FHWA Evaluations of Low Cost Safety Improvements Pooled Fund Study Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda

April 20–21, 2011

DAY 1: Wednesday, April 20

Morning Session – 8:30 AM

• Welcome and Introduction – Ray Krammes
   
• Review of Study Objectives and Mission – Kim Eccles
   
• Phase III (Part 1)
   
  • Overview of Study Designs – Craig Lyon
     
  • Update on Strategies – Jon Soika
     
  • Selection of Reference Sites – Daniel Carter
     
• NCHRP 17‐35 Evaluation of Safety Strategies at Signalized Intersections – Kim Eccles
   
• Crash Modification Factors Resources – Karen Yunk and Frank Gross
   
• North Carolina SafetyEdge – Shawn Troy
   

12:00 – 1:00        Lunch

Afternoon Session – 1:00 PM

• Phase III (Part 2): State’s Experiences with Prospective Installations
   
  • Use of Audible and Vibratory Pavement Markings in Florida – Joseph Santos
     
  • Implementing Low Cost Treatments in Iowa – Jeremey Vortherms
     
  • Surface Friction Treatments in Kansas – Steven Buckley
     
  • Obstacles and Challenges to Implementing New Strategies in Kentucky – Tracey Lovell
     
  • Targeting Horizontal Curves in Virginia – Stephen Read
     
• Next Steps for Phase III – Kim Eccles
   
• Phase V Progress
   
  • Overview – Jon Soika and Kim Eccles
     
  • Experiences of Participating States to Date
     
    • Median Barrier in Combination with Rumble Strips in Illinois – Roseanne Nance
       
    • System‐wide Use of Rumble StripEs and Rumble Strips in Missouri – Jon Nelson
       
    • Edgeline and Centerline Rumble Strips – Christopher Speese
       
    • Statewide Intersection Improvements – Joey Riddle
       
    • Intersection Improvements and Other Efforts in Wisconsin – John Bridwell
       

DAY 2: Thursday, April 21 – 8:30 AM

• Future Direction of Study
   
  • Pavement Safety Performance Studies – Roya Amjadi
     
  • Friction Study Update – Mike Moravec
     
• Related Research and Application to States
   
  • Aggregate Laboratory Friction Testing – Dan Sajedi, Chief, MD, State Highway Administration Office of Material Technology
     
  • Surface Aggregate Effects on Friction, Texture, & Abrasion – Richard Meininger, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
     
  • Case Study of Crash Risk versus Friction – Jim Sherwood, FHWA
     
  • Highways for LIFE – Julie Zirlin, FHWA Highways for LIFE Program
     
• Balloting – Roya Amjadi
   
• Related FHWA Products, Recently Released and Upcoming
   
  • Intersection Countermeasures and Resources – Kim Eccles
     
  • Roadway Safety Data Partnership – Heather Rothenberg
     
  • Crash Data Improvement Program – Bob Pollack
     
  • Model Inventory Roadway Elements (MIRE) Pilot Agency Effort – Nancy Lefler
     
• State Roundtable
   

Adjourn – 12:00 PM