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Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

Local Agency Call FY 2028

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Agenda

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  1. Introductions
  2. HSIP Overview
  3. Eligibility and Criteria
  4. Questions
  5. Example
  6. More Questions
  7. Open Time

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Statewide Crash Fatalities and Serious Injuries

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Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

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  • Federal Core Program (23 U.S.C. 148)
  • Purpose to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads
  • Federally funded, typically with 10% match requirement (state/local)
  • 50% of HSIP funding is reserved for local agency safety improvement projects to improve non-state highway facilities
  • CDOT Regional Traffic Offices identify locations and prioritize projects for CDOT share of funding
  • CDOT HQ evaluates selected projects for program eligibility
  • FHWA approves projects with CDOT HQ Traffic endorsement

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HSIP Eligibility and Criteria

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  • HSIP Projects must be aligned with Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
  • Funding supports the FHWA Safe System Approach and applies FHWA Proven Countermeasures
  • Data Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA) that evaluates each project for Level Service of Safety (LOSS) and Crash Pattern Diagnostics
  • Projects are subject to economic analysis and meeting a minimum benefit to cost ratio based on reduction of crashes

Source: FHWA

FHWA Safe System Approach

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HSIP Local Agency Funding Allocation FY 28

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Total Budget: $23 Million

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Estimated FY 2028 Local HSIP Funding Distribution by Region

Region 1: 52.9% ($12.2M)

Region 2: 16.9% ($3.9M)

Region 3: 9.3% ($2.1M)

Region 4: 17.2% ($3.9M)

Region 5: 3.7% ($0.9M)

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HSIP Eligibility and Criteria

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  • Applications should request no less than $250,000.
  • Multiple project locations can be combined in an application to meet this $250,000 threshold.
  • Design costs can be included in the requested amount.

The following project types do not qualify for HSIP funding:

- Studies

- Plans

- Non-Transportation Infrastructure

- Research

- Pilot/Product Testing

- Software

- Camera Detection Systems

- Signal Re-Timing

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HSIP Eligibility and Criteria

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Upon completion of project technical evaluations, projects meeting the minimum criteria are prioritized for implementation by each region. The regions consider technical evaluation results, BCR, project funding needs, time needed to develop the project, the Safe Systems perspective, and other relevant topics. In addition, the regions are looking to spread out the awarded projects across a wide range of jurisdictions. The complete list of criteria that will be used to award projects are as follows:

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- Minimum criteria (LOSS and crash pattern identification)

- BCR

- Availability of funding

- Awarded HSIP funding history for each agency

- Ability of agency to deliver and close out project

- Meeting Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Special Rule requirements

- Meeting High Risk Rural Road (HRRR) Special Rule requirements

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HSIP Eligibility and Criteria

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Two types of HSIP projects eligible for local agency participation.

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  1. Site Specific Projects

Infrastructure projects that target a known safety deficiency or crash pattern occurring at a particular location.

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  • Systemic Projects

These target risk factors and crash patterns that may not yet be linked to a specific location, but are evident upon review of the broader crash and roadway data set.

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25% Set Aside, $500,000 maximum per systemic application

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Application Examples

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Site Specific Example

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Systemic Example

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Rural and VRU Examples

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HSIP Application Case Study:

14th Ave and Lamar St, Lakewood, CO

2012 Application

City: Lakewood, CO

Location: 14th Ave and Lamar St

Configuration: 2-Way Stop Controlled Unsignalized Intersection

Proposed Configuration: Roundabout

Cost $1,100,000 (2012 $)

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Evaluation Criteria:

Level Service of Safety (Total Crashes): Level 4

Level Service of Safety (Severe Crashes): Level 4

Predicted Benefit to Cost Ratio: 22:1

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14th Ave and Lamar St, Lakewood, CO

Before and After Evaluation

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Crashes by Year

Broadside Collisions 2010-2014: 24

Broadside Collisions 2015-2020: 9

Injury Crashes 2010-2014: 14

Injury Crashes 2015-2020: 6

$1,100,000

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For Questions or Concerns, please contact:

  • David Swenka - CDOT HQ Traffic Safety and Engineering

david.swenka@state.co.us

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  • Kai Trujillo - CDOT HQ Traffic Safety and Engineering

carlos.trujillo@state.co.us

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  • Melissa Zecher - CDOT HQ Traffic Safety and Engineering

melissa.zecher@state.co.us

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