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Virginia’s Highway Safety Plan

VASITE Summer MeetingJune 25, 2015

Mark A. Cole, PEAssistant State Traffic Engineer

Highway Safety Program

In Virginia…

a highway crash occurs every 4 minutes

a person is injured in a highway crash every 8 minutes

An average of 2 people dieevery day in highway crashes

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Agenda

• VDOT’s Highway Safety Program• Virginia Crash Trends• Strategic Highway Safety Plan• Current VDOT Highway Safety Strategies

– Improve Access to Highway Safety Info– Deliver Highway Safety Six-Year Plan– Deploy Low-Cost/High Benefit Solutions– Implement Roadway Departure Plan

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VDOT’s Highway Safety Program

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What we do:• Identify & prioritize crash locations• Determine safety improvement projects• Fund & Deliver safety projects• Track results/lessons learned• Work Zone safety

Teamwork is Critical!

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36% 35%37%

20%

38% 35%

Virginia Highway Crashes (2010 – 2014)

115997 120487 123478 121601 120448

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20000

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2010

2011

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Year

VDOT Local Total Crashes Injuries 6

64%

36%

65%

35%

65%

37%

63%

20%

62%

38% 35%

Virginia Highway Deaths & Serious Injuries2005 - 2014

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22,489

7,572

11316 10328

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11,00013,00015,00017,00019,00021,00023,00025,000

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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2014

Serious Injuries SHSP Target

946

1,026

740775

700718

656600650700750800850900950

10001050

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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Deaths SHSP Target

VDOT Maintained Road Crashes 2010-2014

8

23%

41%

36%

Total CrashesInterstate

Primary

Secondary

20%

44%

36%

ALL Injuries

17%

48%

35%

Deaths

21%

42%

37%

Severe Injuries

2010 - 2014 Network Comparison

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84%

16%

Lane MileageVDOTLocal

82%

18%

DVMT

81%

19%

Deaths

62%

37%

Injuries

64%

36%

Crashes

2010 - 2014 Network ComparisonStatewide - Posted Speed Limit

10

20%

24%42%

14%

Fatal Crashes

40%

26%

24%

10%

Total Crashes

35 or Less 36 to 4546 to 55 Over 55

40%

28%

24%

8%

Injury Crashes

Virginia Highway Crash Types

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Total Crashes (%)

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16.8

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Fatal Crashes (%)

Virginia Pedestrian & Bicycle Crashes2010-2014

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2%

14%

17%

67%

Total Crashes (%)9%

34%

17%

40%

Fatalities (%)

2%

14%

16%68%

Injuries (%)

Strategic Highway Safety Plan

VisionToward Zero Deaths

Mission• save lives and reduce crashes and injuries• data driven strategic approach• enforcement, education, engineering, and

emergency response strategies

Goalreduce deaths & severe injuries by half by 2030

Target –3 percent per year until 2016

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SHSP Emphasis Areas

1. Roadway Departure2. Intersections3. Speed4. Occupant Protection5. Impaired Drivers6. Young Drivers7. Data Collection, Management and Analysis

http://www.virginiadot.org/info/hwysafetyplan.asp

EngineeringStrategies

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Current VDOT HighwaySafety Strategies

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Improve Access to Safety Info

• NEW Highway Safety OutsideVDOT page• Worked with DMV to improve crash data timelinessØ 18 month lag in June of 2014Ø 2 month lag in June of 2015

• Developed Tableau Tools:Ø Crash Data ToolØ Highway Safety Project Tracking Tool

Go to: OutsideVDOTClick on: VDOT Highway Safety Info

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Deliver Highway Safety Six-Year Plan

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Data-Driven Projects Focusing on:• Roadway Departure crashes• Intersection crashes• Bicycle and Pedestrian safety• Low-cost/high-benefit safety solutions

Flashing Yellow Arrows

Rumble Strips

Curve Delineation

Highway Safety Project Inventory

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13

24

10

38

39

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Active Projects By District*

Bristol Culpeper FredericksburgHampton Roads Lynchburg Northern VARichmond Salem StauntonStatewide

199Total

*Active means in preliminary engineering, right-of-way, or construction phases as of June 12, 2015

77

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Active Projects ByPhase*

PE Right-of-way Construction

138

61

Project Administration*

VDOT Local

HSIP SYIP (FY2016-FY2021)

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Previously Allocated/Committed New District HSIP ProjectsStatewide Initiatives Local Safety ProjectsRoadway Departure Plan Future District Projects

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* Available funding estimates provided by Infrastructure Investment Division in March, 2015.

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Open Container SYIP (FY2015-FY2021)

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Previously Allocated/Committed I-95/I-81 Safety Projects

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* Estimated funding based on past years and VDOT/DMV split as of March, 2015. Subject to change.

