West Virginia

Highway Safety Improvement Program

2014 Annual Report

Prepared by: WV

 
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Disclaimer

Protection of Data from Discovery & Admission into Evidence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Progress in Implementing Projects.............................................................................................................10

Funds Programmed............................................................................................................................. 10

General Listing of Projects.................................................................................................................. 13

Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets....................................................................................28

Overview of General Safety Trends........................................................................................................28

Application of Special Rules....................................................................................................................42

Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program Evaluation) ..........................................44

SHSP Emphasis Areas..............................................................................................................................45

Groups of similar project types...............................................................................................................50

Systemic Treatments...............................................................................................................................55

Glossary .......................................................................................................................................................65
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Executive Summary

 West Virginia's Highway Safety Improvement Program is coordinated by the Mobility and Safety 

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

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

a potential project will include the analysis of crash data for the location, a field review of the site, and 

the collection of any other information found appropriate to evaluate the proposed project.

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

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

Section is responsible for selecting an HSIP funding category for the project and submitting appropriate 

programming documents where HSIP fnds are encumbered and projects are assigned to the State's 

Statewide Transportaiton Improvement Program (STIP). The Mobility and Safety Section remains 

responsible for monitoring and balancing the use of HSIP funds, and evaluating the effectiveness of a 

project following its completion.
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Introduction

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program 

with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious 

injuries on all public roads. As per 23 U.S.C. 148(h) and 23 CFR 924.15, States are 

required to report annually on the progress being made to advance HSIP 

implementation and evaluation efforts. The format of this report is consistent 

with the HSIP MAP-21 Reporting Guidance dated February 13, 2013 and consists 

of four sections: program structure, progress in implementing HSIP projects, 

progress in achieving safety performance targets, and assessment of the 

effectiveness of the improvements. 

Program Structure

Program Administration

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

Central

District

Other

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

 West Virginia Division of Transportation maintains approximately ninety-five percent (95%) of the 

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

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

streets. These are typically lower volume and do not have significant numbers of fatal or serious injury 

crashes occuring on them; however, should a safety concern exist on a municipal street, the project 

would be eligible to compete for available HSIP funds.

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

Planning

Maintenance

Operations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Other: 

Briefly describe coordination with internal partners. 

Maintenance and operations identify potential objects throughout the state. They contact the Mobility 

and Safety Section to see if safety funds can be used to fund the proposed projects. Often during road 

safety assessements, their expertise is often sought for potential solutions to found safety issues.

Once a project is programmed, it is often the responsible of the design division to prepare all necessary 

plans for the project. The Mobility and Safety Section will provide them with the proposed location of 

the improvement and provide any necessary expertise throughout the design phase. Planning Division 

helps coordinate with all external partners, mainly the Metropolitan Planning Organizations. 

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

Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Governors Highway Safety Office

Local Government Association

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

the last reporting period. 

Multi-disciplinary HSIP steering committee

Other: Other-no change

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

would like to elaborate. 

 West Virginia's Highway Safety Improvement Program is coordinated by the Mobility and Safety 

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

evaluating any project that is a candidate for highway safety funding. The initial review and evaluation 

of a potential project will include the analysis of crash data for the location, a field review of the site, 

and the collection of any other information found appropriate to evaluate the proposed project.

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

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

responsible for selecting an HSIP funding category for the project and submitting appropriate 

programming documents where HSIP funds are encumbered and projects are assigned to the State's 

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The Mobility and Safety Section remains 

responsible for monitoring and balancing the use of HSIP funds, and evaluating the effectiveness of a 

project following its completion.

Program Methodology

Select the programs that are administered under the HSIP. 

Median Barrier Intersection Safe Corridor

Horizontal Curve Bicycle Safety Rural State Highways

Skid Hazard Crash Data Red Light Running Prevention

Roadway Departure Low-Cost Spot Improvements

Local Safety Pedestrian Safety

Sign Replacement And 

Improvement

Right Angle Crash
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Left Turn Crash Shoulder Improvement Segments

Other: 

 

Program: Roadway Departure

Date of Program Methodology: 9/17/2007

 

What data types were used in the program methodology? 

