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FHWA Safety Program

Highway Safety Improvement Program

National Summary Baseline Report

2009-2012
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1. Report No.

FHWA-SA-14-006

2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Highway Safety Improvement Program

National Summary Baseline Report: 2009-2012

5. Report Date

December 2013

6. Performing Organization Code

7. Author(s) 

Sarah Smith

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

University of North Carolina

Highway Safety Research Center

730 ML King Jr Blvd, CB #3430

Chapel Hill, NC 27599

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-11-C-00050

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Office of Safety 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Summary Report

2009-2012

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

FHWA

15. Supplementary Notes

16. Abstract

The HSIP National Summary Baseline Report compiles and summarizes aggregate information related to the States 

progress in implementing HSIP projects. Progress in implementing HSIP projects is described based on the amount 

of HSIP funds available and the number and general listing of projects initiated during the reporting period. The 

baseline report presents HSIP funding and project data from 2009 through 2012. The HSIP National Summary 

Baseline Report is not intended to compare states; rather to illustrate how the states are collectively implementing the 

HSIP to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads across the nation.

17. Key Words:

Highway Safety Improvement Program, reporting 

guidance, improvement category, Strategic Highway 

Safety Plan, emphasis area, national summary

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Background ...............................................................................................................................................1

HSIP Funding .............................................................................................................................................1

HSIP Project Summary ..............................................................................................................................2

Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................11

References ..............................................................................................................................................12

Appendix A: Full Description of HSIP Improvement Categories.............................................................13

Appendix B: Number of highway safety improvement projects per improvement category ................14

Appendix C: Cost of highway safety improvement projects per improvement category ......................16

Appendix D: Full Description of SHSP Emphasis Areas...........................................................................18

List of Tables

Table 1: Final HSIP Apportionments 2009-2012...........................................................................................2

Table 2: Total Number and Cost of Projects by Year....................................................................................3

Table 3: Average Cost per Project and Percentage of Cost Reported by Improvement Category...............7

Table 4: Number of HSIP Projects by SHSP Emphasis Area per Year............................................................9

List of Figures

Figure 1: Number of projects per improvement category (2009-2012).......................................................4

Figure 2: Cost of project (millions) per improvement category (2009-2012)...............................................5

Figure 3: Number of HSIP projects per SHSP emphasis area......................................................................10
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Background

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

achieving a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads through the 

implementation of highway safety improvement projects. The HSIP, similar to other Federal-aid 

programs, is a federally-funded, state administered program. The FHWA establishes the HSIP 

requirements via 23 CFR 924, and the States develop and administer a program to best meet their 

needs. 

The HSIP requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public roads that 

focuses on performance. To obligate HSIP funds, each State shall:

Develop, implement, and update a State strategic highway safety plan;

Produce a program of projects or strategies to reduce identified safety problems; 

Evaluate the SHSP on a regularly recurring basis; and 

Submit a report that describes the progress being made to implement highway safety 

improvement projects and the effectiveness of those improvements. 

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the Highway Safety Improvement 

Program (HSIP) in 2012.The audit found that “FHWA Provides Sufficient Guidance and Assistance to 

Implement the Highway Safety Improvement Program but Could Do More to Assess Program Results.” 

The OIG recommended that FHWA annually compile and report data, such as number, type, and cost of 

HSIP projects to compare the HSIP’s national impact across years. 

The HSIP National Summary Baseline Report is not intended to compare states; rather to illustrate how 

the states are collectively implementing the HSIP to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public 

roads across the nation. The baseline report presents HSIP funding and project data from 2009 through 

2012. The 2009-2012 time period aligns with the effective date of the most recent HSIP Reporting 

Guidance, beginning May 15, 2009 and extending through SAFETEA-LU and related extensions, as well as

corresponding FHWA efforts to compile HSIP project data nationally. The information collected in the 

2009-2012 annual HSIP reports includes, in general, a discussion of each State’s:

Program Structure

Progress in Implementing the HSIP projects

Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program Evaluation)

High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP)

The HSIP National Summary Baseline Report compiles and summarizes aggregate information related to 

the States progress in implementing HSIP projects. Progress in implementing HSIP projects is described 

based on the amount of HSIP funds available and the number and general listing of projects initiated 

during the reporting period. In future years, these national summaries may be expanded to include 

additional information of national interest. 

