five SHSP CEAs Teams. The Data Team and 

Strategic Communications Alliance (SCA) are focusing on coordinating and disseminating materials 

among SHSP partners. 

Incorporating Special User Groups into Five CEA Team Strategies and Action Steps

Nevada SHSP members agreed to include vulnerable road users into the SHSP and five CEAs in 2013.

However, correspondence with safety officials from FHWA and NHTSA called to attention the challenge 

and inconsistency with definitions of vulnerable road users. For this reason, both agencies have 

dropped the use of the phrase and are specifically naming the included special user groups. An 

addendum to the 2011 to 2015 Nevada SHSP specifies that although not included as specific CEAs, the 

following specific road user groups will be addressed through strategies and action steps in the other 

CEAs:

• Bicyclists

• Pedestrians

• Motorcycles (including mopeds and scooters)

• Younger Road Users (Under 25)

• Older Road Users (65 and Over)
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The intent of adding specific road users into the SHSP is not to mandate their inclusion but to provide 

the CEA teams the flexibility to include them in discussions and within proposed mitigation strategies for 

each of the five CEAs

2015 Nevada Safety Summit Preparations

The 2015 Nevada Safety Summit is being organized for March 2015 in Reno, Nevada. The summit will 

focus on gathering input from the 4 “Es” of transportation safety for the 2016 to 2020 Nevada SHSP 

Update. Large group sessions anticipated to include approximately 250 participants will begin and end 

the 1 1⁄2 day summit. The core of the summit will include five concurrent interactive breakout sessions 

focusing on discussions among attendees. The summit will be preceded by 1⁄2 day workshops on focus 

areas, such as motorcycle safety.

FHWA Pooled Fund Studies

Nevada participated in two FHWA-sponsored Pooled Fund Studies (PFS) during fiscal year 2014. One PFS 

focused on HSM implementation and the other on low cost safety countermeasures. The purpose of 

these PFSs is to have coordination among multiple states on best practices and lessons learned on 

applying effective engineering safety countermeasures.

FHWA HSM Practitioners Training

Nevada hosted a two-day FHWA instructed HSM Practitioners Training plus a half day Interactive 

Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) training also instructed by FHWA in February 2014. This training 

was attended by approximately 25 safety practitioners from NDOT Safety, NDOT Scoping, NDOT 

Roadway Design, the Regional Transportation of Southern Nevada University of Nevada Las Vegas and 

local jurisdictions. The training provided transportation professionals in Nevada the guidelines and 

experience to apply substantive safety and therefore improving the safety performance of future 

transportation projects.

Agency Meetings to Expand Nevada SHSP Participation

During the week of December 9-13, 2013, meetings were held with seven agencies and organizations 

across Nevada to encourage their participation with the SHSP and to solicit ideas on how to improve 

traffic safety in the State. Meetings were held with: 

• Southern Nevada Emergency Medical Services

• Nevada Eighth Judicial District Felony DUI Court

• Nevada Second Judicial District Felony DUI Court

• Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe

• Clark County School District

• Washoe County School District
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• Nevada Department of Education (NDOE)

These meetings led to increased participation in the SHSP initiatives, including the addition of the 

Southern Nevada Emergency Medical Services and the Intertribal Council of Nevada to the NECTS and 

many new members to the SHSP TWG and CEA Teams.

Zero Fatalities Traffic Safety Campaign

Now in its fourth year, Nevada’s Zero Fatalities public outreach and communications program is still 

actively engaging motorists through a variety of integrated methods with educational traffic safety 

messages. The program is a joint effort, leveraging and coordinating resources from the NDOT and the 

OTS by providing a powerful, cohesive and instantly-recognizable traffic safety campaign focusing most 

of these resources on promoting the five core driving safety messages defined by the state’s SHSP.

Campaign Elements

Some of the public outreach channels the campaign utilized include:

• TV and radio ads

• Billboards, buses and posters

• Digital advertising (social media, Google, news & partner websites)

• Advertising at UNLV/UNR/Las Vegas 51s/Reno Aces and other sporting events

• Community and Safety Events 

• Presentations to High School Driver’s Education Classes

• Public Relations (media inerviews, etc.)

Campaign Updates

Campaign online messaging efforts increased significantly this year, leveraging more heavily on a variety 

of digital messages such as online video and radio. The campaigns promoted TV spots and extended 

story videos across channels like YouTube, Hulu, Pandora. Many of these services delivered messages to 

tablet and mobile devices as well, further expanding the reach of the campaigns into places where our 

audiences are increasingly interacting with the media.

