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PENNSYLVANIA
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Table of Contents

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

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

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

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Program Structure ................................................................................................................................................... 6

Program Administration...................................................................................................................................... 6

Program Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Project Implementation ......................................................................................................................................... 30

Funds Programmed ........................................................................................................................................... 30

General Listing of Projects ............................................................................................................................... 33

Safety Performance ............................................................................................................................................... 40

General Highway Safety Trends ....................................................................................................................... 40

Safety Performance Targets .............................................................................................................................. 54

Applicability of Special Rules .......................................................................................................................... 55

Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................. 57

Program Effectiveness ...................................................................................................................................... 57

Effectiveness of Groupings or Similar Types of Improvements ...................................................................... 58

Project Effectiveness ......................................................................................................................................... 64

Compliance Assessment ....................................................................................................................................... 77
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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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is pleased to present this Annual Report of our progress with 

the Highway Safety Improvement Program. 

In 2016, 1,188 people lost their lives on Pennsylvania's roadways - a record low since record keeping began in the 1920s. 

But we have miles to go to reach our ultimate goal of zero deaths on our roads, and our journey includes ongoing work 

on both the behavioral side of crash causations as well as continuing to improve our highway infrastructure.

Since the last Annual Report, we have maintained our progress on several key initiatives. Pennsylvania started using 

the PA Regionalized SPFs developed January 2016 for a statewide network screening of about 20,000 locations. These 

new evaluations will use the Highway Safety Manual's analysis method of Excess Expected Average Crash 

Frequency with Empirical Bayes (EB) adjustments also known as Potential for Safety Improvement (PSI). This 

method will use the calculated expected crashes for a location and subtract the Predicted crashes for that 

same location to produce an excess (or PSI) value. All locations will have that calculated difference value 

ordered highest to lowest. Any excess (or PSI) value above zero shows a potential for safety improvement over 

the state’s predicted annual crashes for that category of roadway or intersection. Locations can then be 

prioritized using the PSI value. This method is explained in section 4.4.2.13 of the 2010 AASHTO HSM. The 

network screening is broke down into four categories which are:

• Rural intersections

• Urban Intersections

• Rural segments

• Urban segments

These network screenings will be provided to the Engineering District by EXCEL workbooks for all 67 counties. 

There will be one county workbook for the intersections and a second for the segments. The new lists will not 

include ramps, ramp terminals and freeway locations since Pennsylvania does not have regionalized SPFs for 

freeways or ramp terminals or calibration factors for these highways conditions. Existing roundabouts will 

also be excluded from the new network screening since no SPFs are available for roundabouts in the 2010 

HSM or in the regionalized PA specific SPFs. These types of locations are still eligible for safety projects, but

will require the Engineering Districts’ to perform a more advanced safety analysis to justify an HSIP 

project. The intersection analysis requires several local highway traffic volume counts. So as part of this effort 

PennDOT will be collecting traffic volume on about 3000 plus local highways. This extra traffic volume task for 

the network screening will also be a benefit for the new MIRE FDE collection mandate in the FAST Act.

The new regionalized SPFs have been added to a Pennsylvania specific HSM analytical tool. PennDOT provided 

several Pennsylvania specific HSM trainings last year. The classes covered not only the manual, but also different tools to 

use and when to use them. This class gives practical examples and then allows attendees to use the revised PennDOT 

tool to perform HSM analysis.

PennDOT is currently in the process of updating Publication 638, The District Highway Safety Guidance Manual, 

to include these new SPFs along with the new FAST Act rules for HSIP funding criteria and updates to our crash data 

reporting tools. We will also be working to update several publications to incorporate the concepts of the Highway 

Safety Manual into our policies and practices.

As shown later in this report, many of our engineering districts are planning and completing projects associated 

with the Intersection Safety Implementation and Roadway Departure Safety Implementation Plans. PennDOT working 

with the FHWA completed a new Speed Management Action Plan (SMAP). The SMAP assessments and strategies is 

another tool to use in reducing speed related injury crashes.
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PennDOT implemented a new SharePoint application website to ensure better tracking of HSIP funding 

applications from the engineering districts and the regional planning partners. This now allows both engineering Districts 

and MPOs/RPOs to apply for HSIP projects. This HSIP SharePoint site will ensure applications are technically complete 

and properly reviewed by both PennDOT’s central office. The new HSIP SharePoint application program went live in 

January 2017. 

PennDOT also created a new SHSP for 2017. The new SHSP will be discussed in the SHSP section of this report. 

The SHSP was approved in February 2017 with an Errata added to define HRRRs in PA. While there remains much work 

required to reach our goal of reducing highway fatalities to zero in thirty years, we remain encouraged by the progress 

that has been made and the opportunities for the future.
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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. 

HSIP projects are identified by using crash location lists or by implementing known systemic safety 

improvements identified by the Highway Safety & Traffic Operations Division. Project locations and systemic 

project scopes are developed by the Engineering Districts and /or the regional planning partners. These 

project proposals are then sent to PennDOT’s Highway Safety & Traffic Operations Division (HSTOD) for a 

technical review and then to the Center for Program Development and Management for funding and fiscal 

review. Then projects receive final approval from the FHWA Division office. Projects are selected for 

implementation based on the projected safety benefit of the safety countermeasures and the allowable 

funding. Projects are then developed and designed by the Engineering Districts. The Engineering Districts 

let the construction projects (Letting is the day construction project bids are received for the project and the 

lowest bidder is shown), provide construction inspection and oversight. As part of the annual HSIP report 

HSTOD evaluates projects before and after the project was constructed to determine a perceived net benefit 

based the reduction of fatal, injury, and property damage only crashes. PennDOT also tracks the 

implementation of systemic improvements like rumble strips, High Friction Surface treatments, and High 

Tension Cable Median Barrier. A network analysis of these systemic improvements is completed when there is 

enough data in a given time span. 

Where is HSIP staff located within the State DOT? 

 Other-Engineering, Planning, Design, and operations 

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

The HSIP staff are spread out in the Engineering District and in PennDOT's Central office. Districts and MPOs 

implement HSIP projects. PennDOT's central Highway Safety & Traffic Operation Division provides technical 

reviews and approvals. The central Center for Program Development and Management provides funding and 

fiscal reviews and approvals. 

How are HSIP funds allocated in a State? 

Central Office via Statewide Competitive Application Process
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Formula via MPOs 

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

$35 million is set aside each year for a competitive application process. The remaining yearly balance is 

distributed to the MPO/RPOs by a formula. 

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

Local highways (those not owned and maintained by the Commonwealth) make up two-thirds of the 

approximately 120,000 miles of highways in Pennsylvania. These roads are owned by the 2,561 municipalities 

across the state. In 2016 15.2% of fatalities and 25% of reportable crashes have occurred on the local road 

network. Local highway fatalities decreased to 180 in 2016 from 233 in the 2015. Local road fatalities have 

hovered above or below 200/year over the past two decades with the highest total of 279 in the year 2007 

and the lowest count of 163 in the year 2002. 

PennDOT is currently working with LTAP and the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors 

(PSATS) to conduct technical reviews on local roads which result in low cost safety projects. PennDOT provides 

direction for the studies which are conducted by LTAP staff. The studies result in a report that has an itemized 

list of safety countermeasures ready for a construction contract or force account work. PennDOT is currently 

working on a contract to implement safety improvements in 8 different municipalities in western 

Pennsylvania. Other safety studies have been conducted or are in process in other parts of the state for future 

local safety projects. So far 12 PennDOT Directed Technical Assist Reports have been completed for 

municipalities through this LTAP program. 

PennDOT plans to work closely with the FHWA PA Division office over the next year to implement force 

account safety work on local roads. 

Locals remain engaged in the enforcement, education and emergency response side of highway safety. These 

behavioral safety efforts are detailed in the Pennsylvania HSP report submitted to NHTSA every year. 

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 

Other-Engineering Districts, Planning Organizations, Program Center 

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

Describe coordination with internal partners.
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Design - Designers manage safety projects through the design contract process out to construction 

Districts - Districts implement highway safety projects selected for construction 

Governors Highway Safety Office- In Pennsylvania this falls under PennDOT and combines its behavioral 

efforts with Safety Engineering efforts

Maintenance - Maintenance helps to select projects and then has the task to maintain the projects. Also in 

Pennsylvania Highway Safety falls under the Bureau of Maintenance and Operations 

Operations - Highway Safety is part of the Bureau of Maintenance and 

Operations. As we move forward with autonomous vehicles and vehicle to infrastructure technologies this 

group will play a bigger role in safety. 

Planning - Programs funding for safety projects and manages the spending of safety funds. 

These internal partners participate in the Multi Agency Safety Team (MAST) which is charged with 

implementing the SHSP focus areas and strategies. MAST is described in more detail in the 2017 SHSP 

available on PennDOT's website. 

Traffic Engineering/Safety - Lead Division that manages the HSIP program across the state.

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

Other-MAST Team - See Question 8 for description 

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

Describe coordination with external partners.

PennDOT works with Universities (Academia) to produce research into safety programs. Some recent work

involved the development of regionalized SPFs. 

FHWA is involved in the HSIP program in all aspects. They provide final approval on HSIP funded projects, 

national guidance for the HSIP funding program, and participate in monthly coordination for all safety related 

topics. 

Law enforcement & public education partners are involved in many Behavioral safety programs such as 

reducing Impaired driving, increasing seatbelt use, speed enforcement, aggressive driving enforcement, 
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reducing districted driving, mature driver safety, motorcycle safety training, young & inexperienced driver 

training, enhancing safety on local roads, and several other topics. 

Local Government Agencies like PSATS and PSABS help provide safety training to municipalities. 

Regional Planning Organizations help to implement HSIP funded projects. 

MAST is a Multi Agency Safety Team that takes the latest SHSP strategies and then coordinated the 

implementation of those strategies. 

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.

PennDOT now processes all HSIP project applications using a new Share Point application site. 

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

Yes

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

The HSIP Program fully aligns with the 2017 Pennsylvania Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). 

HSIP funds are now being used to collect traffic volumes on local highways. This traffic volume data will be 

used to complete network screening in all 67 counties. The data collected is also necessary for the MIRE FDE 

September 30, 2026 mandate. 

 

Program Methodology

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

and evaluation processes?

No

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

Guidance for HSIP is in PennDOT's District Highway Safety Guidance Manual (Publication 638). Publication 

638 is currently undergoing an update that will include a new HSIP chapter that describes the planning, 

implementation and evaluation processes.

Select the programs that are administered under the HSIP.
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Median Barrier

Intersection

Horizontal Curve 

Bicycle Safety

Rural State Highways

Skid Hazard

HSIP (no subprograms) 

Roadway Departure

Low-Cost Spot Improvements 

Local Safety

Pedestrian Safety

Left Turn Crash

Shoulder Improvement

HRRR

Wrong Way Driving 

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

Program: Bicycle Safety 

Date of Program Methodology: 1/1/2018 

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

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area 

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 Roadside features 

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

Crash frequency

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?
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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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1

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

Program: Horizontal Curve 

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2012 

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]

Other-HSIP regional, HSIP set Aside, and State 715 Safety Funds 

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Horizontal curvature 

Roadside features 

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

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1

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

Program: HRRR 

Date of Program Methodology: 1/1/2009 

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

Other-Old Surface Transportation Act requirement no longer required by FAST Act 

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 
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All crashes Functional classification 

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

Crash frequency

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).

