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‘‘§ 148. Highway safety improvement program
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) HIGHWAY
SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘highway safety improvement pro-
gram’ means the program carried out under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(2) 
HIGHWAY
SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘highway
safety improvement project’ means a project de-
scribed in the State strategic highway safety
plan that—
‘‘(i) corrects or improves a hazardous
road location or feature; or
‘‘(ii) addresses a highway safety prob-
lem.
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘highway safe-
ty improvement project’ includes a project for—
‘‘(i) an intersection safety improve-
ment;
‘‘(ii) pavement and shoulder widening
(including addition of a passing lane to
remedy an unsafe condition);
‘‘(iii) installation of rumble strips or
another warning device, if the rumble strips
or other warning devices do not adversely
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affect the safety or mobility of bicyclists and
pedestrians;
‘‘(iv) installation of a skid-resistant
surface at an intersection or other location
with a high frequency of accidents;
‘‘(v) an improvement for pedestrian or
bicyclist safety;
‘‘(vi)(I) construction of any project for
the elimination of hazards at a railway-
highway crossing that is eligible for funding
under section 130, including the separation
or protection of grades at railway-highway
crossings;
‘‘(II) construction of a railway-high-
way crossing safety feature; or
‘‘(III) the conduct of a model traffic
enforcement activity at a railway-highway
crossing;
‘‘(vii) construction of a traffic calming
feature;
‘‘(viii) elimination of a roadside obsta-
cle;
‘‘(ix) improvement of highway signage
and pavement markings;
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‘‘(x) installation of a priority control
system for emergency vehicles at signalized
intersections;
‘‘(xi) installation of a traffic control or
other warning device at a location with
high accident potential;
‘‘(xii) safety-conscious planning;
‘‘(xiii) improvement in the collection
and analysis of crash data;
‘‘(xiv) planning, integrated, interoper-
able emergency communications, equipment,
operational activities, or traffic enforcement
activities (including police assistance) relat-
ing to workzone safety;
‘‘(xv) installation of guardrails, bar-
riers (including barriers between construc-
tion work zones and traffic lanes for the
safety of motorists and workers), and crash
attenuators;
‘‘(xvi) the addition or retrofitting of
structures or other measures to eliminate or
reduce accidents involving vehicles and
wildlife; or
‘‘(xvii) installation and maintenance
of signs (including fluorescent, yellow-green
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signs) at pedestrian-bicycle crossings and in
school zones.
‘‘(3) SAFETY PROJECT UNDER ANY OTHER SEC-
TION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘safety project
under any other section’ means a project carried
out for the purpose of safety under any other sec-
tion of this title.
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘safety project
under any other section’ includes a project to—
‘‘(i) promote the awareness of the pub-
lic and educate the public concerning high-
way safety matters (including motorcyclist
safety); or
‘‘(ii) enforce highway safety laws.
‘‘(4) STATE
HIGHWAY
SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘State highway safety improve-
ment program’ means projects or strategies included
in the State strategic highway safety plan carried out
as part of the State transportation improvement pro-
gram under section 135(f).
‘‘(5) 
STATE
STRATEGIC
HIGHWAY
SAFETY
PLAN.—The term ‘State strategic highway safety
plan’ means a plan developed by the State transpor-
tation department that—