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WEST VIRGINIA

2018 ANNUAL REPORT
2018 West Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................................... 2

Disclaimer............................................................................................................................................................... 3

Executive Summary................................................................................................................................................ 4

Introduction............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Program Structure ................................................................................................................................................... 5

Program Administration...................................................................................................................................... 5

Program Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Project Implementation......................................................................................................................................... 18

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

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

Safety Performance............................................................................................................................................... 26

General Highway Safety Trends....................................................................................................................... 26

Safety Performance Targets.............................................................................................................................. 39

Applicability of Special Rules.......................................................................................................................... 41

Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................. 42

Program Effectiveness...................................................................................................................................... 42

Effectiveness of Groupings or Similar Types of Improvements ...................................................................... 43

Year 2017.............................................................................................................................................................. 43

Project Effectiveness......................................................................................................................................... 47

Compliance Assessment ....................................................................................................................................... 48
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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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Executive Summary

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. This report describes West Virginia's implementation and effectiveness of its Highway 

Safety Improvement Program from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and satisfies the requirements of 23 

U.S.C 148(h) and 23 CFR 924.15. The established format consist of five sections: program structure, project 

implementation, safety performance, evaluation, and compliance assessment. 

In 2007, West Virginia developed it's first Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which focused on nine specific 

emphasis areas. At that time West Virginia had 432 fatalities and 5,994 Serious Injuries. Since then the HSIP 

has primarily focused on emphasis areas identified in the SHSP. In 2014, the fatality number was 272 which 

met the primary goal of the 2007 SHSP. Working with several internal and external members, West Virginia 

began a revision of their SHSP that was completed in 2017. The new SHSP has five specific emphasis areas: 

Road Departure, Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Speeding and Aggressive Driving 

and Improving Highway Safety Data. Each emphasis area includes action plans that utilize the four E's of 

Safey to guide the implementation. WVDOH represents the engineering phase and is lead on infrastructure 

improvements. These improvements make up the majority of HSIP projects, and are mainly focused on 

reducing road departure crashes .

In the 10 years since the SHSP was adopted West Virginia has experienced a significant drop in fatalities and 

serious injuries. The 25% decline in fatalities was across all road classifications, and HSIP funded projects 

throughout the state. Even though WVDOH maintains 93% of the state's system including local roads, all 

routes are the system are evaluated for HSIP funding. WVDOH works with local governments as well as 

Metropolitan Planning Organizations to guarantee the state's safety needs are being addressed. 

The Railway Highway Crossing Report will be submitted as a separate document and is not including in any 

discussions within this report.
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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 Reporting Guidance dated December 

29, 2016 and consists of five sections: program structure, progress in implementing highway safety 

improvement projects, progress in achieving safety outcomes and performance targets, effectiveness of the 

improvements and compliance assessment.

Program Structure

Program Administration

Describe the general structure of the HSIP in the State. 

West Virginia's Highway Safety Improvement Progra (HSIP) is coordinated by the Mobility and Safety Section 

of the WVDOH's Traffic Engineering Division. The Section is responsible for reviewing and evaluating any 

project that is a candidate for highway safety funds. The initial review and evaluation of a potential project will 

include the analysis of crash data for the location, a field review of the site, and the collection of any other 

information found appropriate to evaluate the proposed project. Most projects are supported by the Strategic 

Highway Safety Plan. However, good projects that improve safety in West Virginia are evaluated even if they 

do not fall under any of the emphasis areas in the current SHSP.

Once a positive safety benefit is determined to exist for a project, the methodology discussed later is used to 

select the prioritize projects for the State's HSIP. Once a project is selected for the HSIP, the Section is 

responsible for selecting an HSIP funding category for the project, submitting appropriate programming 

documents where HSIP funds are encumbered and projects are assigned the State's Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP). The Mobility and Safety Section remains responsible for monitoring and 

balancing the use of HSIP funds, and evaluating the effectiveness of a project following its completion. The 

annual HSIP for West Virginia is approximately $26.7 million. These funds can be used either for stand alone 

projects or in conjunction with other funding to partially fund the safety enhancement portion of a larger project.

Where is HSIP staff located within the State DOT? 

 Other-Traffic Engineering

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

Mobility and Safety Section

How are HSIP funds allocated in a State? 

Central Office via Statewide Competitive Application Process
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SHSP Emphasis Area Data 

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

Further discussion of application process can be found in questions 8 and 10.

Describe how local and tribal roads are addressed as part of HSIP.

West Virginia Department of Transportation maintains approximately ninety-five percent (95%) of the roads in 

the State, including all secondary or county routes. As such, all HSIP funds are typically used for highway 

safety projects on the State Highway System. Very few of the State's municipalities own city streets. These are 

typically lower volume and do not have significant numbers of fatal or serious injury crashes occurring on them; 

however, should a safety concern exist on a municipal street, the project would be eligible to compete for 

available HSIP funds. All routes, including locally owned routes, are included when annual ranking lists are 

made. Ranking is based on classification so the lower AADT routes are not competing against higher multilane 

routes. Only routes that are higher than the state average for crashes are evaluated for countermeasures.

If a city request safety funds for a project, they would need to contact the Mobility and Safety Section of the 

WVDOH's Traffic Engineering Division or their local MPO. They would need to provide what the proposed 

improvement would be and the estimated cost. The local roads listed in question #32 are all local roads, and 

not just those owned by local municipalities. 

Identify which internal partners (e.g., State departments of transportation (DOTs) Bureaus, Divisions) 

are involved with HSIP planning.

