Executive Summary

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program with the purpose to achieve a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. Under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Congress authorized approximately $2.4 billion per year for States to achieve this goal through the implementation of highway safety improvement projects, which is nearly double the amount that was authorized under the previous legislative act.

HSIP 2014 National Summary Report

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Appendix C. Detailed Tables of Project Costs Summaries

Table 2: Number and Cost of 2013 Projects by Improvement Category

Appendix B: Full Title of SHSP Emphasis Areas

EA 1 Instituting Graduated Licensing for Young Drivers
EA 2 Ensuring Drivers are Fully Licensed and Competent
EA 3 Sustaining Proficiency in Older Drivers
EA 4 Aggressive Driving
EA 5 Reducing Impaired Driving
EA 6 Keeping Drivers Alert
EA 7 Increasing Driver Safety Awareness
EA 8 Increasing Safety Belt Usage and Improving Air Bag Effectiveness
EA 9 Making Walking and Street Crossing Safer
EA 10 Ensuring Safer Bicycle Travel
EA 11 Motorcycle Safety Awareness
EA 12 Making Truck Traffic Safer
EA 13 Increasing Safety Enhancements in Vehicles

Appendix A: Full Description of HSIP Improvement Categories and Sub Categories for 2013 HSIP Reporting Guidance

References

AASHTO, Strategic Highway Safety Plan, 2005.
https://store.transportation.org/

FHWA, MAP-21 Apportionment Fact Sheet
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/factsheets/apportionment.cfm

FHWA, HSIP Apportionment Notices
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/notices/

Summary

The HSIP is a strategic program that uses data and analysis to target safety resources. This HSIP 2013 National Summary Report shows that in 2013 (similar to the 2009-2012 HSIP National Summary Baseline Report), States directed HSIP funds to address the predominant infrastructure –related crash types – roadway departure, intersection and pedestrian crashes.

AASHTO SHSP Emphasis Areas

 The AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan describes twenty-two emphasis areas. Figure 14 presents the number of HSIP projects categorized by AASHTO SHSP emphasis area. For consistency and national reporting purposes, each State's SHSP emphasis areas were assigned to the AASHTO SHSP emphasis areas, where possible. A complete description of each emphasis area is included in Appendix B. Please note that States often times categorize a single project by several SHSP Emphasis Areas.

Improvement Categories and Subcategories

Under the 2013 HSIP reporting guidance, each project should be assigned a general improvement category and a subcategory under that general category. While a single project may consist of multiple project types, States are directed to assign each project to only one category. The category chosen should align with the primary purpose of the project. Figure 7 and Figure 8 show the distribution of the number and total cost of projects by general improvement category. Projects categorized as "Unknown" indicate that there was no general improvement category assigned by the State.

Functional Class and Ownership

Figure 3 through Figure 6 illustrate the distribution of projects by the types of roads on which they were conducted. Figure 3 shows number of projects by functional class, following the HPMS classification scheme; Figure 4 shows average total cost of projects by functional class; Figure 5 shows projects by the agency who owns the road; and Figure 6 shows average total cost of projects by the agency who owns the road. If the functional class or road ownership was not indicated, the project is counted under the "unknown" category.