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Delaware: Highway Safety Improvement Program 2021 Annual Report
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2021-01-01
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Abstract:The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has prepared this Annual Report for state fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021) to demonstrate the success of their safety program. During the 2021 reporting period, DelDOT continued its successful core HSIP sub-programs, including the Hazard Elimination Program (HEP), Systemic Safety Improvement Program, Highway Rail-Grade Crossing Program (HRGX), and Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). Additionally, a High Risk Rural Roads Program was reestablished. During the 2021 reporting period, DelDOT installed new median barrier along SR 1, continued Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) installations, completed a pedestrian safety audit along US 13 in Dover and began implementation of improvements, began data analysis for a pedestrian safety audit in the City of Wilmington, balanced safety and congestion at flashing red arrow (FRA) locations, and implemented previous years' HEP recommendations. DelDOT successfully awarded a new contract to install High-Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) applications. DelDOT continued to identify new safety improvements through studies in its core programs and implemented previously identified improvements. During the 2021 reporting period, DelDOT and its safety partners completed and adopted a new SHSP. Delaware's current SHSP was adopted in December 2020 and serves as the state’s safety plan for 2021 through 2025. This extensive planning process identified new strategies and actions and re-emphasized existing ones to improve safety on Delaware’s roadways. Additionally, DelDOT completed a redesign of its SHSP webpage at www.safety.deldot.gov and plans further website enhancements in the coming months. In compliance with federal safety performance management regulations, DelDOT developed its first HSIP Implementation Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2022. DelDOT led efforts, in conjunction with Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety and Delaware State Police, to identify Delaware’s 2022 safety performance measure targets, which are included in this report. Based on a preliminary assessment, Delaware has met or made significant progress toward meeting four of the five 2020 safety performance measure targets. The success of Delaware’s HSIP is demonstrated by the annual decline in the combined number of fatalities and serious injuries (based on 5-year rolling averages) from 2016 to 2020, resulting in a 5-year decrease of 20 percent. The number of fatalities (based on 5-year rolling averages) per year remained relatively steady from 2016 to 2020, ranging from 117.4 to 122.4. During the same period, the number of serious injuries (based on 5-year rolling averages) per year have steadily declined from 604 in 2016 to 459 in 2020, a reduction of nearly 25 percent.
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