Traffic Engineering/Safety

Design

Planning

Maintenance

Operations

Districts/Regions

Governors Highway Safety Office

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

Describe coordination with internal partners.

The Mobility and Safety Section coordinate with every division within WVDOT. Any division or district within 

DOH can recommend a location for safety improvements by contacting Mobility and Safety. The Traffic Safety 

Planning and Analysis section provides all divisions and districts with crash data. The Mobility and Safety 

Section will then review the crash data and determine whether a safety concern exists. This review may 

include performing a mini Road Safety Audit (RSA) that can be performed either at district level or a full scale 

RSA involving multiple disciplines (internal and external partners). Once the concern is identified, and 

countermeasures are determined, an estimate to implement the countermeasures is prepared. The Mobility 

and Safety Section shall perform a benefit/cost ratio to see if project is eligible for HSIP funding. Mobility and 
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Safety is the lead for all infrastructure SHSP related projects that are identified as HSIP eligible. Other subjects 

like non-motorist concerns such as pedestrians and bicyclist are handled by DOH's Planning Division. All 

projects utilizing HSIP funds must be reviewed, approved and programmed by Mobility and Safety. The 

Mobility and Safety Section will provide Design Division with all recommendations, and will coordinate with all 

divisions/districts throughout the multiple phases of a project.

Identify which external partners are involved with HSIP planning.

Regional Planning Organizations (e.g. MPOs, RPOs, COGs)

Local Technical Assistance Program

Local Government Agency 

Law Enforcement Agency

Academia/University

FHWA

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Describe coordination with external partners.

For the HSIP to be productive Traffic Engineering Division (TED) must work with several external partners as 

well as their internal partners. The Safety Management Task Force (SMTF) is the governing body of the SHSP 

implementation. The HSMT is chaired by Traffic Safety Planning and Analysis but members of Mobility and 

Safety work on different emphasis areas. Through the SMTF the Mobility and Safety works closely with 

Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP), FHWA, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), WVU's 

Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), Law Enforcement, and several others. TED has partnered with 

different universities to perform research on several emphasis areas identified in the SHSP. In addition, LTAP 

has been instrumental in helping TED get their Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program off the ground, and 

provides training on DOH's behalf. 

The MPO's are another external partner that TED works with closely. The MPO have been helpful in identifying 

potential projects throughout their urban areas. Either working through WVDOH's Planning Section, the 

appropriate District or contacting Mobility and Safety Section directly, the MPO can request possible HSIP 

funding. The Road Safety Audit (RSA) is another key element that Mobility and Safety works with the MPO. 

Their expertise and knowledge of the area is often sought, and the MPO has been good to help coordinate with 

local enforcement and officials.

Have any program administration practices used to implement the HSIP changed since the last reporting 

period?

Yes

Describe HSIP program administration practices that have changed since the last reporting period.

Roadway Departure is West Virginia's #1 concern, and to help combat it WVDOH let 10 Indefinite 

Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts (one in each of the WVDOH districts) to aid with Barrier 
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improvements. These contracts can be used district wide but the focus is on routes identified to have higher 

than state average run off the road rates.

Are there any other aspects of HSIP Administration on which the State would like to elaborate?

No

Program Methodology

Does the State have an HSIP manual or similar that clearly describes HSIP planning, implementation 

and evaluation processes?

Yes

To upload a copy of the State processes, attach files below.

File Name:

WV HSIP Process.docx

Select the programs that are administered under the HSIP.

Median Barrier

Rural State Highways

Skid Hazard

HSIP (no subprograms)

Roadway Departure

Low-Cost Spot Improvements

HRRR

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

All programs listed are evaluated by other divisions within the department and our MPO's, more detailed 

information about coordination can be found in question #8. Any project that comes from them can be 

evaluated for HSIP funding. The marked programs are those that the Mobility and Safety Section are the lead 

section.

Program: HRRR 

Date of Program Methodology: 9/1/2014 

What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area

FHWA focused approach to safety

What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects
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What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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 : 1

Available funding : 2

Program: HSIP (no subprograms) 

Date of Program Methodology: 9/1/2014 

What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area

FHWA focused approach to safety
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What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects

What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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

Program: Low-Cost Spot Improvements 

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2016 

What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area

FHWA focused approach to safety
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What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects

What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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

Program: Median Barrier 

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2016 

What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area
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FHWA focused approach to safety

What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects

What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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

Program: Roadway Departure 

Date of Program Methodology: 9/1/2014 

What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]
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Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area

FHWA focused approach to safety

What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects

What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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

Available funding : 1

Program: Rural State Highways 

Date of Program Methodology: 9/1/2014 
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What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area

FHWA focused approach to safety

What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects

What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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 : 1

Available funding : 2

Program: Skid Hazard 
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Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2016 

What is the justification for this program? [Check all that apply]

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area

FHWA focused approach to safety

What is the funding approach for this program? [Check one]

Competes with all projects

What data types were used in the program methodology? [Check all that apply]

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Traffic Functional classification 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? [Check all that apply]

Crash frequency

Crash rate

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

Yes

Are local road projects identified using the same methodology as state roads?

Yes

Describe the methodology used to identify local road projects as part of this program.

How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

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

What percentage of HSIP funds address systemic improvements?
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 40

 HSIP funds are used to address which of the following systemic improvements? Please check all that 

apply.

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

Safety Edge

Install/Improve Lighting

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove Traffic Signal

Horizontal curve signs

High friction surface treatment

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What process is used to identify potential countermeasures? [Check all that apply]

Engineering Study

Road Safety Assessment

Crash data analysis

SHSP/Local road safety plan

Stakeholder input

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

Does the State HSIP consider connected vehicles and ITS technologies? 