HSIP Funding

SAFETEA-LU authorized approximately $1.2 billion annually for HSIP from 2006 through 2009, with 

similar amounts authorized via extension acts through 2012. HSIP funds are apportioned to States based 

on the following factors:
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331⁄3 % based on the ratio of lane miles of Federal-aid highways in each State to total lane miles 

of Federal-aid highways in all States.

331⁄3 % based on the ratio of vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in each 

State to total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on Federal-aid highways in all States.

331⁄3 % based the ratio of the number of fatalities on the Federal-aid system in each State to the 

number of fatalities on the Federal-aid system in all States.

Each State's SAFETEA-LU apportionment of HSIP funds was also subject to a set-aside for construction 

and operational safety improvements on High-Risk Rural Roads. HSIP apportionment data from 2009-

2012 (consistent with the project data presented in the HSIP National Summary Baseline Report) is

presented in Table 1 below. The apportionment figures represent the final HSIP apportionment after all 

set-asides and take-downs. 

Table 1: Final HSIP Apportionments 2009-2012

Year Final HSIP Apportionment

2009 $ 1,273,360,813

2010 $ 1,382,502,396 

2011 $ 1,456,740,847

2012 $ 1,351,978,834 

The final HSIP apportionment represents the amount of funding available to States for the advancement 

of highway safety improvement projects. A summary of HSIP projects obligated from 2009-2012 is 

provided in the next section. 

HSIP Project Summary 

States provide project specific information for all projects obligated with HSIP funds during the statedefined reporting period in their annual HSIP reports. An obligation is a commitment – the Federal 

Government’s promise to pay the States for the Federal Share of a project’s eligible cost. The reporting 

period is defined by the State and can be calendar year, state fiscal year or federal fiscal year. 

As per the HSIP Reporting Guidance, project specific information includes: 

Improvement Category (see Appendix A for complete descriptions)

Project output (e.g., miles of rumble strips)

Project cost

Relationship to the State's strategic highway safety plan (SHSP) (i.e. emphasis area, strategy)

Limited analysis of the project information can be done because not all states have submitted reports in 

accordance with the HSIP Reporting Guidance. Full use of the HSIP online reporting tool and compliance 

with the most recent HSIP reporting guidance will enable more complete and accurate reporting of 

national HSIP project data. In addition, HSIP projects come in all shapes and sizes. For example, some 

HSIP projects may be much bigger in scope than others, countermeasure installations across multiple 

sites, or non-infrastructure projects (i.e. transportation safety planning, data improvements). 

Based on the information contained in the 2009-2012 HSIP reports and summarized in Table 2 below, 

States obligated $6.5B of HSIP funds for more than 9,000 projects over the four-year period. These 
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obligations include not only HSIP funds apportioned during the reporting period (2009-2012), but also 

HSIP funds available from previous years’ apportionments. The average cost per project across all years 

isnearly $750,000 per project. 

Table 2: Total Number and Cost of Projects by Year

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total

Number of Projects 1684 2386 2523 2429 9022

Number of Projects 

(with cost info.) 1609 2348 2449 2374 8780

Cost of projects $1.61B $1.46B $1.77B $1.65B $6.50B

Avg. Cost Per Project $1.00M $620,684 $725,550 $695,721 $740,287

Note: Not all states provided cost data for all projects

A further disaggregation of the HSIP project data from 2009 to 2012 is provided in Appendix B (Number 

of Projects by Improvement Category) and Appendix C (Cost of Projects by Improvement Category). 

Figures 1 and 2 present this data and summarize the number and cost, respectively, of highway safety 

improvement projects by improvement category between 2009 and 2012. The improvement categories 

are consistent with example highway safety improvement projects included in 23 U.S.C. 148, 23 CFR 924 

and the HSIP Reporting Guidance. The improvement categories related to railway-highway crossings 

include those projects obligated using HSIP funds. The HSIP National Summary Baseline Report does not 

include projects obligated with Railway-Highway Crossing Program funds available under 23 U.S.C. 130. 