Crashes Exposure Roadway

All crashes Traffic Median width

Fatal crashes only Volume Horizontal curvature

Fatal and serious injury 

crashes only

Population Functional classification

Other Lane miles Roadside features

Other Other 

What project identification methodology was used for this program? 

Crash frequency

Expected crash frequency with EB adjustment

Equivalent property damage only (EPDO Crash frequency)

EPDO crash frequency with EB adjustment

Relative severity index
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Crash rate

Critical rate

Level of service of safety (LOSS)

Excess expected crash frequency using SPFs

Excess expected crash frequency with the EB adjustment

Excess expected crash frequency using method of moments

Probability of specific crash types

Excess proportions of specific crash types

Other 

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

Yes

No

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

Yes

No

How are highway safety improvement projects advanced for implementation?

Competitive application process

selection committee

Other 

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).
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Relative Weight in Scoring

Rank of Priority Consideration

Ranking based on B/C

Available funding 1

Incremental B/C

Ranking based on net benefit

Other 

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

25

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

improvments?

Cable Median Barriers Rumble Strips

Traffic Control Device Rehabilitation Pavement/Shoulder Widening

Install/Improve Signing Install/Improve Pavement Marking 

Delineation

and/or 

Upgrade Guard Rails Clear Zone Improvements

Safety Edge

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove Traffic Signal

Install/Improve Lighting

Other 
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What process is used to identify potential countermeasures? 

Engineering Study

Road Safety Assessment

Other: 

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

last reporting period.

Highway Safety Manual

Road Safety audits

Systemic Approach

Other: Other-no change

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

would like to elaborate. 

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

incapacitating injuries through the implementation of infrastructure related highway safety 

improvements. Components of West Virginia's HSIP include the Strategic Highway Safety Program 
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(SHSP), the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP), 

the Railway-Highway Grade Crossing Program (HRGX) and the Penalty Transfer (OCRO).

The High Risk Rural Road Program (HRRRP) no longer has a set aside amount, and was absorbed by the 

larger HSIP. In West Virginia, the HRRRP is managed through the Traffic Engineering Division' Traffic 

Mobility and Safety Section, as a part of the overall HSIP. Rural collectors or rural local roads generally 

correlate to the county route highway class and WVDOH maintains all of the State's more than 28,000 

miles in country routes. The State has been able allocate HSIP funds to some of the routes; however, as 

County Routes are the most rural and low-volume of the highway classes they often lose out when 

competing for funding against projects on routes in higher classifications. The availability of HRRRP 

funding has provided WVDOH with the ability to combat this problem by utilizing HRRRP funding to 

implement safety improvements on routes within this system which have fatal and/or serious injury 

crash rates above the statewide average for county routes.
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Progress in Implementing Projects 

Funds Programmed

Reporting period for Highway Safety Improvement Program funding.

Calendar Year

State Fiscal Year

Federal Fiscal Year

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

Funding Category Programmed* Obligated

HSIP (Section 148) 49512690 74 % 15556808 83 %

HRRRP (SAFETEA-LU) 1629800 2 % 1837800 10 %

HRRR Special Rule 0 0 % 0 0 %

Penalty Transfer - 15935606 24 % 1333400 7 %

Section 154

Penalty Transfer – 0 0 % 0 0 %

Section 164

Incentive Grants - 0 0 % 0 0 %

Section 163

Incentive Grants 0 0 % 0 0 %

(Section 406)

Other Federal-aid 0 0 % 0 0 %

Funds (i.e. STP, NHPP)

State and Local Funds 0 0 % 0 0 %
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Totals 67078096 100% 18728008 100%

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

$908,000.00

How much funding is obligated to local safety projects?

$908,000.00

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

$6,989,500.00

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

$6,989,500.00

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

period?

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

period? 

$0.00

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

overcome this in the future. 

West Virginia has observed several impediments to obligating Highway Safety Improvement Program 

funds. First, many throughout the DOH orignation are not familiar with the safety program. Often they 

are unaware that there are potential funds to correct a safety problem. Second, even though the 

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

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

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

To overcome this, member of the Mobility and Safety Section are attempting to reach out to the 

districts and other division to familiarize them with the safety program. They are also keeping contact 

with people who are responsible for the design during the entire process and checking with their 

workload before assigning the design of the project to them.