Yes

Describe how the State HSIP considers connected vehicles and ITS technologies. 

The WVDOH currently has five safety projects programmed dealing with ITS technologies. The first four 

projects provides funds to install dynamic message signs along US 50, I-64, I-68, and I-81. The fifth project 

provides funds to upgrade ITS and traffic control devices throughout the state.

The total cost for the seven projects is $9,399,872 which uses $6,134,891 in safety funds.

No funding has been programmed for CV/AV Technologies.
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Does the State use the Highway Safety Manual to support HSIP efforts?

Yes

Please describe how the State uses the HSM to support HSIP efforts.

In cases when the WVDOH is considering several solutions to a safety concern, the WVDOH will use the 

Highway Safety Manual to see what solution should give the best reduction in fatalities and injury crashes.

Have any program methodology practices used to implement the HSIP changed since the last reporting 

period?

No

Are there any other aspects of the HSIP methodology on which the State would like to elaborate?

Yes

Describe other aspects of the HSIP methodology on which the State would like to elaborate.

The overall purpose of the HSIP is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and incapacitating 

injuries through the implementation of infrastructure related highway safety improvements. Components of 

West Virginia's HSIP include the Strategic Highway Safety Program (SHSP), the Highway Safety Improvement 

Program (HSIP), and the Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Program. All routes in West Virginia are eligible for 

HSIP funding including the local routes not under WVDOH control. 

FAST ACT removed the requirement for a formal set aside for High Risk Rural Roads, and the funding was 

absorbed by the larger HSIP. Roads that were traditionally reviewed in the HRRR Program are still being 

reviewed and ranked in the HSIP. Rural collectors or rural local roads generally correlate to the county route 

highway class and WVDOH maintains all of the State's more than 28,000 miles in county routes. The State has 

been able to allocate HSIP funds to the routes that have a crash rate higher than state average for that 

classification. 

Since Road Departure is the #1 cause of death and serious injury in West Virginia, it has been the focus of the 

HSIP. All routes in West Virginia were ranked based on their run of the road crash rate and the top US and 

State routes are currently being reviewed by several consultants for appropriate countermeasures. Once that 

process is complete, the county routes will be reviewed in a similar method. Two consultants have been hired 

to guarantee consistency and provide guidance on plan preparation. In addition, projects dealing with other 

focus areas of the SHSP are reviewed and funded if funds are available and the benefit/cost ratio is above 1.
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Project Implementation

Funds Programmed

Reporting period for HSIP funding.

State Fiscal Year

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

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

FUNDING CATEGORY PROGRAMMED OBLIGATED % OBLIGATED/PROGRAMMED

HSIP (23 U.S.C. 148) $152,083,673 $113,770,062 74.81%

HRRR Special Rule (23 U.S.C. 

148(g)(1))

$3,417,834 $0 0%

Penalty Funds (23 U.S.C. 154) $10,389,319 $10,320,962 99.34%

Penalty Funds (23 U.S.C. 164) $0 $0 0%

RHCP (for HSIP purposes) (23 

U.S.C. 130(e)(2))

$0 $0 0%

Other Federal-aid Funds (i.e. 

STBG, NHPP)

$0 $0 0%

State and Local Funds $0 $0 0%

Totals $165,890,826 $124,091,024 74.8%

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

The HSIP Funding includes SAFETEA-LU, MAP 21 and FAST ACT funding.

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

0%

How much funding is obligated to local or tribal safety projects?

0%

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

WVDOH owns the majority of the roads in WV which includes local county routes. The few local owned routes 

are eligible for HSIP funding. However, none of these routes have had a crash history that is above state 

average.

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

$19,208,593
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How much funding is obligated to non-infrastructure safety projects?

$18,248,593

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

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

period under 23 U.S.C. 126?

$0

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

period under 23 U.S.C. 126?

$0

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

Discuss impediments to obligating HSIP funds and plans to overcome this challenge in the future.

West Virginia has observed an impediment to obligating Highway Safety Improvement Program funds. Even 

though the Mobility and Safety Section is responsible for monitoring and balancing the use of HSIP funds, they 

do not handle the design of the project. We have found that people who are responsible for the design of the 

project have too much work. Often these people have other projects from other core programs.

To overcome this, members of the Mobility and Safety Section are keeping contact with people who are 

responsible for the design during the entire process and checking with their workload before assigning the 

design of the project to them.

In 2016, West Virginia became a focus state for run off the road accidents. FHWA will make available 

resources to try to reduce the number of run off the road accidents. FHWA contracted TTI to review West 

Virginia's crash data and develop a plan for 2018-2019 funding.

In 2017, West Virginia initiated an accelerated safety program. With this program, West Virginia plans to use 

available safety funds to upgrade existing cable guardrail to high tension four strand, install new cable 

guardrail, fund guardrail IDIQ projects, install high friction throughout the state, fund ITS, and install new 

lighting at interchanges and intersections. Additionally West Virginia has identified US and West Virginia routes 

that have a roadway departure rate higher than the statewide average. West Virginia has hired several 

consultants to assess these roads and propose various improvements to these routes. Safety funds will then 

be used to fund these improvements.