Before-and-after Results

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Where 113 highway safety-funded projectshave been deployed since 2004…

92%

Fatal Crashes

55%

Injury Crashes

Deploy Low-Cost/High-Benefit Solutions

What We Know:• Highway Safety Funding is very limited.• Severe crashes are spread out across our roadway network

As a result, we must:• Select projects based on data-driven approach• Take advantage of low cost solutions that can be deployed at

many locations (We call these SYSTEMIC projects)

For Example …

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Example

Traditional IntersectionProject

• Rebuild IntersectionØ Move curbØ Add capacityØ Rebuild/replace signalØ Some R/W required

• Typical Cost: $2-4 Million• Typical Schedule: 2-4 years

• Typical crash reductionØ 10-15 crashes/year

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Systemic IntersectionProject

• Deploy flashing yellowarrow at 25 intersections

• Approximate Cost: $500K• Approx. Schedule: 1 year

• Expected crash ReductionØ 36% of all left turn angle

collisionsØ Approximately 90

crashes/year

http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/systemic/index.htm

FHWA Systemic Approach

Systemic Projects – Curve Delineation

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Estimated Cost:à $5K/location

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 30-50% of all crashes

Estimated Schedule:à less than 1 year

Other Notes:FHWA proven safety countermeasure

Systemic Projects – Rumble Strips

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Estimated Cost:à $7K/mile – center line RSà $12K/mile – shoulder RS

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 44-64% - center line RSà 36% - shoulder RS

Estimated Schedule:à less than 1 year

Other Notes:FHWA proven safety countermeasure

Systemic Projects – Flashing Yellow Arrow

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Estimated Cost:à $20K/intersection

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 36 % of left turn angle crashes

Estimated Schedule:à about a year

Systemic Projects – Retroreflective TrafficSignal Backplates

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Estimated Cost:à $5-7K/intersection

(much less if doing other work)

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 15 % of all intersection crashesà 28% of severe crashes

Estimated Schedule:à less than a year

Other Notes:FHWA’s proven safety countermeasure

Systemic Projects –Signal Timing

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Elements:• Cycle length, split, Offset, Yellow

and Red Clearance intervals,pedestrian clearance interval,pedestrian phase selection.

Estimated Cost:à $5K/intersection

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 20-33 % of all crashes

Estimated Schedule:à less than a year

Systemic Projects – Road Diets

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Estimated Cost:à $20-30K/mile for pavement

marking changes

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 20-47 % of all crashesà particularly rear end, angle, and

sideswipe crashesà risk reduction for peds and bikes

Estimated Schedule:à less than a year if coordinated

with resurfacing

Other Notes:FHWA proven safety countermeasure

Systemic Projects – Ped Refuge Islands

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Estimated Cost:à $20-30K/location if no R/W needed

Estimated Crash Reduction:à 40-45 % of all crashes

Estimated Schedule:à 1-2 years

Other Notes:FHWA proven safety countermeasure

Systemic Projects – Other Ped/Bike Projects

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Element w/ Estimated Cost:• Ped countdown SignalsØ $1200/Each

• Rectangular Rapid Flashing BeaconØ $30-40K per location

• HAWK SignalØ $90-120K per locationØ FHWA Proven Safety

Countermeasure• High-Visibility Crosswalk

Ø $5-10K/intersection

• Green Bike Lanes in conflict areasØ $20/square foot

Roadway Departure Plan

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Roadway Departure Crash Definition

“A non-intersection crash which occurswhen a vehicle crosses an edge line or a

center line, or otherwise leaves thetraveled way.” (Source: FHWA)

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Roadway Departure Plan

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• Completed by FHWA

• Recommends low-cost,systemic countermeasures

• Focus on keeping vehicles onthe road

• Plan, spreadsheet and GISmaps available onOutsideVDOT Page. Accessby clicking HERE.

Contact Stephen Read at:(804) 786-9094

Stephen.Read@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Roadway Departure Plan

TOP 3 Recommendations of Plan:

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Deploy low cost treatments at targeted locations that havecrash history

RecommendedTreatment

EstimatedInvestment

EstimatedAnnual

Severe InjuryReduction

EstimatedAnnualFatality

ReductionCurve treatments $13M 150 18Centerline Rumble Strips $8M 185 6Shoulder Rumble Strips $10M 229 6

Total $35M 564/year 30/year

VDOT Highway Safety Strategies Summary

• Improve Access to Highway Safety Info• Deliver Highway Safety Six-Year Plan• Deploy Low-Cost/High Benefit Solutions• Implement Roadway Departure Plan

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Questions?

Mark A. Cole, PEVDOT Assistant State Traffic Engineer

Highway Safety Program(804) 786-4196

Mark.Cole@VDOT.Virginia.gov