While continuing to heavily utilize the public communications and outreach methods noted above, the 

campaign greatly expanded its outreach effort capacity in fiscal year 2014 by partnering with a few new 

local community firms that co-specialize in grassroots messaging. Through this additional Zero Fatalities 

training and coordination, we are seeing an expanded ability to meet the public need for safety 

presentations and a presence for these messages at more community events.

Partner agencies such as the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV), the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) 

and the Commercial Enforcement Section continued to support the Zero Fatalities goal by running 
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media messages and participating in community safety outreach programs. The RTC of Washoe County 

and Clark County both collaborated again with Zero Fatalities to promote pedestrian safety messages to 

transit riders. Year-to-date traffic fatality counts were still periodically displayed on freeway digital 

message signs to raise traffic safety awareness.

Campaign Results

Between October 2013 and July 2014, Zero Fatalities-branded campaign delivered a total of 267 million 

impressions, which is an 84% impression increase over the previous year. Also during this same 

timeframe, 98% of Nevadans were exposed to the Zero Fatalities message. The most recent public 

opinion polling (February 2013) shows that 66% of Nevadans across the state said that the campaign 

helped influence them to avoid talking on their cell phones and 68% said it helped them avoid texting or 

emailing while driving. 

Coordination with the Office of Traffic Safety

The NDOT Safety Engineering continues to coordinate with the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

This coordination has been ongoing since the inception of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan. NDOT, 

through Flex Funding, has supported several behavioral components/programs of the OTS from the 

Highway Safety Improvement Funds.

This Federal Fiscal Year 2015, NDOT will support Distracted Driving, Pedestrian Safety, and Motorcycle 

Safety components of OTS programs in furtherance of the Nevada Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) 

strategies. These components are a portion of the Strategic Communication Plan. Paid media is a large 

part of the OTS marketing strategy. Media efforts conducted through OTS support Impaired Driving, the 

successful Click It or Ticket Campaigns, as well Child Passenger Safety efforts. Public Relations and 

Outreach, the Joining Forces high visibility enforcement program, Zero Teen Fatalities and Driver’s Edge 

will also be supported in 2015 through HSIP Funding. Additional projects funded by NDOT HSIP funds 

that were awarded to OTS in 2015 address pedestrian, speed, and EMS strategies found within the 

SHSP. 

Road Safety Audits (RSA’s)

The NDOT Safety Engineering regularly uses Road Safety Audits (RSA) on Nevada roadways particularly 

on ongoing design projects and ad hoc traffic safety studies; an opportunity to include safety 

improvements for all road users. There were 3 RSAs performed in 2013 (from October 2013 to 

December 2013) and there have been 11 RSAs in 2014 as of August 2014. 

Tribal Transportation Planning
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NDOT Safety Engineering continuously coordinates the use of RSA with Tribal Transportation Planning 

Department statewide. Recently, an RSA was performed in May 2014 at the intersection of US 95A and 

Campbell Lane, an entrance to the Yerington Piute Tribe. 

Work Zone RSA (WZRSA) Training

As reported last year, NDOT Safety engineering was a collaborating member of the Technical Working 

Group (TWG) for the development of the FHWA WZRSA Guidelines and Prompt Lists, and subsequent 

training level and materials. Nevada wasgranted an opportunity this year for WZRSA training; this 

training was conducted on June 24 & 25, 2014 by Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) in 

coordination with FHWA and American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) in Carson City, 

Nevada. It was attended by 25 participants from NDOT, Regional Transportation Commission, and 

consultants. 

Highway Safety Manual

NDOT Safety Engineering has been continuing their strategic deployment of the Highway Safety Manual 

(HSM). During FY2014, the following is a summary of the main accomplishments:

• Hosted quarterly HSM Implementation Task Force Meetings with representation from 

NDOT Directors Office, Roadway Design, Traffic Operations, Scoping, Safety and Districts 1, 2 

and 3 as well as the four Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in Nevada.

• Participated in the NCHRP Project 17-50 Lead States Initiative for Implementing the HSM as a 

Support State.

• Participated in the FHWA Pooled Fund Study on HSM Implementation and participated in 

numerous conference calls and project document reviews. 

• Hosted a two day HSM Practitioner’s Guide for Rural Two-Lane Roads and Rural Multilane 

Highways & Urban/Suburban Arterials in Las Vegas that was instructed by the FHWA Resource 

Center in February 2014.

• Hosted a 1⁄2 day hands-on training on the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM) in 

Las Vegas that was instructed by FHWA Technical Assistance in February 2014.

