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Creating a highway information system for safety roadway features.

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  • Creators:
  • Corporate Creators:
    University of Kentucky Transportation Center
  • Corporate Contributors:
    Kentucky. Transportation Cabinet
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    KTC-15-25/OHS K9-15-04-1F
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Kentucky
  • Corporate Publisher:
    University of Kentucky Transportation Center
  • Abstract:
    Roadway departures are the leading cause of roadside fatalities. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has

    undertaken a number of roadside safety measures to reduce roadway departures. Specifically, KYTC has installed

    several low-cost, systemic roadway safety treatments to Kentucky’s roadways in recent years. These treatments include

    cable barriers, high friction surface treatments, rumble stripes, and Safety Edges. KYTC has installed approximately 44

    cable barrier systems over 265 miles of roadway,112 HFST applications over 20 miles of roadway, 750 rumble stripe

    installations over 2,500 miles of roadway, and 147 Safety Edge treatments on 580 miles of roadway. The project team

    developed a complete inventory for safety measure installations, including their locations and select characteristics. This

    information was collected through interviews, KYTC databases, KYTC contract proposals, KTC studies, and onsite

    assessments. These data served as inputs into KYTC’s statewide highway model. ArcMap was used to reference

    locations of the inventoried safety treatments. All safety measure installations were compiled into a comprehensive

    Excel database. The database is a tool that will allow policy makers and transportation agencies to evaluate the

    effectiveness, cost, and benefits of roadway safety treatments.

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