Other-Potential for Safety Improvement : 

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

Pennsylvania does not have a HRRR program in PA since the FAST Act removed the 

requirement. Pennsylvania does have a definition as required by the FAST Act. These locations are still 

address though focus areas like lane and roadway departures and intersection safety improvements. 

Program: HSIP (no subprograms) 

Date of Program Methodology: 12/1/2014 

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]

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes 

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

Crash frequency

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Available funding : 1 

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

Program: Intersection 

Date of Program Methodology: 8/1/2012 

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]

Other-HSIP regional, HSIP set Aside, and State 715 Safety Funds 

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Functional classification 

Roadside features 

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1 

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

Program: Left Turn Crash 
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Date of Program Methodology: 8/1/2012 

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

Other-ISIP 

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 

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

Crash frequency

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1 

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

Program: Local Safety 

Date of Program Methodology: 2/1/2009 

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

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area 

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

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Functional classification 

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

Crash frequency

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?

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 
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Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1 

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

Program: Low-Cost Spot Improvements 

Date of Program Methodology: 2/1/2009 

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

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area 

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

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes 

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

Crash frequency

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?

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration
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Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1 

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

Program: Median Barrier 

Date of Program Methodology: 1/1/2010 

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 

Median width 

Functional classification 

Roadside features 

Other-median slopes/cross-section 

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

Crash frequency

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

No

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?
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selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1

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

Program: Pedestrian Safety 

Date of Program Methodology: 2/1/2017 

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

Addresses SHSP priority or emphasis area 

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

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes 

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

Crash frequency

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.
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How are projects under this program advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1

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

Program: Roadway Departure 

Date of Program Methodology: 8/1/2012 

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]

Other-HSIP funds and State 715 safety funds 

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes Volume 

Horizontal curvature 

Functional classification 

Roadside features 

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

Crash frequency

Crash rate

Other-Exhibit 3-15 from AASHTO’s 2004, A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. 

Other-MUTCD Table 2C.05 
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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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1 

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

Program: Rural State Highways 

Date of Program Methodology: 10/1/2009 

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

Other-Old Surfaec Transportation Act 

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

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

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

Crash frequency

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?

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1

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

Program: Shoulder Improvement 

Date of Program Methodology: 2/1/2009 

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

Other-Maintenace and Highway 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 
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All crashes Roadside features 

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

Crash frequency

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

No

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1 

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

Program: Skid Hazard 

Date of Program Methodology: 2/2/2009 

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 Roadside features 

Other-Wet road, SVROR and HFO Other-Skid testing 

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

Crash frequency

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

No

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

Available funding : 2 

Other-Potential for Improvement based on Crash History : 1

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

Program: Wrong Way Driving 

Date of Program Methodology: 6/2/2014 

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]

Other-HSIP regional allocations, HSIP set aside, and state 715 safety funds 

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

Crashes Exposure Roadway 

All crashes 

Fatal crashes only Other-none Functional classification 

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

Crash frequency

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

No

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 

selection committee

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

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

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

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

Rank of Priority Consideration

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

The wrong way program only reviews Expressways and ramps. PA is looking at expanding to other roadway 

types where wrong way driving may be a problem. 

What percentage of HSIP funds address systemic improvements?
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 25

 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

Clear Zone Improvements

Safety Edge

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove Traffic Signal

Horizontal curve signs

High friction surface treatment

Wrong way driving treatments

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

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

Data-driven safety analysis tools (HSM, CMF Clearinghouse, SafetyAnalyst, usRAP)

Stakeholder input

Other-RDIP, ISIP, and other specific countermeasure crash lists that include high tension cable median barriers 

and wrong way crash lists

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 new 2017 Pennsylvania Strategic Highway Safety Plan has 16 major focus areas and we 

added a 17th focus area which is Autonomous technologies. Pennsylvania recognizes the safety 

benefits of connected and automated vehicles. As a result, PennDOT is committed to ensuring 
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Pennsylvania is prepared to facilitate the deployment of connected and automated vehicle 

technology. To accomplish these goals, PennDOT participates on numerous national committees 

including: 

Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coalition (V2I DC) 

Autonomous Vehicle Best Practices Working Group - American Association of Motor Vehicle 

Administrators (AAMVA) 

Connected and Automated Vehicle Technical Working Group - American Association of State 

Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 

Additionally, PennDOT is working with academia and planning partners to equip traffic signals 

throughout the State with Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) to aid in the 

deployment of connected and automated vehicles. Currently, Pennsylvania has deployments in 

the Pittsburgh and Harrisburg regions, with planned deployments in the Philadelphia area. 

PennDOT is also working with the House and Senate Transportation Committees to 

develop automated vehicle testing legislation for the Commonwealth. PennDOT has 

assembled the “Autonomous Vehicle Policy Task Force” to prepare draft legislative policy 

recommendations for the testing of automated vehicles in Pennsylvania. The Task Force 

is made up of a diverse and comprehensive set of stakeholders including representatives 

from federal, state and local government, law enforcement, technology companies, 

higher education, manufacturers, motorists and trucking groups, and academic research 

institutions.

There was the Safety Symposium in September 2016. This Symposium brought together 

many different people involved with highway safety. Safety topics at the Safety 

Symposium fell into the following four categories: Technology, Legislative, Behavioral, 

and Infrastructure/ Engineering. As a part of the engineering and Technology 

presentations the event provided a first-time ride experience for many state executives 

that included the Governor of PA Tom Wolf and the DOT Secretary Leslie Richards in an 

autonomous vehicle. The Carnegie Mellon 2012 Cadillac SRX autonomous vehicle made 

a loop around the capitol complex. The featured lunch time speakers of the Safety 

Symposium from PennDOT and Carnegie Mellon University discussed the future of 

Autonomous vehicles and vehicle to infrastructure deployment. 

PennDOT also has a Traveler Information and Advanced Vehicle Technology Unit which is 

handling the Autonomous vehicles and vehicle to infrastructure planning in 

Pennsylvania. 

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.

PennDOT is currently developing a new Publication 638A, The Pennsylvania Safety Prediction Analysis 

Methods Manual (SPAMM). This new publication will provide clear guidance on using Pennsylvania 

regionalized SPFs, how to apply CMFs, and how to determine values for dependent variables or adjustment 

factors for the regionalized SPFs. 
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Also, see question #28 for PennDOT’s HSM based network screening project. 

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

period?

Yes

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

Pennsylvania is in the process of developing an HSM based network screening lists for all 67 counties. The 

categories include:

• rural and urban segments

• rural and urban intersections

The network screening does not include Freeways, ramps, and ramp terminals. 

This does not include local highway segments or local to local intersections.

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

No
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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.

7/1/16 - 6/30/17

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

FUNDING CATEGORY PROGRAMMED OBLIGATED % OBLIGATED/PROGRAMMED

HSIP (23 U.S.C. 148) $97,379,238 $83,659,998 85.91%

HRRR Special Rule (23 U.S.C. 

148(g)(1))

$0 $0 0%

Penalty Funds (23 U.S.C. 154) $0 $0 0%

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 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 100%

Totals $107,379,238 $93,659,998 87.22%

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

State funds reflect the PA 715 safety funds for low cost safety improvements. Federal grants provided to PA 

through NHTSA can be viewed through the annual HSP report submitted in July 2017. 

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

$500,000

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

$500,000

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

These funds are used by the PA-LTAP program to conduct safety studies on local roads to determine 

safety improvements. The funds are used to complete "PennDOT Directed Technical Assists Report" which 
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produce an itemized list of ECMS ready countermeasures. These reports and the project items are used to then 

create the construction contracts or set up a force account construction project. 

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

$984,644

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

$984,644

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

Non-infrastructure projects meet the requirements of 23 CFR 924 & 490 and 23 USC 148(a)(4)(B). These 

include road safety Audits, improvements to the collection of MIRE Data, and transportation safety planning 

activities such as developing a state wide HSM based network screening and evaluating locally 

owned highways for low cost safety improvements. 

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.

There are a few Engineering Districts that have struggled in the project development of HSIP funded safety 

project. This results in several projects missing let dates and HSIP funds not being used for those projects in 

the planned years. To overcome these project delivery issues, the Highway Safety Section is working with 

PennDOT's Bureau of Project Delivery to track the milestones of HSIP projects to ensure design project 

managers stay on schedule to deliver good safety improvement projects on time. A District's past project 

delivery track record may also become part of a weighted criteria for HSIP set aside project selection.

We are also in the process of revising our District Highway Safety Guidance Manual (Publication 638) which 

will provide updated HSIP funding guidance. 

Does the State want to elaborate on any other aspects of it’s progress in implementing HSIP projects?
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Yes

Describe any other aspects of the State’s progress in implementing HSIP projects on which the State 

would like to elaborate. 

PennDOT is now rating location specific projects based on the perceived benefit to cost ratio using a net 

present value calculation. This has led to more partially HSIP funded projects than in previous years. Any new 

projects submitted for a spot location should show a 1:1 or better B/C ratio. This will also allow HSIP funds to 

be used on other projects where partial funding can be used to implement safety improvements.

Currently the Department is creating network screening lists for all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. These 

highway safety priority lists will be developed using the Highway Safety Manual's analysis method of Excess 

Expected Average Crash Frequency with Empirical Bayes (EB) adjustments also known as Potential for Safety 

Improvement (PSI). This method will use the calculated Expected crashes for a location and subtract the 

Predicted crashes for that same location to produce a value. All locations will have that calculated difference 

value ordered highest to lowest. Any value above zero shows a potential for safety improvement over the 

state’s predicted annual crashes for that category of roadway or intersection. Locations that have a value 

below zero will be marked with black cells with white text on the final display on the final analysis lists. The 

Department is using the Pennsylvania Regionalized Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) and cluster lists to 

develop the following types of lists:

• Urban Intersections

• Rural intersections

• Urban Segments

• Rural Segments

The lists exclude ramps, ramp terminal locations and expressways since Pennsylvania does not have 

regionalized SPFs for freeways, ramps, or ramp terminals. Also, existing roundabouts will also be excluded 

since no SPFs are available for roundabouts. The lists will use the formulas for all crashes, not just the Fatal & 

Injury formulas. 

The work is being completed with Department staff and consultant support. In some situations, a county may 

not have extensive cluster lists for one of the four categories due to the location’s demographics. An example 

is Philadelphia. We would not expect to have rural classifications for most highways in Philadelphia. Nor would 

we expect to have many urban highways in a rural county like Cameron County.

The information needed to calculate accurate predicted and expected crash frequencies are in the 

Pennsylvania State University’s Regionalized Safety Performance Functions final report from January 2016. 

Roadway data is obtained from PennDOT databases like ITMS, video log, and other readily available PennDOT 

resources. The Department is also using Google Earth for gathering some roadway data like driveway 

densities. Curve data is being obtained from PennDOT’s new horizontal curve database developed by J.D. 

Kronicz. Since traffic volumes are necessary for the HSM evaluations, PennDOT has contracted with a 

consultant to collect traffic volumes for approximately 4000 local highways. 

This detailed network screening will be used to help select the best locations for HSIP funded safety projects. 