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

progress on which you would like to elaborate.

Nothing to add.
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General Listing of Projects

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

Project Improvement Category Output HSIP 

Cost

Total 

Cost

Funding 

Categor

y 

Functional 

Classificati

on

AAD

T 

Spee

d 

Roadway 

Ownersh

ip

Relationship to 

SHSP

Emphasis 

Area

Strate

gy

Jerry Dove 

I/C Lighting

Lighting Site lighting -

interchange

1 Miles 23569

00

26188

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

4200

0 

70 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Wayne CR 

52/4

Roadside Barrier- metal 2 Miles 14750

0 

16390

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural Local 

Road or 

Street

450 25 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

US 50 / WV 

18 Traffic 

Light

Intersection traffic 

control Systemic 

improvements - signalcontrolled

1 

Numbe

rs

21000 21000 HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

7700 65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Kanawha 

Turnpike 

Signal

Intersection traffic 

control Systemic 

improvements - signalcontrolled

1 

Numbe

rs

20150

0 

20150

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

9200 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Hampshire 

County 

High 

Intersection traffic 

control Systemic 

improvements - signal1 

Numbe

rs

12020

0 

13360

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

7800 45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns
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School controlled

US 33 / WV 

92 Traffic 

Signal

Intersection traffic 

control Systemic 

improvements - signalcontrolled

1 

Numbe

rs

23670

0 

23670

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1350

0 

65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

US 50 / WV 

18 Traffic 

Light

Intersection traffic 

control Systemic 

improvements - signalcontrolled

1 

Numbe

rs

95265

5 

95265

5 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

7700 65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Jefferson 

Lighting

Lighting Continuous 

roadway lighting

2 Miles 86434

8 

10804

35

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

2500

0 

50 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

CR 45/5 

Left Turn 

Lane

Intersection geometry 

Auxiliary lanes - add 

left-turn lane

1 

Numbe

rs

13500

0 

15000

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

9600 45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

5th and 

13th I/S 

Improveme

nt

Pedestrians and 

bicyclists Install new 

crosswalk

2 

Numbe

rs

19370

0 

21520

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

3620

0 

40 State 

Highway 

Agency

Pedestrian

s 

Washingto

n Street 

Lighting

Lighting Intersection 

lighting

1 

Numbe

rs

13561

00

15068

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1100

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns
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Glenville 

Roundabou

t

Intersection traffic 

control Modify control - 

two-way stop to 

roundabout

1 

Numbe

rs

21600

0 

24000

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

6300 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Cheylan 

Bridge 

Signals

Intersection traffic 

control Modify traffic 

signal - 

modernization/replace

ment

3 

Numbe

rs

31870

0 

31870

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1200

0 

40 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Wood WV 2 

TWLTL

Intersection geometry 

Auxiliary lanes - add 

two-way left-turn lane

1 Miles 18000 20000 HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1300

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Wood WV 2 

TWLTL

Intersection geometry 

Auxiliary lanes - add 

two-way left-turn lane

1 Miles 54000

0 

60000

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1300

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

East 

Huntington 

Signal 

System

Intersection traffic 

control Modify traffic 

signal - 

modernization/replace

ment

12 

Numbe

rs

90000 10000

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1200

0 

35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

WV 25 OP -

40th St 

Bridge 

Roadway Pavement 

surface - high friction 

surface

1 Miles 69689

5 

77432

8 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

5750

0 

70 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure
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HFST Interstate

Fort Hill -

Kanawha 

Blvd OP

Roadway Pavement 

surface - high friction 

surface

1 Miles 57765

6 

64184

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

7600

0 

60 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

John Deere 

Curve HFST

Roadway Pavement 

surface - high friction 

surface

1 Miles 14830

0 

16480

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1600 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Glade 

Creek - 

Bragg

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 45655 90060

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

1200

0 

70 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Sandstone -

Green 

Sulphur 

Springs

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 37800 10662

14

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

1100

0 

70 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

US 460 -

Old 

Cumberlan

d Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 23000 10372

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1040

0 

40 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Ambrose 

Lane - Halls 

Ridge

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

1 Miles 15730

0 

20292

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

1460

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure
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Other