The WVDOH made a commitment to be able to do system analysis and evaluation encompassing the entire 

state-owned highway network. When this commitment was made, it was under the assumption that the OASIS 

system would be fully functional and operating at full capacity. While the OASIS did go live in 2014 and was 

functioning properly, it was discovered that there was some major crash mapping and data quality issues that 

needed to be remedied. At launch, there were approximately 60% of the crashes statewide that were able to 

be mapped. This means that all of the data analysis as well as network screening (sliding window analysis)

were inlay able to utilize 60% of the total crashes. Traffic's Safety Planning and Analysis Section is working on 

a system outside of OASIS to provide accurate data.
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Does the State want to elaborate on any other aspects of it’s progress in implementing HSIP projects?

No
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General Listing of Projects

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

RELATIONSHIP TO SHSP

PROJECT NAME IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY OUTPUTS OUTPUT TYPE HSIP PROJECT 

COST($)

TOTAL 

PROJECT 

COST($)

FUNDING 

CATEGORY

FUNCTIONAL 

CLASSIFICATION

AADT SPEED OWNERSHIP METHOD FOR 

SITE 

SELECTION

EMPHASIS 

AREA

STRATEGY

Develop and 

Implement

Non-infrastructure Non-infrastructure - other 1 Numbers $438500 $1502294 HRRR Special 

Rule (23 U.S.C. 

148(g)(1))

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

State Crash 

Records

Non-infrastructure Data/traffic records 1 Numbers $32750 $1612540 HRRR Special 

Rule (23 U.S.C. 

148(g)(1))

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

WV 28 / WV 956 

(ROW)

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

1 Intersections $157500 $175000 HRRR Special 

Rule (23 U.S.C. 

148(g)(1))

Rural Minor 

Arterial

7,212 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Traffic Inc 

Management

Non-infrastructure Educational efforts 1 Numbers $900000 $1300000 Penalty Funds 

(23 U.S.C. 154)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Statewide Safety 

Campaign

Non-infrastructure Educational efforts 1 Numbers $4523342 $4523342 Penalty Funds 

(23 U.S.C. 154)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

GSHP Highway 

Safety Plan

Non-infrastructure Non-infrastructure - other 1 Numbers $80000 $80000 Penalty Funds 

(23 U.S.C. 154)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Saturation Patrol 

for Enf

Non-infrastructure Enforcement 1 Numbers $2020000 $2070000 Penalty Funds 

(23 U.S.C. 154)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

West Run Road 

(ENG)

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

2 Miles $80100 $89000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Major 

Collector

4,815 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Skid Testing Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $162441 $250417 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Strategic Highway 

Safety

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $315000 $400000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Road Safety 

Audits

Non-infrastructure Road safety audits 1 Numbers $90000 $100000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Highway Safety 

Imp Prog

Non-infrastructure Non-infrastructure - other 1 Numbers $607500 $1502294 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Statewide Crash 

Records

Non-infrastructure Data/traffic records 1 Numbers $855000 $1612540 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Advance 

Intersection

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal - add 

closed loop system

1 Numbers $720000 $800000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Incident 

Management

Non-infrastructure Enforcement 1 Numbers $247500 $275000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

WVSP ATMS 

Integration

Non-infrastructure Enforcement 1 Numbers $2125000 $2125000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

West Run Road 

(ROW)

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

2 Miles $270000 $300000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Major 

Collector

4,815 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure
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RELATIONSHIP TO SHSP

PROJECT NAME IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY OUTPUTS OUTPUT TYPE HSIP PROJECT 

COST($)

TOTAL 

PROJECT 

COST($)

FUNDING 

CATEGORY

FUNCTIONAL 

CLASSIFICATION

AADT SPEED OWNERSHIP METHOD FOR 

SITE 

SELECTION

EMPHASIS 

AREA

STRATEGY

Wood WV 2 

TWLTL

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

1 Miles $1282261 $1423624 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Other

14,797 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

US 250 TWLTL 

(CON)

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

1 Miles $1621098 $1621098 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

9,420 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

WV 28 / WV 956 

(CON)

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

1 Numbers $472500 $525000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

7,212 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Median Guardrail 

Design R

Roadside Barrier - cable 1 Numbers $225000 $250000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Teays Valley Int 

Studies

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $211500 $235000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

5,897 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

Teays Vallley 

TWLTL Study

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Miles $211500 $235000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

5,897 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Airport Road -

Easton

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

1 Miles $1000000 $7383529 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

23,362 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

2016 RPM Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 1 Numbers $876430 $973810 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Corbiltt Hill Tn Ln 

(ENG)

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add leftturn lane1 Intersections $16000 $20000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Other

11,337 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data Driven 

Emphasis Area

US 50 Doddridge 

DMS

Advanced 

technology and 

ITS

Dynamic message signs 1 Numbers $428383 $475981 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Other

13,125 65 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

Skid Testing 2017 Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $180000 $200000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

2018 RPM Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 1 Numbers $571204 $634671 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Patteson Lighting 

(CON)

Lighting Continuous roadway 

lighting

1 Miles $426162 $473513 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Other

34,271 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure

Huntington Area 

Roadway

Lighting Continuous roadway 

lighting

19 Miles $1300000 $6615577 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

24,628 65 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure

E Beckley 

Lighting (CON)

Lighting Site lighting - interchange 2 Miles $1827769 $2030854 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

11,470 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure

Morgantown I-68 

SB HFST

Roadway Pavement surface - high 

friction surface

1 Miles $163377 $181530 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

11,365 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Safety Database 

Managemen

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $396000 $440000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Safety Database 

System

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $90000 $100000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data
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RELATIONSHIP TO SHSP

PROJECT NAME IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY OUTPUTS OUTPUT TYPE HSIP PROJECT 

COST($)