In total this network screening will cover about 20,000 locations. 
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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

PA 198 

Bridge/French Creek

Roadway Roadway - other 0.81 Miles $2970120 $8635443 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

3,816 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 483

Lewistown Signal 

Reconstruction

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.05 Miles $125000 $125000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Local Road 

or Street

1,062 35 County Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 4689

SR15 Intersect T-365 Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

3.95 Miles $188531.55 $3358112.58 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

8,792 50 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 7576

Route 145 Safety 

Project

Roadway Roadway - other 2.47 Miles $118135.02 $11039277.79 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

10,521 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 11237

Scotrun - Swiftwater Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

4.57 Miles $5021434 $18766864 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

12,585 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 11817

Pinecroft Curves Roadway Roadway widening - curve 0.56 Miles $316881.75 $3002948.95 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Major 

Collector

2,058 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 21630

PA 68/Dolby Street 

Intersection

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.96 Miles $668700 $1717700 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

10,866 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 24890

PA 28/US 322 

Brookville Intersection

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.66 Miles $1699000 $2411220 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

4,090 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 26064

PA 519 at PA 980 

and I-79

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 1.52 Miles $10000 $910000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

9,837 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

57201

N Center Avenue 

Signals

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

4.96 Miles $2307.23 $2843037.35 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

6,951 35 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections 57396

Lehigh Race St 

Intersectn

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.36 Miles $37800 $1751598 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

12,825 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 57433

Kennedy 

Drive/County Road

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0.05 Miles $2624837 $4070837 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

7,799 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 57706

SR 183/4016 

(Schaeffers)

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.88 Miles $180000 $2308343 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

12,724 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 57840

Preloh Hill Curve Alignment Horizontal curve realignment 0.52 Miles $36083.87 $2219861.89 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

1,130 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

62253

SR61/209 

Intersection

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

3.65 Miles $277155 $462155 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

8,196 50 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 72466

234 & 3001 

Improvements

Shoulder 

treatments

Pave existing shoulders 2.44 Miles $13500 $598500 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

5,323 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 73602

PA 27/North St. 

Connector

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.48 Miles $252000 $9227600 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

13,220 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 75045

SR 26/45 

Shingletown 

Intersection

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 0.62 Miles $450000 $500000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

6,565 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 76136
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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

SR 183/ 4018 

Intersection

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.35 Miles $1304 $1277717.83 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

7,564 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 78528

Bigelow/BloomfieldBrBaumRoadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

1.55 Miles $40645 $14818982 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

10,689 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections and 

Lane Departure

79450

222 & Shantz & 863 

Improv

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 0.24 Miles $4831800 $7649518 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

21,913 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 79554

Henry Ave Congested 

Corr1

Roadway Roadway - other 7.94 Miles $950000 $3363000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

14,146 35 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 80104

PA74/Spring Lane Rd 

Inter

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.27 Miles $3882 $1581882 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

8,484 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 80694

Martins 

RdtoChristians Rd

Roadside Barrier - concrete 2.03 Miles $1016100 $1201100 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

12,348 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 82869

I-279 / McKnight 

Deicing

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

0.79 Miles $2160000 $2160000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

19,014 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 84481

PA-283/I-76 

Interchange

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 2.94 Miles $1913000 $4925582 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

27,115 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

84548

AlleghnyAv:RidgeAramingo (C)Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Miscellaneous pedestrians and 

bicyclists

7.33 Miles $3000000 $9974600 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

12,662 30 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Pedestrians and 

Bicyclists

85417

Erie Av: Broad St. - K 

St(C)

Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Pedestrian signal 2.47 Miles $269510 $5474085.68 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

12,624 30 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Pedestrians 85419

PA26/PA305 Intrsctn 

Imp

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.86 Miles $86655 $626655 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

3,324 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 88229

Post & Cable Guide 

Rail

Roadside Barrier - cable 1.7 Miles $125000 $231734 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Local Road 

or Street

161 25 Town or 

Township 

Highway Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 89233

United High School 

Curve

Alignment Alignment - other 1.36 Miles $316800 $10349100 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

5,649 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

90194

PA 272 Intersection 

Impvt

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 1.78 Miles $288000 $513000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

8,232 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 90490

US222/322 

Interchange Imp

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 1.19 Miles $600152.89 $1175152.89 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

10,143 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

90491

N Waterford 

Improvements

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

0.6 Miles $760000 $1540000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

5,708 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections and 

Lane Departure

91394

Cooks Store 

Intersection

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 0.38 Miles $340092 $814092 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

7,001 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 92444

US22 Frankstown 

Intrsctns

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics -

realignment to align offset cross 

streets

1.42 Miles $2162170 $8078976 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

7,578 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 92537

SR 0739 Shld Widen 

/ ELRS

Shoulder 

treatments

Shoulder treatments - other 2.36 Miles $4061000 $6126000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

1,114 35 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 92900

SR 73/662 Corridor 

Safety

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

1.34 Miles $1547118 $2990178 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

8,110 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 92921
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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

248/946 Intersctn 

Impr Berlinsville

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0.14 Miles $1261733 $2060033 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

10,216 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 93116

Lock Haven Signal 

Improvement

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.16 Miles $300765 $300765 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

13,009 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 93343

SR 66/948 Intchg 

Improve

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 1.29 Miles $1903087 $2590688 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

1,862 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 93587

PA 287 to West 

Fourth Street

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

12.88 Miles $393650 $3565072 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

12,348 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections and 

Lane Departure

93732

SR 348 Intersection 

Imp

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.24 Miles $168520 $2141520 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

10,548 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 94567

17th/Vly View/Pleas 

Vly

Interchange 

design

Installation of new lane on ramp 2.00 Miles $1057981 $3276500 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

17,303 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

94670

SR 29/3003 Sugar 

Hollow

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.34 Miles $130000 $430000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

8,889 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 94688

SR 11 Shoulders / 

ELRS

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

3.1 Miles $210450 $959450 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

1,814 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 94737

SR 11 Shoulder / 

ELRS

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

2.59 Miles $150000 $690000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

1,865 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 94740

SR 11 Shoulder / 

ELRS.

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

3.11 Miles $280054.35 $823000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

1,453 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 94741

SR 248 and Walnut 

Drive

Intersection traffic 

control

Systemic improvements -

signal-controlled

0.12 Miles $70000 $1486905 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

10,294 50 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections 94864

94 & 394 Intersection 

Imp

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

2.69 Miles $446000 $800611 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

9,628 40 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 94894

422 & Ramona Rd 

Intersect

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

1.15 Miles $2004109 $2754109 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

14,138 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 94937

209 Mt Nebo to 

Municipal

Shoulder 

treatments

Widen shoulder - paved or 

other

2.47 Miles $66000 $1391718 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

16,156 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 95398

SR 4012: Intrchng Rd 

Impr

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

1.92 Miles $1929210 $1929210 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

13,767 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 95558

City Ave Adaptive 

Signals(C)

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

5.81 Miles $2800000 $3275502 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

16,265 35 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections 96215

Cameron St Low Cost 

Safe

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

6.1 Miles $100000 $822002 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

7,072 35 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections and 

Lane Departure

97407

US220 & PA199 Int Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 0.82 Miles $1240000 $2390000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

14,522 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 97630

SR220/SR2027 

Intersection

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.22 Miles $1323755 $1473755 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

3,682 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 97972

Atherton Street 

Phase II

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

2.76 Miles $652000 $1974355 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

20,633 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 98126
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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

US 40:PA 917 to 

Maiden St

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

4.41 Miles $105077 $2271044 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

4,570 30 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 98362

Lewistown Safety 

Corridor

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

1.43 Miles $371316 $371316 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

9,669 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 101959

PA 115 Edge Line 

Rumble Strips

Shoulder 

treatments

Shoulder treatments - other 4.22 Miles $574872 $584872 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

4,887 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102002

Roadway Depart. 

Safety(C)

Roadside Roadside - other 0 Miles $392000 $2562000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102132

SR2016 at RiverAve 

Signal

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0.03 Miles $71790 $595000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

8,930 35 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 102133

DW HFS-2014 Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

0.69 Miles $16500 $369550 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

2,045 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102152

15th Street Corridor Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

0.7 Miles $269400 $956949 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

14,540 30 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections and 

Lane Departure

102155

SR 2014 Corridor 

Improvem

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

1.1 Miles $355572 $355572 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

9,109 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections and 

Lane Departure

102162

2005 Corridor 

Improvement

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

2.06 Miles $2196832 $3517828 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

11,960 30 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections and 

Lane Departure

102168

SR 0652 Shoulders / 

ELRS

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

2.34 Miles $402804 $460000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

7,051 50 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102326

PA 944 Safety 

Improvemnts

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety planning 14.46 Miles $240000 $240000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

8,405 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Data 102372

High Friction 

Surfaces(F)

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

6.77 Miles $11149 $2365831 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Major 

Collector

11,360 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102572

Lycoming Cable 

Guiderail

Roadside Barrier - cable 0 Miles $479250 $539250 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102876

NTIER Cable 

Guiderail

Roadside Barrier - cable 0 Miles $693000 $754550 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 102877

SR 54 Corridor Safety 

Improvement

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics - reassign existing lane use2.43 Miles $160000 $480000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

11,075 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 103853

873 & Best Station 

Road

Shoulder 

treatments

Shoulder treatments - other 0.21 Miles $210855 $325020 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

9,767 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Lane Departure 104166

Dist. GuideRail 

Upgrade

Roadside Barrier end treatments (crash 

cushions, terminals)

14.00 Miles $20000 $1020000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

4,733 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104349

ISIP Open End 

Project (C)

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety planning 0 Miles $3825628 $5400628 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Data 104363

RDIP Open End 

Project (C)

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety planning 0 Miles $3184687 $4759687 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Data 104364

High Friction 

Surfaces 2016(C)

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

0 Miles $849489 $2793278 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104366

Robbins Ave ISIP(C) Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Pedestrian signal - install new 

at intersection

7.93 Miles $1143582 $1318582 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

8,231 30 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Pedestrians 104367
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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

Cottman Ave ISIP(C) Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Pedestrian signal - install new 

at intersection

6.7 Miles $865000 $1145000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

9,713 30 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Pedestrians 104368

Hanover Adaptive 

Signals

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

6.87 Miles $1258543 $1258543 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

11,352 35 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections 104371

Wrong Way Rmp 

Upgrades

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 60.48 Miles $2019 $142719 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

7,046 70 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Infrastructure 

Improvements

104376

Levick Street ISIP(C) Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Pedestrian signal - install new 

at intersection

2.01 Miles $733436 $1077486 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

19,160 25 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Pedestrians 104381

Cable Guide Rail 

Removal

Roadside Barrier - removal 15.79 Miles $80000 $780000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Collector

342 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104384

Cobbs Creek HFS(C) Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

3.41 Miles $498922 $1218922 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

19,747 25 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104386

DW Systematic Impr 

2015

Intersection traffic 

control

Systemic improvements - stopcontrolled0 Miles $420385 $3035441 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections 104430

I-80 Median Barrier Roadside Barrier - cable 102.74 Miles $925441 $2850441 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

10,567 65 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104433

I-176 Median Barrier Roadside Barrier - cable 21.51 Miles $269880 $269880 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

12,918 65 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104435

I-380 Median Barrier Roadside Barrier - cable 26.51 Miles $7528 $227528 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

15,005 70 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104436

33 Median BarrierNorthmpRoadside Barrier - cable 29.07 Miles $373680 $373680 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