Pineville -

Jesse Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 14600

0 

88355

2 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

4400 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Prosperity 

- Bradley 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 28269

4 

88903

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

5000 40 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Morgantow

n Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 22500

0 

13215

60

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

2100

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Bridgeport 

- Grafton 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

1 Miles 39580

0 

16667

38

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

5800 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Sarah -

Melissa

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

1 Miles 14129 22420

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

5600 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Hughes 

Branch

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

4 Miles 11500 62950

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1300 30 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Long 

Branch - 

Dothan 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 17603

4 

59940

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

2300 45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure
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Shepersto

wn Pike

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 58269 54790

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

3600 45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Route 9 

West 

Berkeley 

Springs

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 10560

7 

75562

4 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1300 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Princeton -

Athens 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 19713

6 

82705

6 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

8900 40 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

McKees 

Creek - 

Kentucky 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

1 Miles 31543 12641

39

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

6600 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Birch River 

- Braxton 

County 

Line

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 10430

0 

53448

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1100

0 

65 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Peterstown 

- Lindside 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 24274

3 

76387

8 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

3800 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Ambler 

Ridge - 

KcKown 

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 33581 56133

4 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

2300 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Lane 

Departure
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Creek

Rupert -

Apple Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 14929

3 

87880

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

7700 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Grade Road Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 66894 64960

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Major 

Collector

3800 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Greenshoal 

- Harts

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 32703 41253

9 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

3700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Nine Mile -

Branchland

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 50533 58438

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

2700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Edray -

Scenic 

Highway

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 22800 71740

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1250 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Bland Hills 

- Reeds 

Creek

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 26198

4 

96110

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

1000 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Frametown 

- Gassaway 

Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 11947

2 

44753

8 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1800 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure
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US 119 -

Lenore

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

2 Miles 38807 70439

8 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Major 

Collector

3500 45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Naugatuck 

- US 119

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

3 Miles 31916 77265

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

4000 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

I-77 - Mink 

Shoals

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

4 Miles 23017

1 

39898

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

3400

0 

70 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Freedom 

Way Road

Roadway Rumble strips 

- edge or shoulder

1 Miles 9400 36720

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

6000 40 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 6 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

55990

0 

79990

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 4 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

79510

0 

11358

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 3 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

1 

Numbe

66140

0 

94490

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

State 

Highway 

Roadway 

Departure
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markings - remarking rs 148) Other Agency

District 2 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

74740

0 

10680

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 1 

Roadway

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

70510

0 

10073

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 5 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

82790

0 

11827

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 7 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

70230

0 

10034

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 8 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

57920

0 

82740

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

District 9 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

70500

0 

10071

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure
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Other

District 10 

Roadway 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

81520

0 

11646

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

D-1 Recall 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

13750

5 

13750

5 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

D-2 Recall 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

13814

7 

13814

7 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

D-3 Recall 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

13809

4 

13809

4 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

D-4 Recall 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

14399

0 

14399

0 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

State

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

D-5 Recall 

Striping

Roadway delineation 

Longitudinal pavement 

markings - remarking

1 

Numbe

rs

18436

6 

18436

6 

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure
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Other

D2 and D3 

Lane 

Departure

Roadway Pavement 

surface - high friction 

surface

1 

Numbe

rs

16300

00

16300

00

HRRRP 

(SAFETE

A-LU) 

Rural 

Major 

Collector

State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Advance 

Warning 

Flashers

Intersection traffic 

control Intersection 

flashers - add advance 

intersection warning 

sign-mounted

3 

Numbe

rs

16300

0 

16300

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1980

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Guardrail 

Cacapon 

Mountain

Roadside Barrier- metal 1 Miles 30050

0 

30050

0 

Penalty

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Major 

Collector

1300 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

US 250, 

Glendale 

7th Street

Roadway Roadway 

widening - travel lanes

1 Miles 90800

0 

90800

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Urban 

Local Road 

or Street

5000 25 State

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Kanawha 

WV 501 

Signs

Roadway signs and 

traffic control Roadway 

signs (including post) - 

new or updated

3 Miles 10000 10000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

4200 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Statewide 

Radio 

Project

Non-infrastructure 

Outreach

1 

Numbe

rs

50000

0 

50000

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

Statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Drivers
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154

