HSIP 2017 National Summary Report
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References
[1] FHWA, Fast Act HSIP Fact Sheet, February 2016. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/fastact/factsheets/hsipfs.cfm
Appendix B. Detailed Tables of Project Costs Summaries
Table 5: Number and Cost of 2016 Projects by Improvement Category
Appendix A: Full Description of HSIP Improvement Categories and Sub Categories for 2013 HSIP Reporting Guidance
| Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|
| Access management | Access management – other |
| Change in access – close or restrict existing access | |
| Change in access – miscellaneous/unspecified | |
| Grassed median – extend existing | |
| Median crossover – close crossover | |
| Median crossover – directi |
References
FHWA, MAP-21 Apportionment Fact Sheet
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/factsheets/apportionment.cfm
FHWA, HSIP Apportionment Notices
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/notices/
FHWA, HSIP MAP-21 Fact Sheet
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/factsheets/hsip.cfm
Summary
The HSIP is a strategic program that uses data and analysis to target safety resources. This HSIP 2016 National Summary Report shows that in 2016, States directed HSIP funds to address the predominant infrastructure-related crash types: roadway departure, intersection and pedestrian crashes, similar to previous years. On average, States obligated 38 percent of HSIP funds to address systemic improvements.
Benefit-Cost Analysis of the HSIP
FHWA also conducted a national evaluation of the HSIP to estimate expected program results using the project information from the 2016 HSIP reports. The purpose of the evaluation was to estimate a national benefit cost ratio for the HSIP. The HSIP national benefit cost ratio provides an indication of the programs national impact and the benefits the public can expect from investments in the HSIP.
Comparison to Previous Years
The HSIP National Summary Baseline Report 2009-2012 reported project and cost information for HSIP reports submitted by the States for years 2009-2012. The information from the baseline report is summarized below with the purpose of comparing basic cost and project information to the 2013 through 2015 reports. Table 3 below shows that States obligated $16.6B for more than 19,000 projects over the seven-year period. These obligations include not only HSIP funds apportioned during the reporting period (2009-2015), but also HSIP funds available from previous years' apportionments.
2013-2016 Comparison
Most states prepared their 2013 through 2016 HSIP reports in accordance with the MAP-21 HSIP Reporting Guidance; therefore FHWA can make a direct comparison of information related to the 2013 through 2016 highway safety improvement projects. As can be seen in Table 3 below, the total number of projects and cost of projects did not change much from 2013 to 2014 but between 2015 and 2016, there were roughly 1000 more projects reported. However, the breakdown in project costs for various breakpoints was similar across years.
SHSP Emphasis Areas
Based on a review of State SHSPs, FHWA identified the eight SHSP emphasis areas common across most States. These emphasis areas are used in the HSIP online reporting tool for categorizing HSIP projects. Figure 20 presents the number of HSIP projects categorized by SHSP emphasis area. For consistency and national reporting purposes, state-defined SHSP emphasis areas were assigned to these emphasis areas, where possible.