26,790 65 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 104437

SR 11/SR 3023& 

Birch, SR 11& 

Hickory, SR 3023& 

Elm

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.26 Miles $186855 $804029 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

11,796 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 104443

SR 18/Rutledge Rd 

Intersection

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

3.12 Miles $758425 $858425 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

6,144 45 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 105773

Gordon Mountain 

Road Truck Signing

Roadway 

delineation

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - new

2.26 Miles $48969 $136321 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Major 

Collector

2,736 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106123

Bellefonte 

Interchange Safety 

Study

Non-infrastructure Transportation safety planning 6.17 Miles $75000 $226000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

12,161 70 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Data 106282

SR 89 & SR 430 

Intersection

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

0.84 Miles $400528.87 $490528.87 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

2,268 55 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections 106446

SR 12 Median Barrier Roadside Barrier - cable 3.02 Miles $4291 $48441 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

10,923 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106483

2018 Cable Median 

Barrier

Roadside Barrier - cable 0 Miles $250000 $250000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106508

Municipal Safety 

LTAP

Non-infrastructure Outreach 0 Miles $500000 $1000000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Data 106544
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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

Riverlands Safety 

Implementation

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

24.38 Miles $200000 $200000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

21,792 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Intersections and 

Lane Departure

106554

2017 HSIP HFS 

Contract

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

2.62 Miles $833608 $833608 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

12,611 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106560

D12 Interstate 

Delineation

Roadway 

delineation

Delineators post-mounted or on 

barrier 

43.76 Miles $850000 $850000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

15,080 70 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106566

Districtwide Rumble 

Strips

Roadway Rumble strips - center 42.82 Miles $229930 $229930 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

3,873 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106599

SR 652 Safety 

Improvement

Shoulder 

treatments

Widen shoulder - paved or 

other

3.17 Miles $10000 $557254 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

5,056 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106632

Franklin I-81 Cable 

Median Barrier

Roadside Barrier - cable 47.39 Miles $2230609 $2230609 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

24,214 65 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106712

2017 District Cable 

Median Barrier

Roadside Barrier - cable 55.09 Miles $80000 $3109386 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

29,905 65 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106769

2017 Wrong Way 

Entry

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 0 Miles $509700 $509700 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

106776

D9 2017 HSIP HFST Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

0.77 Miles $415500 $415500 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

3,776 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106777

D9 2017 HSIP Cable 

GR

Roadside Barrier - cable 11.67 Miles $581150 $581150 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Major 

Collector

493 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106780

D11 Road Safety 

Audit Open End

Non-infrastructure Road safety audits 0 Miles $100000 $100000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Other Data 106846

I-79 Roll Over 

Detection System

Advanced 

technology and 

ITS

Advanced technology and ITS -

other

3.77 Miles $50000 $50000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Interstate

5,003 55 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Commercial 

Vehicle Safety

106847

PA 400 Signal 

Corridor

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

1.92 Miles $2513402 $2513402 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

4,295 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Intersections and 

Lane Departure

106848

Districtwide CGR 

Upgrades

Roadside Barrier - cable 0 Miles $175000 $755597 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106879

Districtwide UBE Roadside Barrier end treatments (crash 

cushions, terminals)

0 Miles $145000 $1093294 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106882

Districtwide Long 

Term UBE

Roadside Barrier end treatments (crash 

cushions, terminals)

0.01 Miles $215000 $215000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Collector

1,190 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 106885

District Roundabout 

Program

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify control - modifications to 

roundabout

0 Miles $500000 $500000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Other Intersections 106990

Wrong Way Ramps 

Secondary

Roadway 

delineation

Improve retroreflectivity 17.67 Miles $848010 $848010 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

2,880 25 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 107525

LVTS High Friction 

Sites - 2017

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

1.44 Miles $544940 $544940 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

9,706 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 107891

NEPA High Friction 

Surface-2017

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

0.48 Miles $168774 $168774 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Major 

Collector

5,705 45 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 107892
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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

RATS High Friction 

Surface- 2017

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

0.81 Miles $205999 $205999 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Rural Minor 

Arterial

5,289 40 State Highway 

Agency

Systemic Lane Departure 107893

Highway Safety 

Priority Lists (2012-

2016 data)

Non-infrastructure Data/traffic records 0 Miles $567065.08 $800000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Unknown 0 0 State Highway 

Agency

Other Data 108893

Wrong Way Ramp 

Upgrades

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 0.09 Miles $15000 $15000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

5,278 25 State Highway 

Agency

Spot Infrastructure 

Improvements

109012

Erie County RSA's Non-infrastructure Road safety audits 4.09 Miles $30000 $30000 HSIP (23 U.S.C. 

148)

Urban Minor 

Arterial

8,956 45 State Highway 

Agency

Other Data 109223

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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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Fatalities 1,468 1,256 1,324 1,286 1,310 1,208 1,195 1,200 1,188

Serious Injuries 3,867 3,498 3,556 3,402 3,455 3,248 3,040 3,030 4,397

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 1.372 1.212 1.308 1.284 1.316 1.225 1.196 1.189 1.175

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

3.614 3.377 3.513 3.396 3.471 3.293 3.044 3.002 4.349

Number non-motorized 

fatalities

152 156 171 160 184 166 187 172 192

Number of non-motorized 

serious injuries

381 389 413 427 420 406 336 401 548
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200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Annual Fatalities

Fatalities 5 Year Rolling Avg.

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Annual Serious Injuries

Serious Injuries 5 Year Rolling Avg.
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1.05

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.35

1.4

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Fatality rate (per HMVMT)

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 5 Year Rolling Avg.

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Serious injury rate (per HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per HMVMT) 5 Year Rolling Avg.
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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Non Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Fatalities and Serious Injuries 5 Year Rolling Avg.

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The number of serious injuries increased by 45% from 2015 to 2016 due to the change from "Major Injury" to 

"Suspected Serious Injury" in Pennsylvania. This change also had a significant impact on the serious injury rate 

and non-motorized serious injury performance measures above. 

Describe fatality data source.

State Motor Vehicle Crash Database

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Pennsylvania uses both state motor vehicle crash data and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). 

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

Year 2016

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 -

Interstate

56 116.2 0.55 1.13

Rural Principal Arterial -

Other Freeways and 

Expressways

0 0 0 0
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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 Principal Arterial -

Other

98.8 189.4 2.41 4.63

Rural Minor Arterial 152.2 316.2 2.33 4.84

Rural Minor Collector 52.6 130.6 2.75 6.84

Rural Major Collector 116 278 2.77 6.64

Rural Local Road or Street 128.2 367.4 2.23 6.37

Urban Principal Arterial -

Interstate

65.2 157.6 0.45 1.09

Urban Principal Arterial -

Other Freeways and 

Expressways

32.8 88.8 0.5 1.33

Urban Principal Arterial -

Other

211.6 646.2 1.32 4.04

Urban Minor Arterial 134.2 416.8 1.1 3.42

Urban Minor Collector 0 0 0 0

Urban Major Collector 59.6 202 0.78 2.64

Urban Local Road or Street 98.4 474.8 1.19 5.77
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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 1,017 2,479 1.02 2.48

County Highway Agency 7 19 0.01 0.02

Town or Township 

Highway Agency

0 0 0 0

City of Municipal Highway 

Agency

198 694 0.2 0.69

State Park, Forest, or 

Reservation Agency

0 0 0 0

Local Park, Forest or 

Reservation Agency

0 0 0 0

Other State Agency 0 0 0 0

Other Local Agency 0 0 0 0

Private (Other than 

Railroad)

1 6 0 0.01

Railroad 0 0 0 0

State Toll Authority 17 46 0.02 0.05

Local Toll Authority 0 0 0 0

Other Public 

Instrumentality (e.g. 

Airport, School, University)

0 0 0 0

Indian Tribe Nation 0 0 0 0
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0

50

100

150

200

250

Fatalities

Number of Fatalities by Functional Classification 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries by Functional 

Classification 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Fatality Rate

Fatality Rate (per HMVMT) by Functional 

Classification 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Serious Injury Rate

Serious Injury Rate (per HMVMT) by Functional 

Classification 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Fatalities

Number of Fatalities by Roadway Ownership 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries by Roadway 

Ownership 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

Fatality Rate

Fatality Rate (per HMVMT) by Roadway 

Ownership 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

Serious Injury Rate

Serious Injury Rate (per HMVMT) by Roadway 

Ownership 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016

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

Pennsylvania does not have crash data for "Rural Principal Arterial - Other Freeways and Expressways".

Also Urban Collector is not broken down by Major and Minor. Data for all Urban Collectors is reflected in the 

"Urban Major Collector" field.

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

elaborate?

Yes

Provide additional discussion related to general highway safety trends.

Both the number of Pennsylvania residents and licensed drivers over the age of 65 have increased consistently 

each year since 2010. These trends will have a significant impact on the special rule for drivers/pedestrians over 

the age of 65 (Question #38). 

Also the number of serious injuries increased by 45% from 2015 to 2016. This is due to both the change in 

definition and the new title of this injury type. 2016 crash data included the change from "Major Injury" to the 

MMUCC compliant "Suspected Serious Injury". 
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Safety Performance Targets

Safety Performance Targets

Calendar Year 2018 Targets * 

Number of Fatalities 1177.6 

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

In October 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

committed to eliminate traffic deaths within 30 years. Pennsylvania’s 2017 SHSP has 

adopted a goal to support this national effort. This ambitious timeline will rely heavily 

on the implementation of autonomous vehicle technology, anticipated between 2025 

and 2030. Pennsylvania’s current target is to reduce 2016 fatalities by two percent per 

year through 2018. The target shown above (1177.6) is the five-year rolling average 

for 2014-2018. This goal was established in conjunction with our Federal partners 

based on a combination of reviewing Pennsylvania’s historical data and observations 

of national trends and reduction in fatalities over the next 30 years will not be linear. 

As autonomous vehicle technologies are implemented beyond 2018, the fatality 

reduction goals will increase. 

Number of Serious Injuries 3799.8 

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

Pennsylvania’s current target is to reduce 2016 serious injuries by two percent per year 

through 2018. The target shown above (3799.8) is the five-year rolling average for 

2014-2018. This goal was established in conjunction with our Federal partners based 

on a combination of reviewing Pennsylvania’s historical data and observations of 

national trends and reduction in serious injuries over the next 30 years will not be 

linear. As autonomous vehicle technologies are implemented beyond 2018, the serious 

injury reduction goals will increase. 

Fatality Rate 1.161 

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

The target shown above (1.161) is calculated using the 2018 five-year rolling average 

for fatalities shown in the first metric and applying an estimated growth rate of 1% per 

year for vehicle miles traveled. 

Serious Injury Rate 3.746 

Describe the basis for established target, including how it supports SHSP goals. 
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The target shown above (3.746) is calculated using the 2018 five-year rolling average 

for serious injuries shown in the second metric and applying an estimated growth rate 

of 1% per year for vehicle miles traveled. 

Total Number of Non-Motorized 

Fatalities and Serious Injuries 654.4 

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

Pennsylvania’s current target is to reduce 2016 non-motorized fatalities and serious 

injuries by two percent per year through 2018. The target shown above (654.4) is the 

five-year rolling average for 2014-2018. This goal was established in conjunction with 

our Federal partners based on a combination of reviewing Pennsylvania’s historical 

data and observations of national trends. 

