Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) went into effect on October 1, 2012. It continued the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core Federal-aid program. The goal of the program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal lands. The HSIP requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public roads that focuses on performance.

The specific provisions pertaining to the HSIP are defined in Section 1112 of MAP-21, which amended Section 148 of Title 23, United States Code (23 USC 148). Some of the changes to the HSIP include:

• The Strategic Highway Safety Plans are now required to be updated and evaluated regularly by each State.
• The $90 million High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) set-aside has been eliminated but a new HRRR Special Rule will require States to obligate funds on HRRRs if the fatality rate is increasing on rural roads.
• The Transparency Reports (5 percent) are no longer required.
• The annual reports from the States will be posted on FHWA's website.
• FHWA is required to establish measures for the States to use in assessing the number and rate of fatalities and serious injuries.

Additional information on all of the program’s requirements can be found by clicking on the following links:

• General HSIP Information
• Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
• Policy and Guidance
• Data and Analysis Tools
• High Risk Rural Roads
• Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
• Transportation Safety Planning (TSP)
• HSIP Resources (New resources!)
  • Publications
  • Highway Safety Peer-to-Peer Programs
  • Training
• HSIP Reports