Original publication: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Applies Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool on Behalf of Local Agencies (PDF, 417kB)

Overview of Practice

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) applied the Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool (Tool) to a local road system. Through the Federal Highway Administration Focus State Initiative, KYTC staff had previously conducted systemic planning focused on roadway departure crashes on State highways. This planning effort, however, did not analyze or suggest any improvements for rural county roads. In 2012, KYTC used the Tool to analyze county roadway corridors on behalf of local agency staff in five counties—Boyle, Bourbon, Franklin, Mercer, and Montgomery.

Results

The Tool proved beneficial for KYTC because it provided an easy-to-apply process to evaluate locally owned and operated roads. Applying the Tool did not require additional data gathering; all the data used in the analysis were based on available photo logs.

Contact

Tracy Lovell, P.E.
Transportation Engineer
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Tracy.Lovell@ky.gov