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

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

targets. 

Pennsylvania's State Highway Safety Office is part of the DOT and in the same section as Highway Safety 

Engineering. We work regularly with the SHSO to establish safety targets and sync the HSP with the 

SHSP. Our most recent edition of the SHSP was completed earlier this year and contains our statewide goals for 

fatalities and serious injuries over the next 3-4 years. The 2017 SHSP was developed in conjunction with over 

45 stakeholders including federal, state, local and private sector agencies; MPO/RPO's, both safety engineering 

and driver behavior partners. 

PennDOT also holds quarterly conference calls with our 24 MPO/RPO's across the state to discuss the HSIP 

and establish regional safety performance targets. PennDOT's Center for Program Development and 

Management is involved in all of the planning and budgeting aspects of HSIP funds. 

Does the State want to report additional optional targets? 

No

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

Applicability of Special Rules

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

No
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Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

Provide the number of older driver and pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries for the past seven years.

PERFORMANCE 

MEASURES 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Number of Older Driver and 

Pedestrian Fatalities

198 187 190 209 215 222 206

Number of Older Driver and 

Pedestrian Serious Injuries

245 232 232 262 271 284 252

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

# of Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Years

Number of Older Driver and Pedestrian Fatalities and Serious Injuries by 

Year.

Fatalities Serious Injuries

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

These numbers reflect the count of just drivers and pedestrians over the age of 65 and not all persons involved 

in the crash.

Fatality numbers came from the FARS website using the query tool. 

Both the number of PA residents and licensed drivers over the age of 65 have increased consistently each year 

since 2010. This increase has had a significant impact on the number of Older Driver and Pedestrian 

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

Lives saved

Other-3 FHWA Implementation Plans (ISIP, RDIP, SMAP) 

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

In conjunction with FHWA, PennDOT has developed and implemented an Intersection Safety Implementation 

Plan (ISIP), Roadway Departure Implementation Plan (RDIP) and Speed Management Action Plan (SMAP). 

These 3 plans can be accessed on the PennDOT website. 

We can estimate from our HSIP Benefit/Cost Analysis that 86 lives have been saved since 2002. 

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

level evaluations.

Changes in fatality/serious injury reporting will be based on the new FAST-ACT target requirements. Benefit 

Cost analysis is provided at the end of the report (Question #45). 

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

Highway Safety Improvement Program?

More systemic programs

# RSAs completed

Policy change 

Increased awareness of safety and data-driven process

HSIP Obligations 

Other-A more focused LTAP safety program

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

PennDOT is using HSIP funding for technical reviews on local highways which resulted in itemized safety 

improvements that will lead to construction projects and implementing safety countermeasures on local 

highways. Previously old reports and evaluations did not provide countermeasure specific items and quantities. 

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.
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Pennsylvania implemented a new 2017 SHSP in February 2017. PennDOT also worked with FHWA to create a 

new 2016 Speed Management Action Plan (SMAP). 

http://www.penndot.gov/TravelInPA/Safety/Pages/default.aspx 

 

Effectiveness of Groupings or Similar Types of Improvements

Present and describe trends in SHSP emphasis area performance measures.

Year 2016

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

Intersections Intersections 268.2 1,073.2 0.27 1.07

Pedestrians Vehicle/pedestrian 162 344.6 0.16 0.34

Bicyclists Vehicle/bicycle 15.6 64.2 0.02 0.07

Older Drivers Older Driver 279.8 540.8 0.28 0.54

Motorcyclists Motorcycle 189.6 537.4 0.19 0.53

Work Zones Work Zone 20.4 42.6 0.02 0.04

Impaired Driver Impaired Driver 413.6 917 0.41 0.92

Seat Belt Usage Unbelted 426.4 849 0.43 0.85

Speeding and Aggressive 

Driving

Speeding Related 516.4 1,049.8 0.52 1.05

Distracted Driving Distracted Driving 62.2 257 0.06 0.26

Young & Inexperienced 

Drivers 

Young Drivers 159.4 660.2 0.16 0.66

Local Roads Local Road 199.6 760.2 0.2 0.76

Commercial Vehicles Commercial 

Vehicles

177.6 268.8 0.18 0.27

Vehicle-Train Vehicle-Train 3.4 3 0 0
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0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Fatalities

Number of Fatalities 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

Serious Injuries

Number of Serious Injuries 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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Enter additional comments here to clarify your response for this question or add supporting information.

The numbers for "Older Drivers" reflect the count of all persons involved in a crash with a driver aged 65 or 

older. These numbers will differ from question #38. 

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

Fatality Rate

Fatality Rate (per HMVMT) 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

Serious Injury Rate

Serious Injury Rate (per HMVMT) 

5 Year Average

2008-2012 2009-2013 2010-2014 2011-2015 2012-2016
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Also the change in definition/title for serious injuries mentioned in question #33 is the reason for the increase in 

numbers in the serious injury/serious injury rate columns. 

Roadway Departures are a sub-category of Lane Departures and involve a much more detailed analysis to 

determine correct crash numbers. This method is still under development and refinement. PennDOT should be 

able to report on Roadway Departures next reporting year after errors and outlying issues are addressed. 

 

Has the State completed any countermeasure effectiveness evaluations during the reporting period?

Yes

Please provide the following summary information for each countermeasure effectiveness evaluation. 

CounterMeasures: High friction surface treatments 

Four years before and after analysis of 

18 locations. Main crashes reviewed 

Description: were single vehicle roadway 

departures and wet road condition 

crashes. 

Target Crash Type: All 

Number of Installations: 187 

Number of Installations: 187 

Miles Treated: 

Years Before: 4 

Years After: 4 

Methodology: Simple before/after 

PennDOT began installation of High 

Friction Surface Treatments (HFST) in 

June 2007 on a curve in Northampton 

County along State Route 611. In 

2012 & 2013 PennDOT installed HFST 

at another 18 locations. This has led 

to a total of 187 total HFST locations 

Results: 

in Pennsylvania to date. This is 

roughly 31.43 miles of 

HFST. Locations for the application of 

a HFST have been mostly curves that 

have had crash cluster histories of 

wet road crashes, single vehicle runoff-road crashes (SVROR) and hit 

fixed object (HFO) crashes. Eighteen 

of the original locations have been 

evaluated over a four period and 
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have shown dramatic improvements. 

The four years prior to the HSFT 

installation these 18 locations had a 

total of 190 wet pavement crashes, 

which included 3 fatalities and 122 

injuries of various severity. The four 

years after shows the total wet road 

crashes dropped to 15 which resulted 

in zero fatalities and only 13 injuries 

of various severity. This is a 100% 

reduction in fatalities and almost a 

90% decrease in fatalities & 

injuries. When looking at the SVROR 

crashes at these same locations there 

were 197 SVROR crashes in the four 

years before with 6 fatalities and 95 

injuries of various severity. The four 

years after installation show the total 

SVROR crashes dropped to 23. 

Fatalities dropped to zero and all 

other injuries to 20. A graphical plot 

of the SVROR crashes across the 

entire state shows the statewide 5-

year average of 49,660 in 2006-

2011when only one HFST location 

was in place. The graph shows in 

2012-2016 there are now an average 

of 46,661 SVROR crashes over 5 years 

with 183 HFST locations in place. 

HFST has become one of the best 

safety countermeasures for wet 

roads crashes and SVROR crashes in 

Pennsylvania. There are currently 118 

planned HFST project locations on 

various highways in Pennsylvania. 

File Name: Hyperlink

CounterMeasures: High Tension Cable Median Barrier 

Description: 

Benefit/Cost of High Tension Cable 

Median Barrier for 44 locations in 

PA. 

Target Crash Type: Cross median 

Number of Installations: 

Number of Installations: 

Miles Treated: 272.22 

Years Before: 5 

Years After: 5 
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Methodology: Simple before/after 

Results: 

Pennsylvania currently has 272.22 

miles of HTCMB installed in medians 

of freeways. The most recent 

evaluation shows a network B/C of 

28:1. The B/C report reviewed 

116.13 miles of HTCMB with 5 years 

before and 5 years after installation 

crash data. The five year maintenance 

costs were calculated using two 

District's actual maintenance costs 

and then calculated to cost per mile. 

That cost per mile was then multiplied 

by the miles of HTCMB in the study 

and then multiplied by five for the 

years of the after study. Actual 

construction installation costs for each 

location were used in the B/C 

calculation. 

File Name: Hyperlink
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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 INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0330-0054 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

5.00 9.00 1.00 7.00 14.00 12.00 24.00 -0.63 : 1

0530-0100 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

14.00 4.00 25.00 13.00 39.00 17.00 0.15 : 1

0640-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

15.00 18.00 26.00 30.00 41.00 48.00 -0.01 : 1

1200-RMBL Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Rumble strips - unspecified or 

other

24.00 24.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 4.00 42.00 45.00 70.00 76.00 -14.47 : 1

0320-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Roadside - other 11.00 12.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 2.00 19.00 14.00 2.91 : 1

0320-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Roadside - other 2.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 9.00 4.00 1.74 : 1

1120-0051 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

17.00 28.00 1.00 2.00 23.00 22.00 43.00 50.00 31.67 : 1

0810-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

24.00 24.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 11.00 20.00 37.00 45.00 170.38 : 1

1110-INT Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

26.00 33.00 3.00 1.00 4.00 65.00 59.00 95.00 96.00 14.96 : 1

1040-0422 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

3.00 2.00 1.00 5.00 7.00 9.00 9.00 4.25 : 1

0120-INT Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

56.00 55.00 1.00 117.00 56.00 173.00 112.00 -0.55 : 1

0920-3013 Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

3.00 1.00 1.00 7.00 4.00 11.00 5.00 0.65 : 1

0870-0222 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 9.00 3.00 11.00 3.00 -0.42 : 1

0140-0208 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

8.00 7.00 1.00 1.00 20.00 19.00 29.00 27.00 -3.27 : 1

0850-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

31.00 23.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 53.00 40.00 85.00 66.00 -0.18 : 1

0140-SGNL Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

22.00 19.00 1.00 32.00 21.00 54.00 41.00 -4.01 : 1

1110-2040 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 6.00 2.00 1.00 23.00 7.00 30.00 9.00 80.59 : 1

0290-INT Rural Local Road 

or Street

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

7.00 9.00 1.00 3.00 8.00 10.00 16.00 22.00 -2.48 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0850-3019 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

3.00 16.00 1.00 11.00 8.00 15.00 24.00 1.28 : 1

0650-0001 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Pedestrian signal - install new 

at intersection

128.00 147.00 10.00 22.00 19.00 21.00 975.00 1086.00 1132.00 1276.00 -23.63 : 1

0200-HTCB Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

62.00 71.00 15.00 4.00 7.00 10.00 167.00 121.00 251.00 206.00 795.87 : 1

0380-1004 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Roadway - other 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 : 1

0510-ALGN Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

14.00 7.00 1.00 27.00 5.00 41.00 13.00 -0.45 : 1

1110-ITS Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Advanced 

technology and 

ITS

Advanced technology and ITS -

other

14.00 11.00 3.00 19.00 21.00 36.00 32.00 2.57 : 1

0260-0044 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Roadway widening - curve 1.00 3.00 1.00 11.00 4.00 13.00 7.00 4.77 : 1

