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FHWA Highway Safety Programs

Missouri: Road to Saving Lives Design-Build Project

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  • The Safety Concern: In the last decade, 8,752 motorists have died on Missouri’s roads, leaving the state searching for an effective way to implement its Toward Zero Deaths strategy.
  • The Solution: Five Design-Build teams competed in a unique procurement process to offer MoDOT the most cost-effective safety treatments based on Highway Safety Manual analysis.
  • The Result: A winning bid to address improvements at all 31 identified locations, projected to prevent 73 deaths and serious injuries over 10 years and be completed nine months ahead of schedule.

(2017 National Roadway Safety Awards - Winner)

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