TOTAL 

PROJECT 

COST($)

FUNDING 

CATEGORY

FUNCTIONAL 

CLASSIFICATION

AADT SPEED OWNERSHIP METHOD FOR 

SITE 

SELECTION

EMPHASIS 

AREA

STRATEGY

Pavement 

Program Safety

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $225000 $250000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Project Safety 

Analysis

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $90000 $100000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

HSIP Project 

Development

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $90000 $100000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

HSIP Program 

Development

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $90000 $100000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

HRGX Program Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $22500 $25000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

2017 RSA Non-infrastructure Road safety audits 1 Numbers $67500 $75000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

2017 Workzone 

Review

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $22500 $25000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Data

2017 SHSP 

Implementation

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $135000 $150000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

2017 Roadway 

Dep Counter

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $135000 $150000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

2017 TIM 

Implementation

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $67500 $75000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data

Interstate Median 

North

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $147468 $167358 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Interstate Median 

South

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $164700 $183000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Interstate Median 

S Wide

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

1 Numbers $200000 $250000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Roadway Depart 

Assess A

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

293 Miles $204036 $226707 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

Roadway Depart 

Assess B

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

213 Miles $205070 $227856 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

Roadway Depart 

Assess C

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

259 Miles $228428 $253809 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

Roadway Depart 

Assess D

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

263 Miles $162157 $180174 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure
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RELATIONSHIP TO SHSP

PROJECT NAME IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY OUTPUTS OUTPUT TYPE HSIP PROJECT 

COST($)

TOTAL 

PROJECT 

COST($)

FUNDING 

CATEGORY

FUNCTIONAL 

CLASSIFICATION

AADT SPEED OWNERSHIP METHOD FOR 

SITE 

SELECTION

EMPHASIS 

AREA

STRATEGY

Morgantown MD 

Light (CON)

Lighting Site lighting - interchange 1 Interchanges $3954550 $3954550 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

62,671 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure

Dunbar DMS 

(CON)

Advanced 

technology and 

ITS

Dynamic message signs 1 Numbers $282532 $313925 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

72,758 60 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

VA State Ln DMS 

(CON)

Advanced 

technology and 

ITS

Dynamic message signs 1 Numbers $469426 $521585 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

52,557 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

Cooper Rock 

(ENG)

Roadside Barrier - cable 14 Miles $300000 $300000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Interstate

47,654 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Piedmont 

Guardrail (ENG)

Roadside Barrier - cable 15 Miles $300000 $300000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Interstate

36,926 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Lost Creek / 

Burns (CON)

Roadside Barrier - cable 16 Miles $6844124 $6844124 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Interstate

29,717 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

Roadway Depart 

Assess E

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

226 Miles $171809 $190899 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

Roadway Depart 

Assess F

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety 

planning

187 Miles $212643 $236270 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D1 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $1800000 $2000000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D2 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $2670636 $2967373 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D3 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $2565571 $2850634 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D4 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $1600404 $1778227 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D5 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $2062623 $2291803 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D6 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $2207922 $2453246 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D7 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $1808816 $2009796 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D8 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $854642 $949606 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

2017 D9 Guardrail 

(CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $1305066 $1450073 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure
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RELATIONSHIP TO SHSP

PROJECT NAME IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY OUTPUTS OUTPUT TYPE HSIP PROJECT 

COST($)

TOTAL 

PROJECT 

COST($)

FUNDING 

CATEGORY

FUNCTIONAL 

CLASSIFICATION

AADT SPEED OWNERSHIP METHOD FOR 

SITE 

SELECTION

EMPHASIS 

AREA

STRATEGY

2017 D10 

Guardrail (CON)

Roadside Barrier - other 1 Numbers $2108649 $2342943 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Districtwide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Roadway 

Departure

Kanawha HFST 

(CON)

Roadway Pavement surface - high 

friction surface

1 Miles $891582 $990646 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

99,696 60 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Roadway 

Departure

ITS - IDIQ Advanced 

technology and 

ITS

Advanced technology and 

ITS - other

1 Numbers $1000000 $4133831 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Statewide 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Road Departure, 

Data, Speed and 

Aggressive 

Driving, and 

Impaired

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Safety Performance

General Highway 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 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fatalities 357 315 338 339 332 272 268 269 302

Serious Injuries 2,384 2,159 1,936 1,871 1,498 1,358 1,251 1,188 1,067

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 1.874 1.672 1.819 1.799 1.749 1.433 1.384 1.409 1.624

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

12.515 11.462 10.417 9.927 7.889 7.157 6.459 6.221 5.699

Number non-motorized 

fatalities

21 16 20 32 28 21 20 27 29

Number of non-motorized 

serious injuries

111 91 103 98 64 71 80 77 55
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50

100

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400

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Fatalities

Fatalities 5 Year Rolling Avg.

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Annual Serious Injuries

Serious Injuries 5 Year Rolling Avg.
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0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fatality rate (per HMVMT)

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 5 Year Rolling Avg.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Serious injury rate (per HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per HMVMT) 5 Year Rolling Avg.
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Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

West Virginia is experiencing a slight rise in fatalities, while experiencing a a steady decrease in serious 

injuries. It would be expected that these two would correlate however they are not. Traffic's Safety Planning 

and Analysis section, working with others as needed, plan to perform an in-depth study of crashes in an 

attempt to gain further understanding of the trend.

Describe fatality data source.

FARS

Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

To the maximum extent possible, present this data by functional classification and ownership.

