Synthesis study
Subtitle: effectiveness of safety corridor programs, report on tasks 1-3
By: by Charles J. Nemmers, Derek Vap, and Thomas J. McDonald.
Contributors: Vap, Derek.; McDonald, Thomas J.; University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
Publisher: Midwest Transportation Consortium c/o Iowa State University
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
Subjects: Safety audits; Transportation corridors; Multiple criteria decision making; Roads -- United States -- Safety measures -- Evaluation; Traffic safety -- United States -- Evaluation
Other titles: Effectiveness of safety corridor programs, report on tasks 1-3.
Description: This report synthesizes the safety corridor programs of 13 states that currently have some type of program:  Alaska, California, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington.  This synthesis can help Midwestern states implement their own safety corridor programs and select pilot corridors or enhance existing corridors.  Survey and interview information about the states' programs was gathered from members of each state department of transportation (DOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) division office.  Topics discussed included definitions of a safety corridor;  length and number of corridors in the program; criteria for selection of a corridor; measures of effectiveness of an implemented safety corridor; organizational structure of the program; funding and legislation issues; and engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical service strategies.  Safety corridor programs with successful results were then examined in more detail, and field visits were made to Kansas, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington for first-hand observations.  With the survey and field visit information, several characteristics of successful safety corridor programs were identified, including multidisciplinary (3D and 4E) efforts; selection, evaluation, and decommissioning strategies; organization structure, champions, and funding; task forces and Corridor Safety Action Plans; road safety audits; and legislation and other safety issues.  Based on the synthesis, the report makes recommendations for establishing and maintaining a successful safety corridor program.
Notes: "July 2008."

Includes bibliographical references:  (p. 32).

Final report.

Also available via the Internet.

Sponsored by University Transportation Centers Program MTC project 2008-07 106KA-0856-01 project R107-014 CTRE project 07-297