Small Urban Program State Infrastructure Bank Trans. Ohio Dept. of Devel. Local Funding Srcs. This program was created to establish a process which emphasizes the health and safety of the traveling public by annually analyzing the accident statistics on Ohio s state and local highway system. The funding is used to improve the safety of Ohio s transportation system by ensuring that the safety and well-being of the customers are the primary consideration in the design, development and operation of the safety program.
Funds apply primarily toward construction, however, strip right of way acquisitions are also funded.
Program priorities are those intersections and highway sections with high accident rates and severities. Local projects are also prioritized to improve safety through better operations of the highway facilities. Funding can be used for both roadway and traffic control improvements.