Highway Safety Improvement Program
“5 Percent Report” Requirement
This Web site contains reports provided by the states in response to a Federal requirement to describe at least 5 percent of the locations in each state currently exhibiting the most severe highway safety needs, in accordance with Sections 148(c)(1)(D) and 148(g)(3)(A), of Title 23, United States Code. The reports that follow represent a variety of methods utilized and various degrees of road coverage. Therefore, the reports included on this Web site cannot be compared to one another.
Section 1401 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59) amended Section 148 of Title 23, United States Code, to create a new Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as one of the Federal Highway Administration's "core" programs. The purpose of the HSIP is to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roads. As part of the new HSIP, states are required to submit an annual report describing not less than 5 percent of their highway locations exhibiting the most severe safety needs. The intent of this provision is to raise public awareness of the highway safety needs and challenges in the states. In addition to listing the locations, the states' reports are to include:
To assist the States in preparing these reports, the Federal Highway Administration provided guidance in April 2006 (http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/fiveguidance.htm). This guidance provided considerable flexibility and included several methods that the states could use to identify their most severe safety needs. |
2007 Reports by State
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