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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

FM 1960 Median Improvements Program

Publication Year:

Original publication: National Roadway Safety Awards: Noteworthy Practices Guide; 2011

Description of Practice

FM 1960 thoroughfare has a daily traffic count of 65,000 vehicles, 50 cross streets, 36 signals, and a driveway density of almost 49 driveways per mile. The crash rate along the corridor had a crash rate 217 percent higher than the statewide average. The Texas Department of Transportation's FM 1960 Median Improvement Project set out to improve mobility and safety along this 8 mile stretch.

Key Accomplishments and Results:

  • Installation of raised-curb medians, channelized left-turn bays, signal improvements, and striping.
  • Reduction in conflict points
  • More efficient traffic operations
  • Law enforcement officials in the area believe the project will reduce crashes and help emergency vehicles reach their destinations along the corridor more quickly
  • Modeling indicates a reduction in travel time by 16 percent, delays by 40 percent, and number of stops by 45 percent

"Two photographs: (1) a street with the following features: raised curb median, a channelized left-turn bay, and striping; and (2) a street with the following features: raised curb median and a channelized left-turn bay"

Contact

Danny Perez
Texas Department of Transportation
713 802-5077
Danny.Perez@tx.dot.gov