Please note that multiple improvement categories may apply to each project; however, improvement 

categories are selected based on the primary purpose of the project. For example, the State recently 

completed a pavement overlay at intersection A to improve the skid resistance on the approaches to the 

intersection. This project could be categorized as (1) intersection safety improvement, (4) installation of 

skid resistant surface and (11) improvement of highway signage and pavement markings. The State 

chose improvement category (4) installation of skid resistant surface since that was the primary purpose 

of the project. 

For the number of projects per improvement category for all years (2009-2012), four out of five of the 

top improvement categories (Appendix B) used by the states were:

(1) An intersection safety improvement project

(2) Pavement and shoulder widening

(11) Improvement of highway signage and pavement markings

(17) Installation of guardrails, barriers (including barriers between construction work zones and 

traffic lanes for the safety of road user and workers), and crash attenuators

The remaining top improvement category for 2009 was “(23) Other”, for 2010 and 2011 “(3) Installation 

of rumble strips or other warning devices”, and 2012 “(13) Installation of a traffic control or other 

warning device at a location with high crash potential”. 
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Figure 1: Number of projects per improvement category (2009-2012)

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Figure 2: Cost of project (millions) per improvement category (2009-2012)

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For the cost of projects per improvement category for all years (2009-2012), four out of five of the 

improvement categories (Appendix C) for which states obligated the most HSIP funds were:

(1) An intersection safety improvement project

(2) Pavement and shoulder widening

(3) Installation of rumble strips or other warning devices

(17) Installation of guardrails, barriers (including barriers between construction work zones and 

traffic lanes for the safety of road user and workers), and crash attenuators

The remaining top improvement category for 2009-2011 was “(23) Other and 2012 “(11) Improvement 

of highway signage and pavement markings”. The total cost of projects for all improvement categories 

has fluctuated each year with 2011 as the highest.

Table 3 shows the average cost per project by improvement category as well as the percentage of 

projects in each improvement category that reported cost. This percentage was calculated by dividing 

the total number of projects with cost information by the total number of projects with improvement 

category information. For example, in 2009 there were 601 projects categorized as (1) intersection 

safety project but only 572 of these projects had cost information. Therefore, the percentage of projects 

reporting cost is 95 percent. It is also important to reiterate that HSIP projects come in all shapes and 

sizes and that some may be much bigger in scope than others. These points might partly explain some of 

the variation in average cost across years, as shown in Table 3, below. Based on the cost of projects

reported by the States, the lowest average cost projects are in the following categories: 

(19) Installation and maintenance of signs (including fluorescent yellow-green signs) at 

pedestrian-bicycle crossings and in school zones.

(16) Planning integrated interoperable emergency communications equipment, operational 

activities or traffic enforcement activities (including law enforcement assistance) relating to 

work zone safety.

(22) Conducting road safety audits

(13) Installation of a traffic control or other warning device at a location with high crash 

potential

(14) Transportation safety planning
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Table 3: Average Cost per Project and Percentage of Cost Reported by Improvement Category

Improvement Category

2009 2010 2011 2012 Average Cost 

Average Cost % Average Cost % Average Cost % Average Cost % (all years)

(1) Intersection safety 

project $884,351.35 95 $627,896.59 97 $768,401.82 98 $692,653.61 99 $737,805.14

(2) Pavement/shoulder 

widening $2,411,968.24 98 $1,138,180.29 100 $1,159,550.56 98 $1,164,369.39 100 $1,442,992.48

(3) Rumble strips $591,147.28 100 $277,678.38 100 $299,008.89 100 $665,821.28 100 $360,032.39

(4) Skid resistant surface $803,310.16 96 $646,000.78 89 $726,957.43 100 $600,117.95 95 $672,593.71

(5) Ped/bike safety project $925,071.78 100 $460,968.26 95 $407,154.96 99 $363,937.87 94 $448,518.98

(6) Rail-highway hazard 

elimination $3,515,048.60 100 $597,711.76 100 $144,863.00 100 $318,095.06 100 $877,734.37

(7) Rail-highway protective 

devices $524,169.06 100 $1,899,480.00 100 $318,804.93 100 $918,084.20 100 $619,303.66