• Used the University of Nevada Reno Center for Advanced Transportation Education and 

Research to support HSM Implementation in Nevada.Tasks include Urban High Crash Corridor 

Criteria, Wildlife Highway Crossing Monitoring, and a Safety Performance Function Data Work 

plan. 

• Completed the University of Nevada Las Vegas task to develop a Safety Analyst model for 

network screening and safety analysis for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

• Prepared website materials for applying the Highway Safety Manual in Nevada.
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• Applied the HSM predictive method to a widening of US 93 north of Lages Junction, SR 160 

widening from two lanes undivided to four lanes divided, I-580 from Washoe Valley to Carson 

City and I-15 Dry Lakes Design Exception.

Program Methodology

Select the programs that are administered under the HSIP. 

Median Barrier Intersection Safe Corridor

Horizontal Curve Bicycle Safety Rural State Highways

Skid Hazard Crash Data Red Light Running Prevention

Roadway Departure Low-Cost Spot Improvements Sign Replacement And 

Improvement

Local Safety Pedestrian Safety Right Angle Crash

Left Turn Crash Shoulder Improvement Segments

Other: 

Program: Intersection

Date of Program Methodology: 3/9/1997

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway
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All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

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

Yes
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No

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

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

Selection committee

Other 

Other-safety engineering selects projects after coordination with internal partners and external 

partners.

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).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C 1

Available funding 2

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 
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Program: Rural State Highways

Date of Program Methodology: 10/22/2012

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index

Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types
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Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

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

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

Selection committee

Other 

Other-safety engineering selects projects after coordination with internal partners.

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).

Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding 2

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

Crash Rate Score 1
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What proportion of highway safety improvement program funds address systemic improvements? 

80

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

improvments?

Cable Median Barriers Rumble Strips

Traffic Control Device Rehabilitation Pavement/Shoulder Widening

Install/Improve Signing Install/Improve Pavement Marking and/or 

Delineation

Upgrade Guard Rails Clear Zone Improvements

Safety Edge Install/Improve Lighting

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove Traffic Signal Other Other-Safety Management Plans

What process is used to identify potential countermeasures? 

Engineering Study

Road Safety Assessment

Other: Other-Crash Data Evaluation
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Identify any program methodology practices used to implement the HSIP that have changed since the 

last reporting period.

Highway Safety Manual

Road Safety audits

Systemic Approach

Other: 

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

would like to elaborate. 

Safety Management Plans:

One of the guiding principles of the Nevada SHSP is to integrate safety engineering type 

improvements across the entire system of roads and coordinate with all state and local agencies 

that have a hand in addressing public safety issues. 

Furthermore, the Moving Ahead in the 21st Century (MAP 21) indicates Highway Safety 

Improvement Plan shall produce a program of projects or strategies to reduce identified safety 

issues; accordingly, the DEPARTMENT has a Safety Management Plan (SMP) that will deliver 

transportation safety improvements on Nevada roadways and address all aspect of traffic safety 

including road users’ human factors consideration, and infrastructures issues in an effort of 

reducing the number and severity of roadway crashes. The DEPARTMENT Safety Engineering 

Division is responsible for program administration, and delivery of the projects.

The SMP is a planning level effort. To achieve the SMP goal, it may require corridor study, 

access management; input from the Technical Working Group, stake holders, and public 

hearing(s); it considers findings of the Road Safety Audits. 

The anticipated outcome generated from the SMP process includes but not limited to; identified 

safety issues, recommended mitigation strategies, justification of the strategies, priorities, cost 
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and potential risks. An explanation of the criteria used to prioritize the strategies should be 

included (the criteria should consider the road safety benefits as well).
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Progress in Implementing Projects

Funds Programmed

Reporting period for Highway Safety Improvement Program funding.

Calendar Year

State Fiscal Year

Federal Fiscal Year

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

Funding Category Programmed* Obligated

HSIP (Section 148) 21321175 68 % 21321175 68 %

HRRRP (SAFETEA-LU) 2346784 8 % 2346784 8 %

HRRR Special Rule 1487814 5 % 1487814 5 %

Penalty Transfer -

Section 154

617861 2 % 617861 2 %

Penalty Transfer –

Section 164

Incentive Grants - 

Section 163

Incentive Grants 

(Section 406)

Other Federal-aid 

Funds (i.e. STP, NHPP)

State and Local Funds 5420024 17 % 5420024 17 %
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Totals 31193658 100% 31193658 100%

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

$1,488,121.00

How much funding is obligated to local safety projects?

$1,488,121.00

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

$1,700,000.00

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

$1,700,000.00

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

period?

$0.00
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How much funding was transferred out of the HSIP to other core program areas during the reporting 

period? 