Year 2017

Functional 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 

(RPA) - Interstate

20.4 42.2 0.76 1.72

Rural Principal Arterial 

(RPA) - Other Freeways 

and Expressways

0 0 0 0

Rural Principal Arterial 

(RPA) - Other

50.6 148.2 2.11 5.99

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Non Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Fatalities and Serious Injuries 5 Year Rolling Avg.
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Functional 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 Minor Arterial 31.6 121.8 2.11 8.05

Rural Minor Collector 8.8 32.8 2.33 8.58

Rural Major Collector 60.4 245.8 2.38 9.55

Rural Local Road or Street 32.6 104.6 3.24 10.41

Urban Principal Arterial 

(UPA) - Interstate

21.2 39.2 0.68 1.22

Urban Principal Arterial 

(UPA) - Other Freeways 

and Expressways

0.6 3 0.71 3.67

Urban Principal Arterial 

(UPA) - Other

22 129.8 8.94 6.28

Urban Minor Arterial 25.6 122.4 1.31 6.11

Urban Minor Collector 1.8 5.89

Urban Major Collector 5.8 39.8 0.77 5.24

Urban Local Road or Street 7 20.2 2.22 7.08
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Year 2015

Roadways 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)

State Highway Agency 296.2 1,396.2 1.61 7.58

County Highway Agency

Town or Township 

Highway Agency

City of Municipal Highway 

Agency

9.4 158.8

State Park, Forest, or 

Reservation Agency

Local Park, Forest or 

Reservation Agency

Other State Agency 4.2 46.4

Other Local Agency

Private (Other than 

Railroad)

Railroad

State Toll Authority

Local Toll Authority

Other Public 

Instrumentality (e.g. 

Airport, School, University)

Indian Tribe Nation
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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Fatalities

Number of Fatalities by Functional Classification 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries by Functional 

Classification 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Fatality Rate

Fatality Rate (per HMVMT) by Functional 

Classification 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Serious Injury Rate

Serious Injury Rate (per HMVMT) by Functional 

Classification 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

State Highway Agency City of Municipal Highway Agency Other State Agency

Fatalities

Number of Fatalities by Roadway Ownership 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

State Highway Agency City of Municipal Highway

Agency

Other State Agency

Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries by Roadway 

Ownership 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

State Highway Agency

Fatality Rate

Fatality Rate (per HMVMT) by Roadway 

Ownership 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

All routes shown under "local road" classification are not owned by local municipalities. WVDOH owns the 

majority of those routes.

Are there any other aspects of the general highway safety trends on which the State would like to 

elaborate?

No

Safety Performance Targets

Safety Performance Targets

Calendar Year 2019 Targets * 

Number of Fatalities 283.0 

Describe the basis for established target, including how it supports SHSP goals. 

One of the goals of the SHSP is to achieve a 50 percent reduction in fatalities by 2030 

Number of Serious Injuries 977.0 

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

State Highway Agency

Serious Injury Rate

Serious Injury Rate (per HMVMT) by Roadway 

Ownership 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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Describe the basis for established target, including how it supports SHSP goals. 

One of the goals of the SHSP is to achieve a 66 percent reduction in serious injuries by 

2030 

Fatality Rate 1.498 

Describe the basis for established target, including how it supports SHSP goals. 

This is based on 250 fatalities and assuming an annual 0.44% vehicle miles traveled 

growth 

Serious Injury Rate 5.370 

Describe the basis for established target, including how it supports SHSP goals. 

This is based on 1058 serious injuries and assuming an annual 0.44% vehicle miles 

traveled growth 

Total Number of Non-Motorized 

Fatalities and Serious Injuries 89.0 

Describe the basis for established target, including how it supports SHSP goals. 

In 2016 there were 104 non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries. It is the goal to 

reduce that number to 31 in 2030. 

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Describe efforts to coordinate with other stakeholders (e.g. MPOs, SHSO) to establish safety performance 

targets. 

In the mid-1990's, various officials with highway safety responsibilities in West Virginia recognized the value of 

banding together to advance highway safety. This resulted in the creation of the State's first Highway Safety 

Management Task Force. After a brier hiatus, the renamed Safety Management Task Force (SMTF) 

reconvened in late 2001 and met regularly to coordinate highway safety-related activities and programs and 

allowed participants to speak with one voice for greater safety impacts.

Today, the Task Force continues this mission as its more than 30 members provide oversight of the SHSP, 

including plan development, implementation, and evaluation. Recently, they worked diligently on the update 

that responds to the current traffic safety problems facing West Virginia. Members of the SMTF include the 

Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, local law enforcement representatives, Department of Education, 

Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Highways, Division of Motor Vehicles, Federal 

Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Governor's Highway Safety Program, 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Parkways Authority, 

Public Service Commission, state police, West Virginia Association of metropolitan Organization, West Virginia 

Commission of Drunk Driving Prevention, and West Virginia University Medicine.

Does the State want to report additional optional targets? 
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No

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Applicability of Special Rules

Does the HRRR special rule apply to the State for this reporting period? 

No

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Provide the number of older driver and pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries 65 years of age and 

older for the past seven years.

PERFORMANCE 

MEASURES 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Number of Older Driver and 

Pedestrian Fatalities

52 47 37 41 34 39 40

Number of Older Driver and 

Pedestrian Serious Injuries

115 148 131 123 97 90 97

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0

50

100

150

200

250

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

# of Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Years

Number of Older Driver and Pedestrian Fatalities and Serious Injuries by 

Year.

Fatalities Serious Injuries
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Evaluation

Program Effectiveness

How does the State measure effectiveness of the HSIP?