(8) Rail-highway 

enforcement n/a n/a n/a n/a $2,000,000.00 100 n/a n/a $2,000,000.00

(9) Traffic calming $661,545.00 100 $1,021,726.20 100 $656,738.53 100 $92,366.50 100 $700,701.28

(10) Eliminate roadside 

obstacle $317,696.97 97 $223,563.56 100 $464,126.14 99 $343,520.54 99 $325,909.21

(11) Improve 

sign/pavement marking $405,469.61 99 $343,196.73 99 $323,510.58 100 $473,370.42 94 $392,900.46

(12) Emergency vehicle 

priority control $2,404,366.50 67 $37,401.50 100 n/a n/a $114,300.00 100 $852,022.67

(13) Traffic control device $413,192.47 88 $153,491.01 99 $273,956.79 100 $401,091.28 96 $319,119.79

(14) Transportation safety 

planning $224,932.77 100 $272,905.69 100 $508,930.60 100 $278,791.33 100 $320,730.81

(15) Data collection and 

analysis $507,085.50 100 $327,867.32 100 $444,720.22 100 $420,979.56 100 $413,804.31
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Improvement Category

2009 2010 2011 2012 Average Cost 

Average Cost % Average Cost % Average Cost % Average Cost % (all years)

(16) Work zone 

emergency comm. $51,533.33 100 $405,435.05 100 $103,276.52 100 $322,515.40 100 $231,477.99

(17) Guardrails, barriers, 

etc. $828,400.60 100 $666,369.41 99 $1,401,261.02 100 $819,354.02 98 $927,128.74

(18) Vehicle/wildlife crash 

measures $2,805,356.80 100 $154,303.94 100 $361,946.52 100 $145,896.63 100 $556,220.75

(19) Ped/bike signs $22,412.00 100 $147,516.25 100 $137,096.86 100 $86,986.50 100 $111,000.91

(21) High risk rural roads 

projects $232,850.50 100 $56,435.71 100 n/a n/a $837,257.25 100 $323,829.23

(22) Road safety audits $267,832.40 100 $94,483.40 100 $127,296.67 100 $438,298.13 100 $271,421.62

(23) Other $1,192,624.47 88 $901,484.33 98 $6,257,329.70 100 $1,283,747.02 92 $1,362,477.90

Note: Not all states provided cost data for all projects in a given improvement category. Therefore, the columns labeled as “%” are a calculation of the total number of projects 

that reported cost divided by the total number of projects in each improvement category.
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Table 4 and Figure 3 present the number of HSIP projects categorized by SHSP emphasis area between 

2009 and 2012. For consistency and national reporting purposes, each State’s SHSP emphasis areas were 

assigned to the AASHTO SHSP emphasis areas. A complete description of each emphasis area is 

included in Appendix D. Please note that States often times categorize a single project by several SHSP 

Emphasis Areas. Therefore, for the purpose of Table 4 and Figure 3, a single project may be counted 

more than once. For example, the State recently completed an intersection improvement project that 

enhanced safety for pedestrians. This project could be categorized as EA 9 Making Walking and Street 

Crossing Safer as well as EA 17 Improving the Design and Operation of Intersections and is therefore 

counted once in each category.

For the number of projects per SHSP Emphasis Area for all years (2009-2012), the top five SHSP 

Emphasis Areas guiding HSIP investments are:

