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Tribal Road Safety Audits: Case Studies

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1. Report No. FHWA-SA-08-005 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle:
Tribal Road Safety Audits: Case Studies		 5. Report Date
September 2008
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Authors
Margaret Gibbs; Sany R. Zein; Dan Nabors		 8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No.

Opus Hamilton Consultants Ltd
850 –1185 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6E 4E6

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc
700 – 8300 Boone Boulevard
Vienna, VA 22182-2626

 11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-03-D-00105
DTFH61-05-D-00024
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Office of Safety
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street SW, HSA-20
Washington, D.C. 20590		 13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Final Report
May 2005 – May 2007
14. Sponsoring Agency Code

15. Supplementary Notes: The Federal Highway Administration (Office of Safety and Office of Federal Lands) sponsored the RSAs reported in this document. The FHWA Office of Safety Contract Task Order Managers were Louisa Ward and then Rebecca Crowe. The FHWA Office of Federal Lands Task Order Manager was Chimai Ngo.

16.Abstract

Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning and design stages, and for identifying safety issues in existing transportation facilities. To demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of RSAs for tribal road agencies, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety and Office of Federal Lands sponsored a series of four tribal RSAs.

The results of the tribal RSAs have been compiled in this case studies document. Each case study includes photographs, a project description, a summary of key findings, and the lessons learned. The aim of this document is to provide tribal governments with examples and advice that can assist them in implementing RSAs in their own jurisdictions.
17. Key Words
Safety, Road Safety Audit		 18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.
19. Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified		 20. Security Classif. (of this page)
Unclassified		 21. No. of Pages: 52 22. Price

Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized

PREFACE

Road Safety Audits (RSAs) are an effective tool for proactively improving the future safety performance of a road project during the planning and design stages, and for identifying safety issues in existing transportation facilities. Additional information and resources on RSAs are available on the web at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/data-analysis-tools/systemic/road-safety-audits-rsa.

Information for the case studies reported in this document was gathered during a series of four RSAs conducted throughout the United States in 2005 and 2006, involving tribal transportation agencies of the Standing Rock Sioux, Santa Clara Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, and Navajo Nation. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the authors greatly appreciate the cooperation of these tribes, as well as other participating agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and state departments of transportation (DOTs), for their willing and enthusiastic participation in this FHWA-sponsored RSA series.