RPM 2014 Roadway delineation 

Raised pavement 

markers

3 

Numbe

rs

37130

6 

37130

6 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

WV 9 / WV 

115 / CR 32 

Intersectio

n

Lighting Site lighting -

intersection

1 

Numbe

rs

39540

0 

39540

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

1030

0 

55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Renovate 

Traffic 

Signal

Intersection traffic 

control Modify traffic 

signal - 

modernization/replace

ment

1 

Numbe

rs

22930

0 

22930

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

4900 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

First 

Response 

Training

Non-infrastructure 

Educational efforts

1 

Numbe

rs

25000

0 

25000

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Drivers

US 250 

Guardrail

Roadside Barrier- metal 1 Miles 77000 77000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

3100 35 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Emily 

Drive 

Design 

Miscellaneous 1 

Numbe

15000

0 

15000

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

Urban 

Minor 

3200

0 

45 State 

Highway 

Intersectio

ns
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Study rs 154 Arterial Agency

US 119 / CR 

73 Traffic 

Study

Non-infrastructure 

Transportation safety 

planning

1 

Numbe

rs

22500

0 

22500

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1880

0 

50 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Tucker WV 

38 Signs

Roadway signs and 

traffic control Roadway 

signs (including post) - 

new or updated

10 

Miles

25000 25000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Major 

Collector

700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

US 33 

Feasibility 

Study

Miscellaneous 12 

Miles

50000 50000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

5000 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Data

Video 

Analytics / 

Detection

Non-infrastructure 

Non-infrastructure - 

other

1 

Numbe

rs

37950

0 

37950

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Data

US 52 / WV 

123 

Intersectio

n 

Improveme

nt

Intersection traffic 

control Modify traffic 

signal timing - left-turn 

phasing (permissive to 

protected/permissive)

1 

Numbe

rs

50000 50000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1090

0 

45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Intersectio

ns

Davis 

Dynamic 

Advanced technology 

and ITS Dynamic 

2 

Numbe

75000 75000 Penalty 

Transfer 

2 locations State 

Highway 

Data
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Message 

Signals

message signs rs - Section 

154

Agency

WV 114 

Guardrail

Roadside Barrier- metal 4 Miles 90000 90000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

1120

0 

50 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Interstate 

79 

Guardrail

Roadside Barrier- metal 1 Miles 50000 50000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

1150

0 

70 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

WV 4 

Braxton Co 

- Guardrail

Roadside Barrier- metal 1 Miles 12000 12000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Major 

Collector

4900 45 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Intersectio

n Control

Intersection traffic 

control Intersection

flashers - add stop signmounted

1 

Numbe

rs

78000 78000 Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

1700 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

WV 51 

Centerline 

Rumble

Roadway Rumble strips 

- center

11 

Miles

17000

0 

17000

0 

Penalty 

Transfer 

- Section 

154

Rural 

Major 

Collector

6100 55 State 

Highway 

Agency

Roadway 

Departure

Traffic 

Incident 

Manageme

Non-infrastructure 

Educational efforts

1 

Numbe

90000

0 

10000

00

HSIP 

(Section 

Statewide State 

Highway 

Training
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nt rs 148) Agency

Statewide 

Safety 

Campaign

Non-infrastructure 

Outreach

1 

Numbe

rs

45233

42

50260

00

HSIP 

(Section 

148)

Statewide State 

Highway 

Agency

Training
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Progress in Achieving Safety Performance Targets 

Overview of General Safety Trends

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

Performance Measures* 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Number of fatalities 390.6 378.6 364 345.4 336.2