0420-6006 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 11.00 4.00 7.00 7.00 18.00 11.00 0.01 : 1

0970-INT Rural Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.00 : 1

1120-0051 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

17.00 14.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 32.00 28.00 56.00 43.00 28,595.21 : 1

0450-0267 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

10.00 7.00 3.00 9.00 13.00 16.00 -0.15 : 1

0420-0307 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

25.00 16.00 2.00 1.00 3.00 47.00 16.00 75.00 35.00 13.23 : 1

0500-SURF Urban Minor 

Collector

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

76.00 7.00 1.00 5.00 4.00 102.00 18.00 184.00 29.00 15.50 : 1

1110-3069 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

83.00 110.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 10.00 115.00 160.00 201.00 282.00 -18.62 : 1

0820-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

9.00 20.00 15.00 20.00 24.00 0.01 : 1

0390-0220 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Rumble strips - center 8.00 9.00 1.00 5.00 8.00 13.00 18.00 -0.79 : 1

0560-GDRL Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Barrier- metal 380.00 500.00 24.00 9.00 31.00 27.00 708.00 993.00 1143.00 1529.00 61.89 : 1

0500-GDRL Urban Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 37.00 64.00 3.00 2.00 61.00 56.00 101.00 122.00 1.68 : 1

0510-GDRL Urban Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 328.00 351.00 15.00 10.00 26.00 22.00 497.00 461.00 866.00 844.00 26.38 : 1

0150-0322 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 5.00 1.00 2.00 13.00 2.00 20.00 3.00 4.43 : 1

0440-2001 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 21.00 11.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 43.00 11.00 66.00 23.00 5.24 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0630-1034 Urban Minor 

Collector

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

15.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 28.00 1.00 0.69 : 1

1240-0040 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

212.00 130.00 7.00 8.00 25.00 22.00 334.00 256.00 578.00 416.00 0.30 : 1

0510-INT Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

8.00 11.00 1.00 14.00 15.00 22.00 27.00 -2.00 : 1

0650-2014 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

22.00 30.00 4.00 9.00 22.00 8.00 569.00 508.00 617.00 555.00 -2.19 : 1

0930-1021 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Roadway widening - curve 1.00 1.00 0.00 : 1

1010-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

3.00 3.00 12.00 2.00 15.00 5.00 0.12 : 1

0120-0020 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

100.00 117.00 1.00 4.00 5.00 195.00 222.00 299.00 345.00 -31.16 : 1

1210-0021 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 1.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 0.00 : 1

0360-0042 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadside Drainage improvements 0.00 : 1

0270-1005 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

11.00 21.00 22.00 30.00 33.00 51.00 -1.46 : 1

0210-0026 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Roadway - other 8.00 7.00 1.00 9.00 16.00 17.00 24.00 -0.94 : 1

0280-0219 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 8.00 6.00 17.00 3.00 25.00 9.00 0.25 : 1

1110-0910 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

6.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 10.00 3.00 0.04 : 1

0120-0005 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 104.00 87.00 2.00 1.00 6.00 148.00 124.00 255.00 217.00 3.51 : 1

0150-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

8.00 9.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 7.00 16.00 16.00 28.00 -12.48 : 1

0150-0322 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 8.00 6.00 2.00 18.00 15.00 28.00 21.00 5.60 : 1

0220-INT Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

101.00 89.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 13.00 156.00 142.00 263.00 249.00 -19.51 : 1

0380-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 12.00 11.00 22.00 21.00 34.00 32.00 -0.05 : 1

0430-0309 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

5.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 14.00 17.00 19.00 2.40 : 1

0840-0030 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal - replace 

existing indications 

(incandescent-to-LED and/or 8-

to-12 inch dia.)

10.00 27.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 54.00 41.00 67.00 70.00 10.76 : 1

0970-3041 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 0.63 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

1030-INT Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 2.00 2.00 7.00 4.00 11.00 6.00 2.02 : 1

1110-0065 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Roadside - other 25.00 33.00 1.00 4.00 3.00 65.00 37.00 94.00 74.00 -2.68 : 1

1240-0088 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Pedestrian signal 9.00 7.00 3.00 20.00 3.00 32.00 10.00 18.91 : 1

0320-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 11.00 6.00 2.00 2.00 8.00 9.00 23.00 15.00 3.66 : 1

0320-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

4.00 5.00 2.00 9.00 2.00 0.07 : 1

0400-RMBL Rural Local Road 

or Street

Roadway Rumble strips - unspecified or 

other

89.00 76.00 4.00 5.00 7.00 8.00 95.00 93.00 195.00 182.00 -32.17 : 1

1120-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

3.00 3.00 6.00 3.00 9.00 6.00 2.19 : 1

1110-0051 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

3.00 11.00 1.00 2.00 15.00 6.00 26.00 15.25 : 1

1110-0279 Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Non-infrastructure 4.00 11.00 1.00 6.00 9.00 10.00 21.00 -7.24 : 1

0840-0124 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

97.00 32.00 6.00 2.00 201.00 58.00 304.00 92.00 53.26 : 1

0840-0462 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

3.00 9.00 1.00 11.00 23.00 15.00 32.00 14.48 : 1

0510-0222 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadside Barrier- metal 116.00 157.00 6.00 4.00 8.00 9.00 90.00 127.00 220.00 297.00 563.73 : 1

0220-0080 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway Roadway - other 244.00 235.00 10.00 5.00 24.00 19.00 357.00 184.00 635.00 443.00 44.00 : 1

0210-0350 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Roadway widening - curve 15.00 23.00 2.00 21.00 14.00 38.00 37.00 429.08 : 1

0540-0033 Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadside Barrier - other 110.00 143.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 113.00 116.00 227.00 265.00 -9.43 : 1

0500-WDNG Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

70.00 52.00 4.00 5.00 7.00 3.00 91.00 99.00 172.00 159.00 -1.18 : 1

0400-SGNS Urban Minor 

Collector

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

110.00 99.00 10.00 3.00 12.00 8.00 264.00 193.00 396.00 303.00 513.36 : 1

0420-0011 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadway 

delineation

Improve retroreflectivity 79.00 100.00 1.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 132.00 147.00 216.00 256.00 -100.68 : 1

0880-INT Rural Local Road 

or Street

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

13.00 8.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 18.00 7.00 33.00 17.00 -1.14 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0200-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal - replace 

existing indications 

(incandescent-to-LED and/or 8-

to-12 inch dia.)

223.00 245.00 5.00 3.00 14.00 12.00 391.00 362.00 633.00 622.00 40.98 : 1

0390-0220 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Alignment Horizontal and vertical 

alignment

2.00 6.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 9.00 8.00 17.00 -0.85 : 1

0450-0081 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway Roadway - other 0.00 : 1

0450-0081 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway Roadway - other 1.00 1.00 -0.62 : 1

0450-0081 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway Roadway - other 3.00 2.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 -0.04 : 1

0450-0081 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway Roadway - other 1.00 1.00 0.03 : 1

0430-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

35.00 40.00 1.00 4.00 95.00 93.00 131.00 137.00 -8.33 : 1

0650-0001 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadside Barrier- metal 103.00 105.00 7.00 3.00 14.00 10.00 675.00 603.00 799.00 721.00 9.63 : 1

0830-0316 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Barrier- metal 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 11.00 2.00 16.00 3.00 27.50 : 1

1110-WDNG Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

164.00 165.00 6.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 239.00 187.00 417.00 368.00 -2.97 : 1

0450-RMBL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadway Rumble strips - unspecified or 

other

4.00 5.00 1.00 10.00 7.00 14.00 13.00 -5.75 : 1

0650-0611 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

88.00 79.00 18.00 8.00 35.00 22.00 1404.00 948.00 1545.00 1057.00 58.06 : 1

0650-0611 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

0.00 : 1

0820-WDNG Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

203.00 192.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 193.00 205.00 403.00 404.00 1.21 : 1

0920-1001 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

14.00 13.00 12.00 9.00 26.00 22.00 0.06 : 1

1050-0119 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 2.00 1.00 7.00 1.00 10.00 3.00 2.17 : 1

0910-0030 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add right-turn 

lane

8.00 1.00 17.00 2.00 25.00 3.00 0.17 : 1

0970-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

59.00 62.00 2.00 95.00 81.00 154.00 145.00 -0.97 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0340-0061 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal - modify 

signal mounting (spanwire to 

mast arm)

32.00 31.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 71.00 40.00 105.00 75.00 -11.49 : 1

0120-0006 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 10.00 15.00 3.00 4.00 23.00 25.00 36.00 44.00 -69.64 : 1

0530-0100 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

12.00 11.00 1.00 29.00 9.00 42.00 20.00 6.05 : 1

0320-0220 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Alignment Alignment - other 2.00 1.00 6.00 1.00 8.00 2.00 0.12 : 1

0140-GDRL Rural Local Road 

or Street

Roadside Barrier- metal 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 : 1

0400-SGNS Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

84.00 108.00 6.00 1.00 10.00 131.00 135.00 231.00 244.00 209.90 : 1

0370-LGHT Rural Minor 

Arterial

Lighting Lighting - other 10.00 10.00 1.00 7.00 15.00 17.00 26.00 -15.73 : 1

0140-0208 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

8.00 3.00 21.00 2.00 29.00 5.00 0.08 : 1

0310-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

32.00 9.00 1.00 54.00 11.00 87.00 20.00 0.45 : 1

0390-GDRL Urban Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Barrier- metal 4.00 4.00 1.00 4.00 5.00 2.77 : 1

0400-SGNS Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs and traffic 

control - other

123.00 135.00 2.00 3.00 202.00 202.00 325.00 342.00 -89.54 : 1

0450-0267 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

9.00 18.00 1.00 13.00 11.00 22.00 30.00 -12.40 : 1

0140-3014 Urban Minor 

Collector

Roadway Roadway - other 13.00 10.00 1.00 41.00 5.00 55.00 15.00 9.76 : 1

1040-INT Rural Major 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 0.15 : 1

1210-0040 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

10.00 10.00 1.00 1.00 14.00 18.00 25.00 29.00 -3.28 : 1

0910-INT Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

41.00 61.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 73.00 60.00 117.00 125.00 -5.83 : 1

0510-0100 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 5.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 384.40 : 1

1110-0060 Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadside Barrier - cable 12.00 21.00 1.00 5.00 6.00 18.00 27.00 4.20 : 1

0110-0089 Rural Major 

Collector

Alignment Alignment - other 4.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 0.00 : 1

0880-0022 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

41.00 36.00 3.00 5.00 8.00 2.00 64.00 45.00 116.00 88.00 -6.60 : 1

0220-ALGN Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Alignment Alignment - other 10.00 8.00 2.00 17.00 25.00 29.00 33.00 14.00 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0390-0006 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

18.00 14.00 6.00 14.00 24.00 28.00 -0.35 : 1

1040-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

6.00 11.00 6.00 16.00 12.00 27.00 -1.28 : 1

0430-0093 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

21.00 20.00 2.00 66.00 26.00 87.00 48.00 -1.60 : 1

0830-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

26.00 26.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 52.00 62.00 79.00 90.00 -2.21 : 1

0560-0061 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

8.00 6.00 1.00 2.00 20.00 12.00 31.00 18.00 50.45 : 1

0250-0446 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Lighting Lighting - other 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 2.00 0.64 : 1

