West Virginia: Highway Safety Improvement Program 2021 Annual Report
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2021-01-01
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Abstract:The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. As per 23 U.S.C. 148(h) and 23 CFR 924.14, states are required to report annually on the progress being made to advance HSIP implementation and evaluation efforts. This report describes West Virginia's implementation and effectiveness of its Highway Safety Improvement Program from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and satisfies the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 148(h) and 23 CFR 924.14. The established format consists of five sections: program structure, project in implementation projects, progress in achieving safety performance targets, assessment of the effectiveness of the improvements, and compliance assessment. In 2007, West Virginia developed it's first Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which focused on nine specific emphasis areas. At the time West Virginia had 432 fatalities and 5,994 serious injuries. Since then, the HSIP has primarily focused on emphasis areas identified in the SHSP. In 2014, the fatality number was 272 which met the primary goal of the 2007 SHSP. Working with several internal and external members, West Virginia revised the SHSP in 2017. The current SHSP has five specific emphasis areas: Road Departure, Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Speeding and Aggressive Driving, and Improving Highway Safety Data. Each emphasis area includes action plans that utilize the four E's of Safety to guide the implementation. West Virginia has selected a consultant and will begin revisions for the new SHSP this year. It is expected to be completed in 2022. WVDOH has members on all emphasis are teams but is lead on infrastructure improvements. These improvements make up the majority of the HSIP projects and are mainly focused on reducing road departure crashes. In the 14 years since the SHSP was adopted, West Virginia has experienced a significant drop in fatalities and serious injuries. The 25% decline in fatalities was across all road classifications and HSIP funded projects throughout the state. Even though WVDOH maintains 94% of the state's system including local roads, all routes of the system are evaluated for HSIP funding. WVDOH works with local governments as well as Metropolitan Planning Organizations to guarantee the state's safety needs are being addressed. The Railway Highway Crossing Report will be submitted as a separate document and is not included in any discussions within this report.
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