HSIP in 2022

Who Owned the Roadways Where HSIP Projects Were Built? 

THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HSIP) 2022

HSIP Saves Lives

ALIGNING WITH THE SAFE 

SYSTEM APPROACH

Aligning with the Safe System Approach

The Safe System Approach acknowledges that 

road users are vulnerable and make mistakes, and 

it ensures layers of protection help prevent death and 

severe injury if a crash does happen. Promoting safer 

speeds in all roadway environments is a core principle 

of the Safe System Approach. The HSIP supports a Safe 

System Approach by funding projects that create protections 

for all road users and target roadway features correlated with 

severe crash types. For more on the Safe System Approach, 

visit https://www.transportation.gov/NRSS/SafeSystem.

Safety Project Funding

Every year, States receive an apportionment of HSIP funding that can be used for highway safety improvement projects 

and specified safety projects that are consistent with the State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP).2 For State SHSPs, 

see https://highways.dot.gov/safety/hsip/shsp/shsp-resources. Projects must also address a highway safety problem or 

correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature.3 States identify these projects based on crash experience, crash 

potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means.4 For more information on HSIP eligibility, see https://safety.fhwa.dot.

gov/hsip/rulemaking/docs/BIL_HSIP_Eligibility_Guidance.pdf.

About HSIP

In 2022, an estimated 42,795 people died in traffic crashes in the United 

States. That’s the equivalent of one person every 12 minutes.1

To address road safety challenges, the HSIP provided 

more than $3.1 billion in Federal funds to States in 2022. 

These funds improved highway safety on all public 

roads, including non-State-owned roads and roads 

on Tribal land. The HSIP requires States to take a 

performance-centric and data-driven approach 

that evaluates the safety of all road users.1

More than 6% of HSIPfunded projects were 

specifically for vulnerable 

road user safety.

HSIP funded more than 

5,100 projects with 

a total cost of $3.1 

billion.

HSIP-funded projects 

improved 6,442 

intersections.

HSIP-funded projects 

improved 28,612 miles of 

roadway—that’s like flying 

between New York and 

Los Angeles 11 times!

How Many Projects Were Low Cost?

More than one-third of HSIP projects cost less than $100,000.

Common low-cost project types included:

• Access management

• Advanced technology and ITS

• Intersection geometry

• Intersection traffic control

• Roadway signs and traffic control

• Pedestrian and bicycle facilities

How Much Did Projects Cost? 

$100,000–$499,000

More than $1 million

$500,000–$1 million

Less than $100,000

Unknown

23.53%

11.07%

28.76%

34.67%

1.97%

• Railroad crossings

• Lighting

• Shoulder treatments

• Speed management

23 U.S.C. 148(c)(2).

23 U.S.C. 104(b)(3), 148(a)(4)(A), 148(e)(1), and 148(e)(3).

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “Traffic Safety Facts: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2022” (April 2023), https://crashstats.

nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813428.

 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4)(A).

 23 U.S.C. 148(c)(2)(B)(iv).

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2

3

4

5

local

657 projects 

(12.7% of all projects)

other or unknown

212 projects 

(4.1% of all projects)

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This information comes from 2022 State HSIP reports. For individual reports, visit 

https://highways.dot.gov/safety/hsip/reporting.

state

3,865 projects 

(74.7% of all projects)

INTERSTATE

county

439 projects 

(8.5% of all projects)

COUNTY

tribal

4 projects 

(0.1% of all projects)
To find out how HSIP can help 

save lives in your community, 

contact your State DOT:

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

about/webstate.cfm

Except for the statutes and regulations cited, the contents of this document do not 

have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the States or the public in 

any way. This document is intended only to provide information regarding existing 

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What SHSP Emphasis Areas Do HSIP Projects Support? 

Since 2005, the HSIP has provided States with continuous funding for safety improvements. For the past 

5 years, intersections and roadway departure crashes have consistently been emphasis areas for many States.

 FHWA-SA-23-019 

Intersections

Data Work Zones

Pedestrians 

and Bicyclists

... Other

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HSIP Projects Over the Past Five Years 

*Although projects are assigned to a single emphasis area, 

many projects improve safety in multiple areas. For example, 

a project listed under “intersections” may also include safety 

improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Drivers over 65 Roadway 

Departure