SAFETEA-LU
High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP) Guidance
Memorandum
Subject: ACTION: High Risk Rural Roads Program Guidance Requirements under 23 U.S.C. §148 (a)(1)&(f)
Date: May 19, 2006
/original signed by John R. Baxter/
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From: Jeffrey A. Lindley
Associate Administrator for Safety
Reply to: Attn. of: HSA-20
To: Division Administrators
The HSIP, codified as section 148 of title 23, U.S.C., (23 U.S.C. §148), was elevated to a core program as a result of the passage of the SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59. The
SAFETEA-LU introduced a new set-aside provision known as the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP), codified as 23 U.S.C. §148 (f). The attached interim guidance provides State Departments of Transportation with basic preliminary information to implement and administer this new program.
As a new statutory requirement, we expect to learn from ongoing implementation practices in the HRRRP. Best practices and implementation techniques associated with the State’s application of this provision will be shared nationally and could include modifications to this guidance. We welcome ideas and suggestions on how to better identify and analyze safety needs on rural roads that will lead to better use of limited HRRRP funds.
This program represents a significant step toward recognizing the need to reduce fatalities on rural roads, which account for almost two-thirds of the over 43,000 roadway fatalities in the U.S. If we are to make headway in reducing fatalities and serious injuries, we must improve safety on rural roads, regardless of ownership.
If you have questions or comments on this guidance, please contact Ms. Leslie Wright of the Office of Safety at (202) 366-2176 or E-mail at leslie.wright@dot.gov.
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