Change in fatalities and serious injuries

Benefit/Cost Ratio

Economic Effectiveness (cost per crash reduced)

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WV has focused on Road Departure with it's HSIP since it has the best chance of reducing the fatality and 

injury rates. However, other projects are evaluated if they meet the SHSP goals.

Based on the measures of effectiveness selected previously, describe the results of the State's program 

level evaluations.

The number of fatalities has generally decreased between 2009 and 2017. In 2009, there were 357 fatalities 

and it decreased to 304 in 2017. The number of serious injuries has decreased between 2009 and 2017. In 

2009, there were 2,384 serious injuries. By 2017, this number has decreased to 1,067. WV utilizes a 5 year 

rolling average to measure effectiveness. For this report the time frame was 2013-2017, which is annual 

numbers from 2009-2017.

The fatality rate has decreased between 2009 and 2017. In 2009, the fatality rate was 1.87 per HMVMT. In 

2017, the fatality rate was 1.62 per HMVMT. The serious injury rate also decreased between 2009 and 2017. 

In 2009 the serious injury rate was 12.51 per HMVMT. In 2017, the serious injury rate was 5.70 per HMVMT.

What other indicators of success does the State use to demonstrate effectiveness and success of the 

Highway Safety Improvement Program?

More systemic programs

HSIP Obligations

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Are there any significant programmatic changes that have occurred since the last reporting period? 

Yes

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

WV developed a large Road Departure Program using HSIP funds. These projects included Cable Barrier 

Projects, Low Cost Countermeasures on our US and WV Routes, High Friction Surface Treatment in curves 
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that had higher than average wet weather crashes, ITS and Lighting projects, and 10 Guardrail upgrade 

projects using the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) format.

Effectiveness of Groupings or Similar Types of Improvements

Present and describe trends in SHSP emphasis area performance measures.

Year 2017

SHSP Emphasis Area Targeted 

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 Other 2 Other 3

Roadway Departure All 180.2 670.8 0.95 3.53 0 0 0

Alcohol and Drug All 97.8 0.51

Occupant Protection All 96.6 0.51

Speed and Aggressive All 81.2 0.43
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0

50

100

150

200

250

Roadway Departure Alcohol and Drug Occupant Protection Speed and Aggressive

Fatalities

Number of Fatalities 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Roadway Departure Alcohol and Drug Occupant Protection Speed and Aggressive

Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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Has the State completed any countermeasure effectiveness evaluations during the reporting period?

No

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

Roadway Departure Alcohol and Drug Occupant Protection Speed and Aggressive

Fatality Rate

Fatality Rate (per HMVMT) 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Roadway Departure Alcohol and Drug Occupant Protection Speed and Aggressive

Serious Injury Rate

Serious Injury Rate (per HMVMT) 

5 Year Average

2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017
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Project Effectiveness

Provide the following information for previously implemented projects that the State evaluated this reporting period. 

LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL OTHER 

INJURY

BEFORE

ALL OTHER 

INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

Harrison County 

I-79

Rural Principal 

Arterial (RPA) -

Interstate

Lighting Site lighting - interchange 18.00 31.00 3.00 18.00 21.00 49.00 47.1

Wayne County 

CR 52/4

Rural Local Road 

or Street

Roadside Barrier- metal 4.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 6.00 6.00 -158.4

Kanawha County 

CR 12

Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

10.00 8.00 2.00 12.00 8.00 -0.4

Hampshire 

County US 50

Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

4.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 4.00 -0.2

Putnam County I64Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

Roadway Pavement surface - high 

friction surface

58.00 78.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 16.00 72.00 94.00 20.4

Kanawha County 

I-64

Urban Principal 

Arterial (UPA) -

Interstate

Roadway Pavement surface - high 

friction surface

23.00 12.00 8.00 2.00 31.00 14.00 -61.2

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For the evaluation results, the reported number is the difference in the crash rate. If the number is positive, the crash rate increased. If the number is negative, the crash rate decreased. The overall rates have decreased, and 

countermeasures have been effective.

Are there any other aspects of the overall HSIP effectiveness on which the State would like to elaborate?

No
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Compliance Assessment

What date was the State’s current SHSP approved by the Governor or designated State representative?

 07/31/2017

What are the years being covered by the current SHSP?

From: 2017 To: 2021

When does the State anticipate completing it’s next SHSP update?

 2021

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We are operating on a 5 year cycle, and will begin process 1 year to 18 months ahead of the deadline. The Highway Safety Management Task Force develop previous editions, and will work on all updates. West Virginia's SHSP can be 

found at https://transportation.wv.gov/communications/Documents/WestVirginiaStrategicHighwaySafetyPlan.pdf

Provide the current status (percent complete) of MIRE fundamental data elements collection efforts using the table below. 