Number of serious injuries 5143.4 4192 3208 2379 1986.8

Fatality rate (per HMVMT) 1.988 1.944 1.888 1.808 1.776

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

26.21 21.47 16.612 12.448 10.526

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

Year - 2013

Function 

Classification

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

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

31.6 79.4 1.02 2.52

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

0 0 0 0

RURAL PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

49 232.8 1.89 8.96

RURAL MINOR 

ARTERIAL

43.6 216.6 2.68 13.02

RURAL MINOR 

COLLECTOR

10.6 54.6 2.8 14.44

RURAL MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

71.4 368.6 2.52 12.97

RURAL LOCAL ROAD OR 

STREET

38.8 148.6 3.93 15.05

URBAN PRINCIPAL 13.8 61.4 0.58 2.51
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ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER 

FREEWAYS AND 

EXPRESSWAYS

1 4.4 1.31 5.78

URBAN PRINCIPAL 

ARTERIAL - OTHER

29.6 162 1.7 8.73

URBAN MINOR 

ARTERIAL

32.8 185 1.72 9.53

URBAN MINOR 

COLLECTOR

0 0 0 0

URBAN MAJOR 

COLLECTOR

5.8 41.6 0.91 6.33

URBAN LOCAL ROAD 

OR STREET

9 26 4.38 11.57
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Year - 2013

Roadway Ownership Number of 

fatalities

Number of serious 

injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate (per 

HMVMT)

STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY 326.6 2129 1.74 11.32

COUNTY HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

TOWN OR TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY AGENCY 0 0 0 0

CITY OF MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY AGENCY 11.6 191 0 0

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

LOCAL PARK, FOREST OR RESERVATION AGENCY 0 0 0 0

OTHER STATE AGENCY 3.8 55.2 0 0

OTHER LOCAL AGENCY 0 0 0 0

PRIVATE (OTHER THAN RAILROAD) 0 0 0 0

RAILROAD 0 0 0 0

STATE TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

LOCAL TOLL AUTHORITY 0 0 0 0

OTHER PUBLIC INSTRUMENTALITY (E.G. AIRPORT, 

SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY)

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

West Virginia has seen the number of fatalities decrease since 2009 but during the past three years, it 

has remained generally constant. The number of serious injuries has decreased over the past five 

years. In 2009, there were 2,403 serious injuries. By 2013, the number has decreased to 1,506.

The fatality rate has remained constant for the past five years. In 2009, it was 1.80 per HMVMT and in 

2013 it was 1.76 per HMVMT

Application of Special Rules

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

age of 65. 

Older Driver

Performance Measures

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Fatality rate (per 

capita)

0.298 0.296 0.308 0.3 0.276

Serious injury rate 

(per capita)

1.92 1.536 1.186 0.886 0.92

Fatality and serious 

injury rate (per capita)

2.22 1.834 1.496 1.188 1.198

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

The data provided to the HSIP last year was incorrect. Injuries received by those Drivers and Pedestrians 

Age 65+ who involved in fatal crashes instead of just fatalities which created a double counting of 

Serious Injuries of those drivers and pedestrians. 

In 2012 the population of people in West Virginia Age 65 or older was 168,000. In that year there were 

50 fatalities for people 65 and older. The annual per captal rate fatalities of drivers 65 and older is 50 

divided by 168.
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Does the older driver special rule apply to your state? 

No
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Improvements (Program 

Evaluation)

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

Safety Improvement Program? 

None

Benefit/cost

Policy change

Other: Other-Significant reduction in traffic fatalities and incapacitating injuries

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

Shift Focus to Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Include Local Roads in Highway Safety Improvement Program

Organizational Changes

None

Other: 

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

None
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SHSP Emphasis Areas

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

Year - 2013

HSIP-related SHSP 

Emphasis Areas

Target 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1 Other2 Other3 

Roadway Departure 287.8 1202.6 1.16 6.35 0 0 0

Data 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Groups of similar project types

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

Year - 2013

HSIP Subprogram Types

Target 

Crash Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious injuries

Fatality rate (per 

HMVMT)

Serious injury rate 

(per HMVMT)

Other1 Other2 Other3 

Roadway 

Departure

219 1202.6 1.16 6.35 0 0 0
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Systemic Treatments

Present the overall effectiveness of systemic treatments.