EA 15 Keeping Vehicles on the Roadway

EA 17 Improving the Design and Operation of Intersections

EA 16 Minimizing the Consequences of Leaving the Roadway

EA 18 Reducing Head-on and Cross Median Crashes

EA 9 Making Walking and Street Crossing Safer

Table 4: Number of HSIP Projects by SHSP Emphasis Area per Year

SHSP Emphasis Area 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total

EA 1 Young Drivers 0 1 0 2 3

EA 2 Driver Licensure 0 0 0 0 0

EA 3 Older Drivers 0 1 0 2 3

EA 4 Aggressive Driving 2 24 1 16 43

EA 5 Impaired Driving 0 0 2 6 8

EA 6 Keeping Drivers Alert 0 4 8 5 17

EA 7 Driver Safety Awareness 4 0 18 5 27

EA 8 Belt Usage 0 1 4 0 5

EA 9 Pedestrian Safety 27 85 43 59 214

EA 10 Bicyclist Safety 4 1 10 9 24

EA 11 Motorcyclist Safety 0 0 0 0 0

EA 12 Large Truck Safety 3 0 4 2 9

EA 13 Vehicle Safety Enhancements 0 0 0 0 0

EA 14 Vehicle-Train Crashes 24 4 8 30 66

EA 15 Keeping Vehicles on the Road 386 724 918 635 2,663

EA 16 Roadside Obstacles 170 123 778 465 1,536

EA 17 Intersection Safety 313 458 739 777 2,287

EA 18 Head-on/Cross Median Crashes 101 218 739 321 1,379

EA 19 Work Zone Safety 10 11 12 1 34

EA 20 Emergency Services 13 2 0 2 17

EA 21 Decision Support Systems 3 6 32 41 82

EA 22 Safety Management Systems 3 0 21 32 56
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Figure 3: Number of HSIP projects per SHSP emphasis area

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Conclusion

The HSIP is a strategic program that uses data and analysis to target safety resources. This aggregate 

HSIP National Summary Baseline Report shows that between 2009 and 2012, States directed HSIP funds 

to address the predominant infrastructure-related crash types - roadway departure, intersection and 

pedestrian crashes.

Safety performance is measured by a reduction in the rate and number of fatalities and serious injuries 

on all public roads. There are many complexities associated with directly attributing reductions in 

fatalities and serious injuries at a national level to any one program. Existing modeling tools cannot 

isolate the safety effect of specific infrastructure and behavioral programs. However, we know that the 

programmatic activities to drive down fatalities and serious injuries need to be as varied as the causes of 

the crashes themselves. That is why, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, we continue to 

aggressively pursue a holistic approach to safety that includes engineering, enforcement, education, and 

emergency medical services.
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References

AASHTO, Strategic Highway Safety Plan, 2005.

http://safety.transportation.org/doc/Safety-StrategicHighwaySafetyPlan.pdf

FHWA, HSIP Apportionment Notices

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/notices/

FHWA, HSIP Reporting Guidance, May 15, 2009. 

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/guides/guide051509.cfm

FHWA, HSIP Online Reporting Tool

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/resources/onrpttool/

OIG, FHWA Provides Sufficient Guidance and Assistance to Implement the Highway Safety Improvement 

Program but Could Do More to Assess Program Results. Report Number: MH-2013-055. March 26, 2013. 
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Appendix A: Full Description of HSIP Improvement Categories

(1) An intersection safety improvement project

(2) Pavement and shoulder widening

(3) Installation of rumble strips or other warning devices

(4) Installation of skid resistant surface at an intersection or other location with a high frequency of 

crashes

(5) An improvement for pedestrian or bicyclist safety or for the safety of persons with disabilities

(6) Construction of any project for the elimination of hazards at a railway-highway crossing that is 

eligible for funding under 23 U.S.C 130, including the separation or protection of grades at railwayhighway crossings.

(7) Construction of railway-highway crossing safety feature, including installation of highway-railway 

grade crossing protective devices

(8) The conduct of an effective traffic enforcement activity at a railway-highway crossing

(9) Construction of a traffic calming feature

(10) Elimination of a roadside obstacle or roadside hazard

(11) Improvement of highway signage and pavement markings

(12) Installation of a priority control system for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections

(13) Installation of a traffic control or other warning device at a location with high crash potential

(14) Transportation safety planning

(15) Improvement in the collection and analysis of data

(16) Planning integrated interoperable emergency communications equipment, operational activities or 

traffic enforcement activities (including law enforcement assistance) relating to work zone safety.

(17) Installation of guardrails, barriers (including barriers between construction work zones and traffic 

lanes for the safety of road user and workers), and crash attenuators.

(18) The addition of retrofitting of structures or other measures to eliminate or reduce crashes involving 

vehicles and wildlife

(19) Installation and maintenance of signs (including fluorescent yellow-green signs) at pedestrianbicycle crossings and in school zones.