0830-INT Rural Major 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

10.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 21.00 2.00 32.00 5.00 -3.77 : 1

0870-4025 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

6.00 2.00 10.00 2.00 16.00 4.00 0.05 : 1

1120-0030 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection flashers - add 

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

10.00 12.00 1.00 4.00 1.00 22.00 16.00 37.00 29.00 66.08 : 1

1120-0030 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

8.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 16.00 2.00 26.00 4.00 36.67 : 1

0880-0022 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

22.00 17.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 50.00 24.00 73.00 45.00 -13.47 : 1

0120-0089 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Barrier- metal 13.00 18.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 19.00 24.00 33.00 47.00 -133.15 : 1

0270-0322 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Curve-related warning signs 

and flashers

11.00 7.00 3.00 10.00 7.00 21.00 17.00 -136.45 : 1

0320-0220 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add 

acceleration lane

10.00 18.00 7.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 16.00 29.00 34.00 52.00 94.38 : 1

0340-1007 Rural Minor 

Collector

Lighting Lighting - other 6.00 1.00 1.00 15.00 3.00 17.00 9.00 197.50 : 1

0320-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 8.00 6.00 1.00 5.00 4.00 14.00 10.00 11.95 : 1

0440-ALGN Rural Minor 

Arterial

Alignment Alignment - other 3.00 7.00 1.00 2.00 7.00 24.00 11.00 33.00 4.90 : 1

0430-0309 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

3.00 8.00 14.00 15.00 17.00 23.00 0.13 : 1

0420-0081 Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Interchange 

design

Interchange design - other 12.00 12.00 28.00 19.00 40.00 31.00 1.47 : 1

0400-RMBL Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Rumble strips - edge or 

shoulder

141.00 91.00 3.00 2.00 8.00 5.00 260.00 197.00 412.00 295.00 29.86 : 1

0840-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

10.00 14.00 1.00 2.00 14.00 13.00 25.00 29.00 6.39 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0840-0851 Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

37.00 18.00 2.00 5.00 2.00 36.00 25.00 80.00 45.00 18.40 : 1

0120-0079 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway Pavement surface - high friction 

surface

59.00 28.00 1.00 1.00 46.00 8.00 107.00 36.00 12.24 : 1

0200-RMBL Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Rumble strips - center 292.00 267.00 13.00 5.00 34.00 23.00 590.00 388.00 929.00 683.00 94.54 : 1

0520-INT Rural Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

4.00 6.00 4.00 6.00 0.40 : 1

1250-0056 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Systemic improvements -

signal-controlled

3.00 5.00 1.00 32.00 18.00 36.00 23.00 202.49 : 1

1020-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

6.00 6.00 1.00 12.00 3.00 19.00 9.00 2.08 : 1

0510-0078 Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs (including post) 

- new or updated

487.00 453.00 16.00 8.00 48.00 25.00 628.00 496.00 1179.00 982.00 969.29 : 1

0500-SGNS Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs (including post) 

- new or updated

1770.00 1664.00 45.00 58.00 105.00 119.00 2008.00 1717.00 3928.00 3558.00 -160.25 : 1

0930-3007 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

3.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 8.00 5.00 0.05 : 1

1010-0422 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadside Roadside - other 1.00 1.00 0.00 : 1

1240-INT Urban Local Road 

or Street

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

8.00 4.00 2.00 1.00 22.00 7.00 32.00 12.00 0.50 : 1

0530-SGNL Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal - replace 

existing indications 

(incandescent-to-LED and/or 8-

to-12 inch dia.)

242.00 253.00 4.00 1.00 16.00 5.00 591.00 349.00 853.00 608.00 346.08 : 1

0870-SGNL Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

37.00 26.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 83.00 20.00 121.00 49.00 -11.74 : 1

0210-0322 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

3.00 1.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 6.00 -1.61 : 1

0950-3047 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

4.00 10.00 33.00 5.00 37.00 15.00 0.70 : 1

0110-0006 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Access 

management

Access management - other 8.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 17.00 4.00 27.00 6.00 13.00 : 1

0210-0550 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

7.00 3.00 1.00 9.00 2.00 17.00 5.00 4.32 : 1

0340-0147 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

9.00 3.00 4.00 1.00 14.00 5.00 27.00 9.00 1.61 : 1

0340-0901 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Alignment Horizontal curve realignment 4.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 9.00 1.00 6.17 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0430-2035 Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

3.00 4.00 2.00 7.00 2.00 0.43 : 1

0460-0006 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

7.00 3.00 7.00 5.00 14.00 8.00 0.64 : 1

0440-0739 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Roadway - other 7.00 9.00 27.00 12.00 34.00 21.00 0.36 : 1

0450-0267 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Rumble strips - center 1.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 0.76 : 1

0540-INTC Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Interchange 

design

Extend existing lane on ramp 6.00 7.00 1.00 17.00 2.00 24.00 9.00 25.96 : 1

0530-0100 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 21.00 36.00 1.00 3.00 76.00 40.00 101.00 76.00 27.06 : 1

0560-0061 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 10.00 11.00 1.00 1.00 23.00 7.00 35.00 18.00 58.06 : 1

0510-0061 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 2.00 1.00 6.00 2.00 6.00 5.00 -3.15 : 1

0530-0078 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway 

delineation

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

3.00 1.00 2.00 15.00 3.00 18.00 8.00 : 1

0550-LNPM Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadway 

delineation

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

215.00 294.00 3.00 6.00 15.00 8.00 355.00 277.00 588.00 585.00 -36.66 : 1

0510-0078 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway 

delineation

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 0.02 : 1

0510-SGNL Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal timing -

signal coordination

21.00 21.00 2.00 29.00 28.00 52.00 49.00 44.07 : 1

0620-INT Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

16.00 11.00 4.00 22.00 16.00 42.00 27.00 3.89 : 1

0810-0034 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 3.00 8.00 5.00 13.54 : 1

0850-0022 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway - other 60.00 46.00 2.00 6.00 114.00 47.00 182.00 93.00 8.35 : 1

0840-0462 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 1.00 2.00 6.00 2.00 10.00 3.00 18.39 : 1

1020-0068 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

14.00 6.00 1.00 1.00 15.00 7.00 30.00 14.00 -16.46 : 1

1030-0068 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Roadway widening - travel 

lanes

2.00 1.00 1.00 10.00 4.00 13.00 5.00 1.03 : 1

1030-0068 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

7.00 6.00 13.00 11.00 20.00 17.00 -0.44 : 1

1040-0422 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

37.00 22.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 74.00 31.00 116.00 58.00 -4.58 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

1200-WDNG Rural Local Road 

or Street

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

1.00 1.00 2.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 1.35 : 1

1220-0088 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

7.00 1.00 1.00 24.00 1.00 32.00 2.00 9.30 : 1

1240-0018 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

2.00 2.00 0.01 : 1

1240-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

27.00 25.00 1.00 1.00 45.00 23.00 73.00 49.00 0.06 : 1

0120-0005 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

138.00 128.00 1.00 2.00 8.00 7.00 275.00 263.00 422.00 400.00 -6.60 : 1

0230-0120 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 2.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.48 : 1

0320-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 130.00 149.00 3.00 9.00 5.00 12.00 111.00 133.00 249.00 303.00 -187.34 : 1

0450-GDRL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 54.00 52.00 2.00 8.00 3.00 106.00 108.00 170.00 163.00 65.35 : 1

0460-0170 Rural Minor 

Collector

Pedestrians and 

bicyclists

Miscellaneous pedestrians and 

bicyclists

3.00 1.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 10.00 1.00 23.96 : 1

0430-0239 Rural Major 

Collector

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometry - other 4.00 1.00 3.00 8.00 4.28 : 1

0450-GDRL Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Barrier- metal 58.00 47.00 9.00 3.00 16.00 11.00 131.00 64.00 214.00 125.00 66.55 : 1

0460-0296 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadway Superelevation / cross slope 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 66.39 : 1

0440-0006 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Removal of roadside objects 

(trees, poles, etc.)

4.00 3.00 1.00 2.00 10.00 7.00 13.00 25.77 : 1

0430-RMBL Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Rumble strips - center 252.00 38.00 9.00 8.00 18.00 17.00 562.00 341.00 841.00 404.00 35.56 : 1

0520-0209 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 5.00 4.00 2.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 13.00 -12.82 : 1

0540-0209 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 2.00 3.00 1.00 9.00 1.00 12.00 4.00 13.73 : 1

0510-0422 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Access 

management

Median crossover - unspecified 8.00 13.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 13.00 16.00 28.00 -2.79 : 1

0510-0078 Rural Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway 

delineation

Roadway delineation - other 3.00 2.00 8.00 4.00 11.00 6.00 -0.18 : 1

0400-RPMS Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other 

Freeways and 

Expressways

Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 449.00 513.00 16.00 6.00 23.00 25.00 949.00 944.00 1437.00 1488.00 128.77 : 1

0420-SGNS Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs (including post) 

- new or updated

173.00 166.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 170.00 218.00 349.00 393.00 -32.24 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0400-SGNS Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs (including post) 

- new or updated

7.00 23.00 3.00 1.00 2.00 17.00 54.00 28.00 79.00 56.06 : 1

0510-GDRL Urban Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Barrier- metal 341.00 398.00 8.00 10.00 40.00 29.00 487.00 473.00 876.00 910.00 8.40 : 1

0630-0003 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - extend existing 

left-turn lane

100.00 55.00 2.00 1.00 4.00 3.00 158.00 121.00 264.00 180.00 8.69 : 1

0870-INT Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

32.00 44.00 1.00 4.00 49.00 84.00 82.00 132.00 -9.16 : 1

0820-INT Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

9.00 9.00 8.00 5.00 17.00 14.00 0.19 : 1

0910-0026 Rural Major 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

5.00 6.00 1.00 2.00 10.00 14.00 15.00 23.00 -53.25 : 1

1030-INT Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 1.00 1.00 10.00 5.00 11.00 7.00 5.67 : 1

1050-0028 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 2.00 6.00 7.00 2.00 0.02 : 1

1250-0819 Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal timing -

general retiming

5.00 1.00 1.00 7.00 4.00 13.00 5.00 19.05 : 1

1200-RPMS Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 136.00 160.00 9.00 13.00 22.00 13.00 297.00 249.00 464.00 435.00 -29.01 : 1

0120-0019 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

24.00 20.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 70.00 40.00 96.00 61.00 1.89 : 1

0320-0044 Rural Major 

Collector

Roadside Drainage improvements 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 -0.01 : 1

0370-0015 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

3.00 5.00 7.00 3.00 12.00 -0.46 : 1

0470-GDRL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 36.00 32.00 3.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 49.00 72.00 92.00 107.00 18.39 : 1

0460-0006 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadside Removal of roadside objects 

(trees, poles, etc.)

