HSM APPLICATION USING IHSDM

(I-12 TO BUSH)

April Renard, P.E.

LADOTD Highway Safety

PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Alternative N-S
corridor to I-12
Louisiana
Revised Statute
47:820.2B(e)
4-lane arterial
Limited access
facility

I-12 TO BUSH PROPOSED ALTERNATIVES

No Build
Alternative B/O
Alternative J
Alternative P
Alternative Q

ALTERNATIVE SELECTION CRITERIA

Land Use
Water Resources
Ecological Resources
Land cover
Wildlife
Sensitive habitats
T&E species
Wetlands
Geology and Soils
Air Quality
Noise

Recreational Resources
Traffic and
Transportation
Access
Operations
Safety
Utilities
Socioeconomics
Aesthetic and Visual
Resources
Cultural Resources
Hazardous and Toxic
Substances

ALTERNATIVE SELECTION CRITERIA

Land Use
Water Resources
Ecological Resources
Land cover
Wildlife
Sensitive habitats
T&E species
Wetlands
Geology and Soils
Air Quality
Noise

Recreational Resources
Traffic and
Transportation
Access
Operations
Safety
Utilities
Socioeconomics
Aesthetic and Visual
Resources
Cultural Resources
Hazardous and Toxic
Substances

SAFETY
Goal: Quantify the perceived safety benefits from
constructing the project.
Presumption: Traffic diverted from existing
roadways with lesser design standards to
proposed alignment with higher design standards
will result in a reduction in crashes.
Methodology: HSM Predictive Method (most
reliable)

AREA OF ANALYSIS
Existing routes
Proposed
alignments

IHSDM SOFTWARE
Interactive Highway Safety
Design Model
Developed in coordination with
TRB, AASHTO and FHWA
Decision-support tool;
evaluates safety and
operational effects of geometric
design decisions on highways
Incorporated HSM Predictive
Method in 2010

DATA REQUIREMENTS
Horizontal curvature
Vertical curvature
Cross sectional elements
Number of lanes and
lane width
Shoulder width and
type
Cross slope
Roadside foreslope
Median width and
type

ADT
Design Speed
Driveway Density
Roadside Hazard
Ratings
Intersections
Traffic control
Skew angle
Turn lanes

DATA RESOURCES
Highway Needs Database
Surface Type Log File
Data Collection/Management Systems
Network Plans Room
LandXML files*
Google Earth
Planning models (Transcad, REMI)

HIGHWAY NEEDS

STUDIED SECTIONS
US 190
US 190 Business
LA 21
LA 59
LA 36
LA 435
LA 41
LA 434
US 11
4 Alternatives

PREDICTED NUMBER OF CRASHES

Route
US 190
US 190-X
LA 21

Control Section
013-11
013-10
030-01

1b

LA 59
LA 36
LA 59
LA 21

281-03
280-01
852-09
030-01

1c

LA 59
LA 435
LA 41

281-03
281-04
058-02

US 11
LA 41
LA 41

018-04
058-01
058-02

LA 434
LA 36
LA 41
LA 41

852-12
280-03
058-01
058-02

Proposed Alternative
TOTAL NETWORK CRASHES

1a

No Build
478.44
27.54
88.49
594.47
84.7
16.37
17
75.72
193.79
84.7
29.31
28.98
142.99
28.69
91.38
28.98
149.05
7.09
10.11
53.67
28.98
99.85
0
1180.15

Alt B/O
463.41
26.17
97.14
586.72
70.77
15.76
11.84
58.52
156.89
70.77
26.29
24.62
121.68
27.89
81.12
24.62
133.63
4.45
9.9
45.87
24.62
84.84
43.58
1127.34

Alt J
468.03
26.33
67.84
562.2
80.64
15.44
14.32
37.26
147.66
80.64
28.86
3.22
112.72
25.72
36.64
3.22
65.58
5.6
12.02
11.75
3.22
32.59
43.5
964.25

Alt P
464.58
26.25
46.16
536.99
76.07
15.2
12.76
22.7
126.73
76.07
41.24
2.98
120.29
27.42
61.64
2.98
92.04
5.24
10.93
30.44
2.98
49.59
30.37
956.01

Alt Q
472.14
26.84
70.52
569.5
80.66
15.28
11.68
38.77
146.39
80.66
30.57
3.18
114.41
27.63
50.74
3.18
81.55
5.43
24.43
14.58
3.18
47.62
32.5
991.97

DISTRIBUTION OF CRASHES
Severity

LA (all)

LA (rural 2-lane) HSM (rural 2-lane)

Fatal

0.44%

2.08%

1.30%

Severe

0.83%

1.08%

5.40%

Moderate

6.15%

10.59%

10.90%

Possible Injury

21.70%

30.92%

14.50%

PDO

70.89%

55.33%

67.90%

100.00%

100%

100.00%

COST OF CRASHES

Cost per Person

Cost per Person

(w/ Loss of
Quality of Life)

$1,241,054

$4,275,313

Severe

$917,127

$1,990,456

Moderate

$160,602

$299,823

Possible Injury

$7,953

$10,782

PDO

$3,216

$3,216

Severity
Fatal

OVERALL COMPARISON
Rank

Alternative

Total Network
Crashes

Reduction in
Crashes

Total Cost of
Crashes*

Reduction in Cost

956.01

224.14

$25,693,587.03

$6,023,954.35

964.25

215.9

$25,915,044.08

$5,802,497.30

991.97

188.18

$26,660,042.81

$5,057,498.57

4
5

B/O
No Build

1127.34
1180.15

52.81
0

$30,298,227.43
$31,717,541.38

$1,419,313.95
$0.00

*Louisiana crash distribution and cost estimates (do not include pain and suffering)

Rank

Alternative

Total Network
Crashes

Reduction in
Crashes

Total Cost of
Crashes*

Reduction in Cost

956.01

224.14

$55,592,679.06

$13,033,904.54

964.25

215.9

$56,071,841.07

$12,554,742.53

991.97

188.18

$57,683,779.29

$10,942,804.31

B/O

1127.34

52.81

$65,555,643.57

$3,070,940.03

No Build

1180.15

$68,626,583.60

$0.00

*Louisiana crash distribution and cost estimates (includes pain and suffering)

Questions?
www.ihsdm.org
April Renard, P.E.
LADOTD, Highway Safety
april.renard@la.gov
(225)379-1919