Year - 2013

Systemic improvement Target 

Crash 

Type

Number of 

fatalities

Number of 

serious 

injuries

Fatality rate 

(per HMVMT)

Serious injury 

rate (per 

HMVMT)

Other1 Other2 Other3 

Add/Upgrade/Modify/Remove 

Traffic Signal

336.2 1992.8 1.78 10.52 0 0 0

Install/Improve Signing 336.2 1992.8 1.78 10.52 0 0 0
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Describe any other aspects of the overall Highway Safety Improvement Program effectiveness on 

which you would like to elaborate. 

The number of fatalities has generally decreased between 2009 and 2013. In 2009, there were 357 

fatalities and it decreased to 315 in 2010. The number has increased but has remained steady for the 

past three years. The number of serious injuries has decreased between 2009 and 2013. In 2009, there 

were 2,403 serious injuries. By 2013, this number has decreased to 1,506.

The fatality rate has remained constant between 2009 and 2013. In 2009, the fatality rate was 1.80 per 

HMVMT. In 2013, the fatality rate was 1.76 per HMVMT. However the serious injury rate has decreased 

between 2009 and 2013. In 2009, the serious injury rate was 12.15. By 2013, the serious injury rate had 

decreased to 7.98.
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Provide project evaluation data for completed projects (optional). 

Location Function

al Class

Improveme

nt Category

Improvement Type BefFata

l

BefSeriou

s 

Injury

BefOthe

r 

Injur

y

Bef

-

PD

O

BefTota

l

AftFata

l

AftSeriou

s 

Injury

AftOthe

r 

Injur

y

AftPD

O

AftTota

l

Evaluatio

n Results 

(Benefit/ 

Cost 

Ratio)

Wood 

County WV 

47

Urban 

Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 1 6 7 0 2 2 5 9 +28.57%

Logan 

County US 

119

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

Intersection 

geometry

Auxiliary lanes - extend 

existing left-turn lane

1 5 5 14 25 0 1 8 10 19 -24.00%

Berkeley 

County US 

11

Urban 

Major 

Collector

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 7 29 36 0 0 2 18 20 -44.44%

Berkeley 

County 

WV 45

Urban 

Major 

Collector

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 8 10 +233.33%

Boone 

County US 

119

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

Roadside Barrier - cable 3 21 46 96 166 1 8 22 109 140 -15.66%
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Hancock 

County 

WV 105

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 -50.00%

Mercer 

County 

WV 20

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 +200.00%

Raleigh 

County 

WV 41

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 11 20 31 0 0 1 22 23 -25.81%

Boone 

County 

WV 85

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 7 5 12 0 2 5 16 23 +91.67%

Monongali

a County 

US 19

Rural 

Major 

Collector

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 1 4 8 13 0 1 0 8 9 -30.77%

Fayette 

County 

WV 16

Rural 

Major 

Collector

Roadway Pavement surface -

miscellaneous

1 1 6 14 22 0 0 0 3 3 -86.36%

Kanawha 

County US 

60

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 9 21 25 55 0 0 4 19 23 -55.18%

Harrison 

County 

Urban 

Minor 

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

miscellaneous/other/unspeci

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
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WV 279 Arterial fied

Ohio 

County I70

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Interstate

Roadside Barrier - cable 0 7 18 78 103 1 0 12 63 76 -26.21%

Hampshir

e County 

US 50

Rural 

Minor 

Arterial

Intersection 

traffic control

Modify traffic signal -

modernization/replacement

0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -400.00%

Putnam 

County US 

35

Rural 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

Intersection 

traffic control

Intersection flashers - add 

advance intersection warning 

sign-mounted

1 0 3 8 12 0 0 2 6 8 -33.33%

Jefferson 

County US 

340

Urban 

Principal 

Arterial - 

Other

Intersection 

traffic control

Intersection flashers - add 

advance intersection warning 

sign-mounted

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
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Glossary 

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

annual fatality rate).

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

collaborative process. 

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

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

or feature or addresses a highway safety problem. 

HMVMT means hundred million vehicle miles traveled.

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

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

activities.

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

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

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

February 13, 2013. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

roadway features that are correlated with specific severe crash types. 

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

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

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