(21) Construction and operation improvements on high risk rural roads. 

(22) Conducting road safety audits

(23) Other
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Appendix B: Number of highway safety improvement projects per improvement category 

Improvement Category Total Number 

Projects – 2009

Total Number 

Projects – 2010

Total Number 

Projects – 2011

Total Number 

Projects – 2012

(1)An intersection safety improvement project 601 689 761 736

(2)Pavement and shoulder widening 198 163 256 240

(3)Installation of rumble strips or other warning 

devices 88 382 384 113

(4)Installation of skid resistant surface at an 

intersection or other location with a high frequency of 

crashes

26 56 67 81

(5)An improvement for pedestrian or bicyclist safety or 

for the safety of persons with disabilities 23 73 70 113

(6)Construction of any project for the elimination of 

hazards at a railway-highway crossing that is eligible 

for funding under 23 U.S.C. 130, including the 

separation or protection of grades at railway-highway 

crossings.

10 17 2 36

(7)Construction of railway-highway crossing safety 

feature, including installation of highway-railway grade 

crossing protective devices

34 7 29 10

(8)The conduct of an effective traffic enforcement 

activity at a railway-highway crossing none none 1 none

(9)Construction of a traffic calming feature 3 10 15 4

(10)Elimination of a roadside obstacle or roadside 

hazard 37 128 89 71

(11)Improvement of highway signage and pavement 

markings 127 192 201 288

(12)Installation of a priority control system for 

emergency vehicles at signalized intersections 3 2 none 2
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Improvement Category Total Number 

Projects – 2009

Total Number 

Projects – 2010

Total Number 

Projects – 2011

Total Number 

Projects – 2012

(13)Installation of a traffic control or other warning 

device at a location with high crash potential 50 85 123 194

(14)Transportation safety planning 13 32 25 46

(15)Improvement in the collection and analysis of data 20 38 36 40

(16)Planning integrated interoperable emergency 

communications equipment, operational activities or 

traffic enforcement activities (including law 

enforcement assistance) relating to work zone safety.

15 22 23 20

(17)Installation of guardrails, barriers (including 

barriers between construction work zones and traffic 

lanes for the safety of road user and workers), and 

crash attenuators.

191 284 249 247

(18)The addition or retrofitting of structures or other 

measures to eliminate or reduce crashes involving 

vehicles and wildlife

5 16 10 7

(19)Installation and maintenance of signs (including 

fluorescent yellow-green signs) at pedestrian-bicycle 

crossings and in school zones.

1 4 7 10

(21)Construction and operational improvements on 

high risk rural roads. [Do not use for the HRRRP 

portion of the report.]

2 7 none 4

(22)Conducting road safety audits. 5 5 3 8

(23)Other 153 91 22 62

Total 1605 2303 2373 2332
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Appendix C: Cost of highway safety improvement projects per improvement category 

Improvement Category Cost of Projects –

2009

Cost of Projects –

2010

Cost of Projects –

2011

Cost of Projects –

2012

(1)An intersection safety improvement project $505,848,973.24 $421,318,611.37 $572,459,357.81 $504,251,826.19

(2)Pavement and shoulder widening $467,921,838.26 $185,523,386.57 $292,206,740.31 $279,448,653.30

(3)Installation of rumble strips or other warning 

devices $52,020,961.04 $106,073,140.95 $114,819,414.77 $75,237,804.17

(4)Installation of skid resistant surface at an 

intersection or other location with a high 

frequency of crashes $20,082,754.00 $32,300,039.00 $48,706,147.50 $46,209,081.83

(5)An improvement for pedestrian or bicyclist 

safety or for the safety of persons with disabilities $21,276,651.00 $31,806,809.78 $28,093,691.94 $38,577,414.70

(6)Construction of any project for the elimination 

of hazards at a railway-highway crossing that is 

eligible for funding under 23 U.S.C. 130, including 

the separation or protection of grades at railwayhighway crossings. $35,150,486.00 $10,161,100.00 $289,726.00 $11,451,422.04

(7)Construction of railway-highway crossing safety 

feature, including installation of highway-railway 

grade crossing protective devices $17,821,748.00 $13,296,360.00 $9,245,343.00 $9,180,842.00