$0.00

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

overcome this in the future.

None

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

progress on which you would like to elaborate.

Nevada Department of Transportation will continue implementing the HSIP as described in MAP-21 until 

MAP-21 is extended or there is a new Transportaion bill approved.
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General Listing of Projects

List each highway safety improvement project obligated during the reporting period. 

Project Improveme

nt Category 

Output HSIP 

Cost

Total 

Cost

Funding 

Categor

y

Functional 

Classificati

on

AAD

T

Spee

d

Roadway 

Ownersh

ip

Relationship to SHSP

Emphasis 

Area

Strategy

SR 147 Lake 

Mead CL 9.67 to 

CL 14.23

Shoulder 

treatments 

Widen 

shoulder -

paved or 

other

5 Miles 156612

0

816776

1

HRRRSpecial 

Rule

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Lessen crash 

severity in 

the event of 

a Lane 

Departure

SR 147 Lake 

Mead CL 9.67 

to CL 14.23 

(cont.)

Shoulder 

treatments 

Widen 

shoulder -

paved or 

other

5 Miles 234678

4

816776

1

HRRRP 

(SAFETE

A-LU)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Lessen crash 

severity in 

the event of 

a roadway 

departure

Various 

intersections in 

Carson City 

N.Carson St. @ 

Winnie Ln 

N.Roop St. @ 

E.Robinson St.

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

Modify 

traffic 

signal - add 

flashing 

yellow 

2 

Numbe

rs

28500 30000 HSIP Many 

classes and 

locations

2100

0

25 City of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Improve 

operating 

characteristi

cs of 

intersection

s to reduce 

conflicts
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arrow

Multiple 

Intersections in 

Dist. I, Las 

Vegas (Package 

2)

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

Modify 

traffic 

signal - add 

flashing 

yellow 

arrow

48 

Numbe

rs

687427 723607 HSIP Many 

classes and 

locations

2500

0

45 State 

Highway 

Agency 

and City 

of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Improve 

operating 

characteristi

cs of 

intersection

s to reduce 

conflicts

Multiple 

Intersections in 

Dist. I, North 

Las Vegas 

(Package 2)

Intersection 

traffic 

control 

Modify 

traffic 

signal - add 

flashing 

yellow 

arrow

23 

Numbe

rs

755755 795531 HSIP Many 

classes and 

locations

5500

0

45 State 

Highway 

Agency 

and City 

of 

Municipa

l 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Improve 

operating 

characteristi

cs of 

intersection

s to reduce 

conflicts

Enhanced 

Milepost 

Markers

Roadway 

signs and 

traffic 

control 

Roadway 

signs 

(including 

post) - new 

111 

Miles

541683 630193 HSIP Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

1200 65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles in 

their lanes 

through 

engineering 

modification

s
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or updated

DPS-NHP Data 

Collection 

Upgrades 

(FY14-FY17)

Noninfrastructu

re 

Data/traffic 

records

0 161500

0

170000

0

HSIPSHSPNot on 

road 

network

0 0 State 

Highway 

Agency

Data

US 395 south of 

Gardnerville at 

the Indian 

Colony MP DO 

17.89

Roadway 

Roadway 

widening -

add lane(s) 

along 

segment

1 Miles 117399

9

123578

9

HSIP Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

1500

0

65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Keep 

vehicles in 

their lanes 

through 

engineering 

modification

s

Acceleration 

Lanes: US 

395@Airport 

Road, 

US395@Johnso

n Lane, and 

US395@Stepha

nie Way

Intersection 

geometry 

Auxiliary 

lanes - add 

acceleratio

n lane

3 

Numbe

rs

114000 120000 HSIP Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

2600

0

65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Implement 

geometric 

improveme

nts

US 93 MP 

EL11.79 to EL 

15.50 MP 

EL30.90 To EL 

54.56 

(Excepting out 

Shoulder 

treatments 

Widen 

shoulder -

paved or 

27 

Miles

841810

8

886116

5

HSIP Rural 

Principal 

Arterial -

Other

1300 65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Lessen crash 

severity in 

the event of 

a roadway 

departure
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EL15.5 

EL30.90) 

Package 2

other

SR 147 Lake 

Mead CL 9.67 to 

CL 14.23

Shoulder 

treatments 

Widen 

shoulder -

paved or 

other

5 Miles 413134

2

816776

1

State 

and 

Local 

Funds

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure

Lessen crash 

severity in 

the event of 

a Lane 

Departure
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Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets

Overview of General Safety Trends

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

Performance Measures* 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Number of fatalities 360 326 289 266 255