9.00 16.00 7.00 30.00 16.00 46.00 -2.26 : 1

0470-GDRL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 54.00 54.00 3.00 1.00 4.00 2.00 55.00 79.00 116.00 136.00 54.38 : 1

0460-GDRL Rural Local Road 

or Street

Roadside Barrier- metal 13.00 6.00 2.00 1.00 9.00 2.00 25.00 8.00 23.91 : 1

0430-GDRL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 133.00 152.00 7.00 12.00 33.00 17.00 180.00 239.00 353.00 420.00 -7.62 : 1

0450-GDRL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 43.00 52.00 1.00 6.00 8.00 92.00 59.00 142.00 119.00 5.08 : 1

0500-RPMS Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway 

delineation

Raised pavement markers 3521.00 3552.00 91.00 96.00 224.00 208.00 4485.00 4097.00 8321.00 7953.00 45.65 : 1

0540-MDNB Urban Principal 

Arterial -

Interstate

Access 

management

Median crossover - unspecified 95.00 155.00 8.00 5.00 6.00 8.00 122.00 145.00 231.00 313.00 5.30 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0970-0031 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 -0.03 : 1

1020-INT Rural Major 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection traffic control -

other

6.00 6.00 17.00 3.00 23.00 9.00 0.24 : 1

1050-0119 Rural Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 2.00 1.00 8.00 1.00 11.00 3.00 0.70 : 1

1210-0119 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Drainage improvements 1.00 3.00 1.00 6.00 11.00 8.00 14.00 4.72 : 1

1220-0019 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 1.00 3.00 -0.05 : 1

1250-0130 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

17.00 15.00 1.00 36.00 18.00 53.00 34.00 -4.61 : 1

1220-2026 Urban Minor 

Collector

Intersection traffic 

control

Intersection signing -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.37 : 1

1010-0268 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

2.00 1.00 2.00 4.00 1.00 0.01 : 1

1040-0286 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

11.00 21.00 27.00 43.00 38.00 64.00 -0.17 : 1

1240-0088 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

5.00 3.00 6.00 2.00 11.00 5.00 0.05 : 1

0810-ALGN Rural Minor 

Collector

Alignment Horizontal curve realignment 2.00 7.00 7.00 2.00 0.98 : 1

0400-GDRL Rural Minor 

Collector

Roadside Barrier- metal 130.00 177.00 3.00 5.00 14.00 17.00 250.00 290.00 397.00 489.00 -6.79 : 1

0400-SGNS Urban Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

Roadway signs 

and traffic control

Roadway signs (including post) 

- new or updated

1266.00 1076.00 34.00 27.00 58.00 60.00 1511.00 1439.00 2869.00 2602.00 113.94 : 1

0840-4001 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Alignment Horizontal curve realignment 31.00 16.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 68.00 13.00 100.00 32.00 -22.70 : 1

1110-ENDT Urban Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

Roadside Barrier end treatments (crash 

cushions, terminals)

60.00 119.00 3.00 1.00 7.00 89.00 184.00 152.00 311.00 3.37 : 1

0110-0322 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Roadside Barrier- metal 35.00 29.00 1.00 55.00 37.00 91.00 66.00 7.32 : 1

1110-4003 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - extend 

acceleration/deceleration lane

2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 4.00 -0.95 : 1

0150-0257 Rural Minor 

Arterial

Roadway Roadway widening - add 

lane(s) along segment

26.00 24.00 75.00 26.00 101.00 50.00 0.31 : 1

0630-0003 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - extend existing 

left-turn lane

96.00 135.00 1.00 7.00 2.00 318.00 248.00 421.00 386.00 0.83 : 1

0120-0098 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Intersection geometrics - modify 

intersection corner radius

7.00 6.00 21.00 12.00 28.00 18.00 0.29 : 1

0110-0006 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection traffic 

control

Modify traffic signal timing -

signal coordination

10.00 13.00 1.00 2.00 28.00 25.00 40.00 39.00 -11.04 : 1
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LOCATION FUNCTIONAL 

CLASS

IMPROVEMENT 

CATEGORY IMPROVEMENT TYPE PDO

BEFORE

PDO

AFTER

FATALITY

BEFORE

FATALITY

AFTER

SERIOUS 

INJURY

BEFORE

SERIOUS 

INJURY

AFTER

ALL INJURY

BEFORE

ALL INJURY

AFTER

TOTAL

BEFORE

TOTAL

AFTER

EVALUATION 

RESULTS

(BENEFIT/COST 

RATIO)

0120-0832 Urban Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes -

miscellaneous/other/unspecified

2.00 1.00 7.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 -0.01 : 1

0640-3053 Urban Principal 

Arterial - Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - add left-turn 

lane

41.00 30.00 1.00 61.00 45.00 103.00 75.00 0.68 : 1

1110-0279 Urban Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - extend 

acceleration/deceleration lane

126.00 129.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 168.00 183.00 297.00 318.00 -165.28 : 1

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

Yes

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

Despite national trends, Pennsylvania is trending downwards in average fatalities. PA just had lowest number of fatalities on record in 2016.
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Compliance Assessment

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

 02/17/2017 

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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Pennsylvania's 2017 SHSP development process started on April 19th, 2016 with our Highway Safety Summit. We then held three Steering Committee meetings with our stakeholders and partners throughout the Summer of 2016 to discuss 

the goals and strategies of the strategic plan. The SHSP was also a main topic at our September Safety Symposium which was held to exchange ideas and information in the following safety fields: legislation, driver behavior, technology 

and engineering. 

PA's SHSP features over 300 strategies across 16 safety focus areas. New to the 2017 plan is the inclusion of Autonomous Vehicle Technology.. our accomplishments with autonomous and connected vehicles and future direction in this 

field. Also new is the addition of 3 more strategy categories (Legislation, Marketing, and Technology) to go along with the already existing "4 E's of Highway Safety" (Engineering, Education, Enforcement & Emergency Medical Services). 

PennDOT will continue to work with our stakeholders and partners and hold quarterly Multi-Agency Safety Team (MAST) meetings to implement the 2017 SHSP over the next 5 years. 

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 0 85 100 50

Route Number (8) 100 0

Route/Street Name (9) 100 0

Federal Aid/Route Type 

(21)

100 0

Rural/Urban Designation 

(20)

100 0 0 100

Surface Type (23) 100 0 0 1
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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

Begin Point Segment 

Descriptor (10)

100 0 0 85 100 50

End Point Segment 

Descriptor (11)

100 0 0 85 100 50

Segment Length (13) 100 0

Direction of Inventory (18) 100 0

Functional Class (19) 100 0 0 100 100 100

Median Type (54) 100 0

Access Control (22) 100 0

One/Two Way Operations 

(91)

100 0

Number of Through Lanes 

(31)

100 0 0 1

Average Annual Daily 

Traffic (79)

100 0 0 1

AADT Year (80) 100 0

Type of Governmental 

Ownership (4)

100 0 0 100 100 100

INTERSECTION

Unique Junction Identifier 

(120)

98 0

Location Identifier for 

Road 1 Crossing Point 

(122)

98 0

Location Identifier for 

Road 2 Crossing Point 

(123)

98 0

Intersection/Junction 

Geometry (126)

50 0

Intersection/Junction 

Traffic Control (131)

8 0

AADT for Each 

Intersecting Road (79)

98 0

AADT Year (80) 98 0

Unique Approach 

Identifier (139)

0 0

INTERCHANGE/RAMP
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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

Unique Interchange 

Identifier (178)

100 0

Location Identifier for 

Roadway at Beginning of 

Ramp Terminal (197)

100 0

Location Identifier for 

Roadway at Ending Ramp 

Terminal (201)

100 0

Ramp Length (187) 100 0

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):

100.00 0.00 68.50 0.00 90.91 0.00 0.00 62.00 100.00 70.00

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Pennsylvania has no "State" Local Paved Roads 

Segment Identifier - We have defined segments for 100% of Liquid Fuels local roads, we have defined segments for some of the non-liquid fuels local roads.

Urban Rural designation - This is collected for every state road segment. Local roads determine urban/rural based on the municipality code.

Intersection/ Junction Traffic Control - PennDOT's Traffic Signal Asset Management System (TSAMS) currently stores all signalized intersections in PA except the city of Philadelphia which will be added by the end of 2017. 

AADT/AADT Year - This is collected for 100% of the state roads. We have collected less than 1% of this information for local roads.

Surface Type, Number of Through Lanes and AADT - These are collected for local roads and we have so far collected less than 1%.

 
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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.

PennDOT plans on using future HSIP set-aside funds and consultant support to help meet the requirement. We are currently initiating a contract to collect traffic volumes at approximately 4,000 local-state road intersections. PennDOT is 

also progressing towards a linear referencing system for local roads. Our local road network is complete for all 77,620 miles of liquid fuel payment eligible roads. Integration work is progressing on local roads ineligible for liquid fuels 

payments; 20 counties are integrated and in quality review status. 

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 Suspected Serious Injury Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes

Crash Report Form Instruction Manual Suspected Serious Injury Yes Suspected Serious Injury – any injury other 

than fatal which results in one or more of 

the following:

- Severe laceration resulting in exposure of 

underlying tissues/muscle/organs or 

resulting in significant loss of blood

- Broken or distorted extremity (arm or leg)

- Crush injuries

- Suspected skull, chest or abdominal injury 

other than bruises or minor lacerations

- Significant burns (second and third 

degree burns over 10% or more of the 

body)

- Unconsciousness when taken from the 

crash scene

- Paralysis

Yes - Severe laceration resulting in exposure of 

underlying tissues/muscle/organs or 

resulting in significant loss of blood

- Broken or distorted extremity (arm or leg)

- Crush injuries

- Suspected skull, chest or abdominal injury 

other than bruises or minor lacerations

- Significant burns (second and third 

degree burns over 10% or more of the 

body)

- Unconsciousness when taken from the 

crash scene

- Paralysis

Yes

Crash Database Suspected Serious Injury Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes

Crash Database Data Dictionary Suspected Serious Injury Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes

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

Yes

Describe the purpose and outcomes of the State’s HSIP program assessment.

The purpose of the program assessment was to:

1. Determine the effectiveness of the HSIP in Pennsylvania

2. Meet the PY 2017 FHWA Strategic Implementation Plan {SIP) requirement to perform HSIP assessment every five years

3. Develop additional objective measures of effectiveness for the HSIP moving forward

4. Identify specific action items to improve the HSIP
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The latest program assessment was complete in July of 2017. The HSIP assessment was broke down into the following categories:

• Policy

• Planning

• Implementation

• Evaluation/Reporting

Each category had specific questions that were answered by the Engineering Districts, MPO/RPOs, PennDOT Central office, and the FHWA Division office. The questionnaire responses were used to develop the 

assessment report. The results of the report show the following recommendations:

1. Develop measures of the clarity, ease of use, and interpretation of HSIP policies.

2. The District Highway Safety Manual (Publication 638) should be updated to include clear guidance and policies on the HSIP.

3. Provide training and education on HSIP policies and processes.

4. Develop a performance measure on cost estimate increases using ECMS or MPMS.

5. Track, possibly through SharePoint, the HSM tools utilized for analysis and project selection, and countermeasure selection.

6. Promote and increase the use of the HSM.

7. Gather and utilize more local road data to address local road safety effectively.

8. Develop an objective performance measure on let date slippage using ECMS or FMIS.

9. Implement SharePoint improvements:

o Add Systemic vs. Project Specific Flags

o Improve project amendment approval process.

o Could project evaluations be rolled into the SharePoint Site? Can project information be linked to GIS to map HSIP projects?

o Track the percentage of projects developed from RSAs

10. Improve the implementation of recommendations developed from a Road Safety Audit (RSA).

11. Develop B/C ratios for all HSIP construction projects.

12. Engage staff in the District Offices in the development of statewide policies and procedures.

A copy of the 2017 HSIP assessment report is available for review from the FHWA PA Division office. 
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Optional Attachments

Program Structure:

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.