(8)The conduct of an effective traffic enforcement 

activity at a railway-highway crossing none none $2,000,000.00 none

(9)Construction of a traffic calming feature $1,984,635.00 $10,217,262.00 $9,851,078.00 $369,466.00

(10)Elimination of a roadside obstacle or roadside 

hazard $11,437,090.81 $28,616,135.75 $40,843,100.00 $24,046,437.72

(11)Improvement of highway signage and 

pavement markings $51,089,170.88 $65,207,379.00 $65,025,627.02 $128,283,384.74

(12)Installation of a priority control system for 

emergency vehicles at signalized intersections $4,808,733.00 $74,803.00 none $228,600.00
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Improvement Category Cost of Projects –

2009

Cost of Projects –

2010

Cost of Projects –

2011

Cost of Projects –

2012

(13)Installation of a traffic control or other 

warning device at a location with high crash 

potential $18,180,468.58 $12,893,245.00 $33,696,684.60 $75,004,068.75

(14)Transportation safety planning $2,924,126.00 $8,732,982.00 $12,723,265.00 $12,824,401.00

(15)Improvement in the collection and analysis of 

data $10,141,710.00 $12,458,958.00 $16,009,928.00 $16,839,182.20

(16)Planning integrated interoperable emergency 

communications equipment, operational activities 

or traffic enforcement activities (including law 

enforcement assistance) relating to work zone 

safety. $773,000.00 $8,919,571.00 $2,375,360.00 $6,450,308.00

(17)Installation of guardrails, barriers (including 

barriers between construction work zones and 

traffic lanes for the safety of road user and 

workers), and crash attenuators. $158,224,513.96 $186,583,436.16 $348,913,995.13 $199,103,027.60

(18)The addition or retrofitting of structures or 

other measures to eliminate or reduce crashes 

involving vehicles and wildlife $14,026,784.00 $2,468,863.00 $3,619,465.24 $1,021,276.43

(19)Installation and maintenance of signs 

(including fluorescent yellow-green signs) at 

pedestrian-bicycle crossings and in school zones. $22,412.00 $590,065.00 $959,678.00 $869,865.00

(21)Construction and operational improvements 

on high risk rural roads. [Do not use for the HRRRP 

portion of the report.] $465,701.00 $395,050.00 none $3,349,029.00

(22)Conducting road safety audits. $1,339,162.00 $472,417.00 $381,890.00 $3,506,385.00

(23)Other $161,004,303.34 $80,232,105.59 $121,213,594.00 $50,380,801.91

Total $1,556,545,222.11 $1,218,341,720.17 $1,723,434,086.32 $1,486,633,277.58
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Appendix D: Full Description of SHSP Emphasis Areas

EA 1 Instituting Graduated Licensing for Young Drivers

EA 2 Ensuring Drivers are Fully Licensed and Competent

EA 3 Sustaining Proficiency in Older Drivers

EA 4 Aggressive Driving

EA 5 Reducing Impaired Driving

EA 6 Keeping Drivers Alert

EA 7 Increasing Driver Safety Awareness

EA 8 Increasing Safety Belt Usage and Improving Air Bag Effectiveness

EA 9 Making Walking and Street Crossing Safer

EA 10 Ensuring Safer Bicycle Travel

EA 11 Motorcycle Safety Awareness

EA 12 Making Truck Traffic Safer

EA 13 Increasing Safety Enhancements in Vehicles

EA 14 Reducing Vehicle-Train Collisions

EA 15 Keeping Vehicles on the Roadway

EA 16 Minimizing the Consequences of Leaving the Roadway

EA 17 Improving the Design and Operation of Intersections

EA 18 Reducing Head-on and Cross Median Crashes

EA 19 Design Safer Work Zones

EA 20 Enhancing Medical Capabilities to Increase Survivability

EA 21 Improving Information and Decision Support Systems

EA 22 Creating More Effective Processes and Safety Management Systems
For More Information:

Visit http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip

FHWA, Office of Safety

Karen Scurry

karen.scurry@dot.gov

609-637-4207

FHWA-SA-14-006