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - SEGMENT

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - INTERSECTION

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - RAMPS LOCAL PAVED ROADS UNPAVED ROADS

MIRE NAME (MIRE NO.) STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE

ROADWAY SEGMENT

Segment Identifier (12) 100 0 100 95 100 95

Route Number (8) 100 0

Route/Street Name (9) 100 0

Federal Aid/Route Type 

(21)

100 0

Rural/Urban Designation 

(20)

100 0 100 0

Surface Type (23) 80 0 80 0

Begin Point Segment 

Descriptor (10)

100 0 100 95 100 95

End Point Segment 

Descriptor (11)

100 0 100 95 100 95

Segment Length (13) 100 0

Direction of Inventory (18) 100 0

Functional Class (19) 100 0 100 0 100 0
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NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - SEGMENT

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - INTERSECTION

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - RAMPS LOCAL PAVED ROADS UNPAVED ROADS

MIRE NAME (MIRE NO.) STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE

Median Type (54) 80 0

Access Control (22) 100 0

One/Two Way Operations 

(91)

100 0

Number of Through Lanes 

(31)

100 0 100 0

Average Annual Daily 

Traffic (79)

100 0 100 0

AADT Year (80) 100 0

Type of Governmental 

Ownership (4)

100 0 100 50 100 50

INTERSECTION

Unique Junction Identifier 

(120)

50 50

Location Identifier for 

Road 1 Crossing Point 

(122)

50 50

Location Identifier for 

Road 2 Crossing Point 

(123)

50 50

Intersection/Junction 

Geometry (126)

50 50

Intersection/Junction 

Traffic Control (131)

0 0

AADT for Each 

Intersecting Road (79)

100 0

AADT Year (80) 100 0

Unique Approach 

Identifier (139)

100 100

INTERCHANGE/RAMP

Unique Interchange 

Identifier (178)

100 0

Location Identifier for 

Roadway at Beginning of 

Ramp Terminal (197)

0 0

Location Identifier for 

Roadway at Ending Ramp 

Terminal (201)

0 0

Ramp Length (187) 100 0
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NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - SEGMENT

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - INTERSECTION

NON LOCAL PAVED

ROADS - RAMPS LOCAL PAVED ROADS UNPAVED ROADS

MIRE NAME (MIRE NO.) STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE STATE NON-STATE

Roadway Type at 

Beginning of Ramp 

Terminal (195)

100 0

Roadway Type at End 

Ramp Terminal (199)

100 0

Interchange Type (182) 0 0

Ramp AADT (191) 100 0

Year of Ramp AADT (192) 100 0

Functional Class (19) 100 0

Type of Governmental 

Ownership (4)

100 0

Totals (Average Percent 

Complete):

97.78 0.00 62.50 37.50 72.73 0.00 97.78 37.22 100.00 67.00

*Based on Functional Classification

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Over the past several years, WVDOT has invested a considerable amount of time and energy in developing an integrated transportation management system. A significant portion of that involves MIRE data. Efforts to move MIRE data 

from the traditionally Mainframe based into a modern relational database have been a major part of this effort, along with collecting and perfecting LRS data including local roads. MIRE data comes from a large variety of sources including 

WVDOH projects and 911 Data. WVDOH is continuing to move toward the completion of our transportation management system. A recent upgrade is nearing completion and this will open the door to integrating even more MIRE data 

with Safety data. Additional enhancements and upgrades are being planned.

Describe actions the State will take moving forward to meet the requirement to have complete access to the MIRE fundamental data elements on all public roads by September 30, 2026.

The State of WV is currently developing an Enterprise Resource Planning System part of which includes a Transportation Asset Inventory. Each and every one of the above mentioned elements is included in the inventory. Work to 

collect/refined/update local roads portions of this data continues today.

Provide the suspected serious injury identifier, definition and attributes used by the State for both the crash report form and the crash database using the table below. Please also indicate whether or not these elements are 

compliant with the MMUCC 4th edition criteria for data element P5. Injury Status, suspected serious injury. 

CRITERIA SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY 

IDENTIFIER(NAME) MMUCC 4TH EDITION COMPLIANT * SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY DEFINITION MMUCC 4TH EDITION COMPLIANT * SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY ATTRIBUTES(DESCRIPTORS) MMUCC 4TH EDITION COMPLIANT * 

Crash Report Form A - Suspected Serious Injury Yes N/A Yes N/A No

Crash Report Form Instruction Manual A - Suspected Serious Injury Yes A suspected serious injury is any non-fatal 

injury that results in any of the following:

Yes severe lacerations resulting in exposure of 

underlying tissues/muscle/organs or 

resulting in signif 

No

Crash Database A - Suspected Serious Injury Yes N/A Yes N/A No
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CRITERIA SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY 

IDENTIFIER(NAME) MMUCC 4TH EDITION COMPLIANT * SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY DEFINITION MMUCC 4TH EDITION COMPLIANT * SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURY ATTRIBUTES(DESCRIPTORS) MMUCC 4TH EDITION COMPLIANT * 

Crash Database Data Dictionary A - Suspected Serious Injury Yes A suspected serious injury is any non-fatal 

injury that results in any of the following:

Yes severe laceration resulting in exposure of 

underlying tissues/muscle/organs or 

resulting in signifi

No

Please describe the actions the State is taking to become compliant by April 15, 2019.

We currently have a form update submitted to our Crash Report software vendor, it includes the following it is in their que to be completed; we have requested it to be implemented no later than 1/1/2019 however we haven't received an 

anticipated completion data yet. We have an addendum to the Crash Report Instruction Manual prepared and ready to roll out to law enforcement agencies as soon as our vendor gives us an anticipated completion date for the changes. Law 

Enforcement agencies will receive the updated training prior to the updated form being pushed out onto their software. We have updated the crash database and crash data dictionary to reflect these changes and are ready to go when the 

form is updated.

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Did the State conduct an HSIP program assessment during the reporting period?

No

When does the State plan to complete it’s next HSIP program assessment.

2019

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Optional Attachments

Program Structure:

WV HSIP Process.docx

Project Implementation:

Safety Performance:

Evaluation:

Compliance Assessment:
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Glossary

5 year rolling 

average 

means the average of five individuals, 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 non-infrastructure 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.