Safety Summit HSIP Funding Bob Grant

HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HSIP): 

HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HSIP) FUNDING

HSIPPROGRAM: 

HSIP PROGRAM Federal Program for Safety Construction Projects Provided for in Title 23, Section 148 of U. S. Code Apportionment increased to $7.5 million annually to Nebraska under SAFETEA-LU

HSIP PROGRAM: 

HSIP PROGRAM GOAL: To reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes, or the potential for such crashes on all public roadways.

COMMON PROJECT TYPES: 

COMMON PROJECT TYPES Reconstruction or modification of intersection geometrics Addition of left-turn or right-turn lanes Installation of traffic signals or flashing beacons Modification of existing traffic signals Roadway lighting Guardrail or bridge rail upgrades

OTHER PROJECT TYPES: 

OTHER PROJECT TYPES Roadway widening to allow a center two-way left-turn lane Rumble strips (shoulder and centerline) Curve reconstruction Utility pole relocation Overhead signs Roundabouts Pavement marking

HIGH RISK RURAL ROADS: 

HIGH RISK RURAL ROADS Any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural local road Accident rate for fatalities and incapacitating injuries exceeds the statewide average $950,000 annually apportioned to Nebraska

HIGH RISK RURAL ROADS: 

HIGH RISK RURAL ROADS Horizontal Curve Signing Project -- Provides chevron signs, curve signs, etc. -- County labor can be used as 10% match

FLEX FUNDING: 

FLEX FUNDING Nebraska’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan recognizes countermeasures that affect driver behavior as being most effective in reducing fatalities and serious injuries SAFETEA-LU allows states to “flex” up to 10% of its HSIP funding from infrastructure projects to other types of projects identified in the SHSP

FLEX FUNDING: 

FLEX FUNDING Nebraska has chosen to flex $2.1 million in HSIP funds over the next two years These funds are to be used on projects that promote the three behavioral-related critical emphasis areas in the SHSP: 1. Increasing Safety Belt Usage 2. Reducing Impaired Driving 3. Young Driver Over-involvement

FLEX FUNDING: 

FLEX FUNDING NDOR has developed application forms For information contact: Nebraska Department of Roads Attn: Traffic Engineering P. O. Box 94759 Lincoln, NE 68509-4759 Phone: (402) 479-4594

FLEX FUNDING: 

FLEX FUNDING Available on Department of Roads’ Web Site: www.nebraskatransportation.org