Number of serious injuries 1765 1692 1534 1378 1281

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 1.68 1.5 1.33 1.22 1.15

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

8.22 7.86 7.2 6.56 6.09

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

Year - 2013

Function 

Classification

Number of fatalities Number of serious injuries Fatality rate (per HMVMT) Serious injury rate (per HMVMT)

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

22.2 40.8 1.15 2.12

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

0 0 0 0

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

35.4 47.6 2.36 3.17

RURAL MINOR 

ARTERIAL

7.8 26.4 1.58 5.36

RURAL MINOR 

COLLECTOR

1.3 2.8 0.68 1.52

RURAL MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

10.8 25.6 2.53 5.99

RURAL LOCAL ROAD OR 

STREET

2.5 14.8 0.5 2.94

URBAN PRINCIPAL 19.2 51.6 0.55 1.48
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ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

9.4 18.4 0.55 1.09

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

53.4 225.8 1.91 8.07

URBAN MINOR 

ARTERIAL

64.2 407 1.46 9.28

URBAN MINOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

URBAN MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

URBAN LOCAL ROAD 

OR STREET

14 199.2 0.55 7.82
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Year - 2013

Roadway Ownership Number of 

fatalities

Number of serious 

injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

COUNTY HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

TOWN OR TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

CITY OF MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

STATE PARK, FOREST, OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL PARK, FOREST OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER STATE AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER LOCAL AGENCY 0 0 0 0

PRIVATE (OTHER THAN RAILROAD) 0 0 0 0

RAILROAD 0 0 0 0

STATE TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

OTHER PUBLIC INSTRUMENTALITY (E.G. AIRPORT, 

SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY)

0 0 0 0

INDIAN TRIBE NATION 0 0 0 0
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Describe any other aspects of the general highway safety trends on which you would like to elaborate.

None

Application of Special Rules

Present the rate of traffic fatalities and serious injuries per capita for drivers and pedestrians over the 

age of 65. 

Older Driver

Performance Measures

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Fatality rate (per 

capita)

0.008 0.006 0.006 0.008 0.008

Serious injury rate 

(per capita)

0.038 0.034 0.032 0.03 0.028

Fatality and serious 

injury rate (per capita)

0.048 0.044 0.042 0.038 0.036

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

Took the sum of 5 years, 05-09, and divided by 5, for the 2009 avg.

The rates were calcualted by taking the number of fatalities or injuries for the year X 100,000,000/AMV 

for the year.

Per capita

Nevada State Demographers Office

Population Estimates and Projections released October 1, 2013

Added together the ages groups 65-69, 70-74, 75-79-, 80-84, 85+

Rates were calculated by taking the number of fatalities or injuries for the year and / by the total of the 

age groups for each year.
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Does the older driver special rule apply to your state? 

No
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program 

Evaluation)

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

Safety Improvement Program?

None

Benefit/cost

Policy change

Other: Other-Decrease in the Fatalities and Serious injuries over the last several years

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

Shift Focus to Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Include Local Roads in Highway Safety Improvement Program

Organizational Changes

None

Other: 

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

None
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SHSP Emphasis Areas

For each SHSP emphasis area that relates to the HSIP, present trends in emphasis area performance measures. 

Year - 2012

HSIP-related SHSP 

Emphasis Areas

Target 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3

Lane Departure 130 384.8 0.59 1.77 0 0 0

Intersections 74.2 611 0.34 2.8 0 0 0

Pedestrians 46.8 156.8 0.21 0.72 0 0 0

Impaired Driving 72.6 163.4 0.33 0.75 0 0 0

Seat Belts 78.8 234.2 0.36 1.07 0 0 0
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Groups of similar project types

Present the overall effectiveness of groups of similar types of projects.

HSIP Subprogram TypesTarget 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3
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Systemic Treatments

Present the overall effectiveness of systemic treatments.

Systemic 

improvement

Target 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1Other2Other3
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Describe any other aspects of the overall Highway Safety Improvement Program effectiveness on 

which you would like to elaborate. 

For Question # 34 we do not have the complete crash data for 2013. This will skew the 5 year rolling 

average in the table and graphs for the annual HSIP report.
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Provide project evaluation data for completed projects (optional). 

Location Functional 

Class

Improvement 

Category

Improvement 

Type

BefFatalBefSerious 

Injury

BefOther 

Injury

BefPDOBefTotalAftFatalAftSerious 

Injury

AftOther 

Injury

AftPDOAftTotalEvaluation 

Results 

(Benefit/ 

Cost Ratio)

None
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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. 

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.