Local Road Safety Program

Marie Walsh, PhD LTAP Director

Mission
Provide resources to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes on Louisianas local roads.

Part of the Louisianas SHSP

a. Partnership with LADOTD
b. Local road component

c. Eligible for HSIP

d. LTAP/LTRC

Resources and Services:

a. Training
b. Technical Assistance

c. Safety project funding

Technical Assistance
a. Data Analysis
b. Problem Identification

c. Countermeasure Selection
d. Project Development and implementation

In the Beginning
a. Blank Slate in 2006
b. Limited Data

c. No LPA safety project process

d. Support from DOTD & LTRC

2013
a. Data, data, data
b. Established funding process

c. Systemic Problem Identification

d. Strong Partnerships

e. Expanded capacity

Progress Through Partnerships

LALTAP
Data Presentation Overview for

Louisiana Transportation Conference

Jason Taylor, PE

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - This document is exempt from discovery or admission under 23 U.S.C. 409. Contact the Traffic Safety Office at (225)379-1871 before releasing any information.

Difficulties Encountered
Lack of road data
Incomplete crash data

Limited exposure data

No AADT

How do we identify the locations?

Black Spot Systematic

Focus Points

 Current method involves visual curve identification System wide identified curves overlaid in GIS

 Overlapped Crashes with Identified Curves

Jefferson Focus Roads

Crash Locations with Injury and Causes
Due to Intersection BARATARIA PATRIOT ESTALOTE CANAL FRANKLIN KAWANEE 21ST Due to Roadway departures NICOLE JEAN LAFITTE RUE LOUIS PHILLIPE CANAL 12TH JOE YENNI CAUSEWAY BRIDGE KENNER Due to Rear End collisions HOLMES MANHATTAN LAPALCO WILLIAMS DUKE I 10 SERVICE N POWER Due to Right Angle collisions EISENHOWER 13TH WILKER NEAL KAWANEE 21ST

What is going right and wrong

300% Increases or Worse
5TH RICHLAND LOUISIANA DELAWARE 27TH SERVICE FOCIS FAIRFIELD MONROE BRUIN CALIFORNIA BENGAL ORION LAKE VILLA GARDEN DANIELS MISSISSIPPI FARRINGTON DOLHONDE HECTOR *On streets with more than 20 crashes

50% Reduction or Better

NAPOLEON W RUE LOUIS PHILLIPE PRIVATEER FRANKLIN PROMENADE AIRPORT ACCESS 4TH PALLET 8TH BRIDGE CITY AUGUST WESTWOOD METAIRIE W NINE MILE POINT JAMIE ELMWOOD PARK DIVISION

*On streets with more than 20 crashes

Safety Coalitions
Independently formed as a result of the SHSP

Stakeholders Create Own Safety Plan

Data Presentations
Who?
Type of Collision Not Reported Non Coll Rear End Head on Rt Angle Left Turn-e Left Turn-f Left Turn-g Right Turn-h Right Turn-i S Swipe(sd) S Swipe(od) Z

What?
Area Crahses State Crashes 498 3434 3579 29680 23935 61373 1420 4447 15281 42111 1857 5207 1997 7584 2163 5253 1728 3707 479 2234 12635 23746 2086 7454 20677 49839 Area % 0.56% 4.05% 27.09% 1.61% 17.30% 2.10% 2.26% 2.45% 1.96% 0.54% 14.30% 2.36% 23.41% State % 1.40% 12.06% 24.94% 1.81% 17.11% 2.12% 3.08% 2.13% 1.51% 0.91% 9.65% 3.03% 20.25% Ratio to State 0.40 0.34 1.09 0.89 1.01 0.99 0.73 1.15 1.30 0.60 1.48 0.78 1.16

* Courtesy of LSU H.S.R.G.

When?

Road Assessments

How?
Engineering

Recommendations

Questions?

Local Road Safety Program

Rick Holm, PE

Proposed Projects
Must be on locally owned roads
Projects involving state roads are not eligible

Two types of projects:

Construction; funded generally 90/10, occasionally 95/5 Purchase; funded generally 95/5

Projects developed two ways

Formal application from the Entity to our LRSP Accident data generated by LRSP

Formal Application Projects

Formal Application Projects

Information and application found on our website: http://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/ltap.lrsp.html

Systematic or System Wide Projects

Two Programs:
Intersection

Roadway Departure

 LRSP analyzes crash data and develops project for each program A staff Traffic Engineer meets with entity representative to explain data/project details Purchase projects DOTD disburse 100% of material costs Entity responsible for 100% installations costs Application completed after Entity agrees to participate

Entity/State Agreement
Important Facts:
Formal contract between DOTD & Entity

Defines the scope

Identifies maximum federal funds

Specifies requirements

Engineering
Entity choice If reimbursable - DOTD will select the consultant If not reimbursable entity can select any consultant (unless on DOTD disqualified list or disbarred) Engineering can start before Entity/State Agreement is approved Use CAUTION!

Utility Relocation
Not eligible for reimbursement
100% responsibility of Entity

Right-of-Way Acquisition and Relocation

Eligible for reimbursement

Must follow State and Federal Laws and Process

Disbursement
DOTD will disburse Entity monthly federal share prior to paying consultant share

Lessons Learned
Timely response by DOTD and Entity Entity not promptly paying consultant/contractor Entity not promptly requesting reimbursement Entity not contacting consultant or contractor