Oregon’s All Roads Transportation Safety (ARTS) Program Zahidul Siddique, Ph.D., PE, PTOE Oregon Department of Transportation October 26, st International Forum on Traffic Records and Highway Information Systems, Costa Mesa, CA, October 25-28, 2015
Oregon crash trend
Oregon averages 1800 fatalities and serious injuries per year Based on data
Traditionally ODOT spent all HSIP funding on state highways New program to address safety on all roads MAP-21 requirement Half of the fatalities and serious injuries occur on local agency roads Why ARTS program?
ODOT met with representatives from League of Oregon Cities (LOC) and Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Need for developing a safety program for all public roads Memorandum of understanding between ODOT, AOC, and LOC Agreed to All Roads Transportation Safety (ARTS) program Jurisdictionally blind safety
Reduce fatalities and serious injuries Address safety on all public roads Data-driven and blind to jurisdiction Funding allocation based on K & A Overseen by ODOT Regions Engage local agencies in the project selection process ARTS program principles
ARTS program timelines
ARTS program ARTS Hot Spot (50%) Systemic (50%) Roadway Departure (50%) Intersection (36%) Bike/Ped (14%) Numbers in ( ) represent approximate funding split (statewide)
ARTS funding- statewide ( )
ODOT CRF list
Hot spot Targets locations with histories of fatal and serious injury crashes
Hot spot countermeasures Courtesy: FHWA
Hot spot project selection A 150% list of potential project locations (for each Region)- prepared by consultant Data-driven analysis At least one fatal or serious injury crash (ODOT reported crashes only between 2009 and 2013) ODOT approved screening method Countermeasures from ODOT CRF List Prioritized based on B/C Ratio Courtesy: FHWA
Hot spot project selection
Total projects: 219 (based on 150% list) Projects in roadways owned by 16 cities and 12 counties By FundingBy Number of Projects
Systemic Systemic approach uses low-cost countermeasures that can be widely implemented to reduce fatalities and serious injuries
Systemic countermeasures Courtesy: FHWA
Systemic projects Application-based selection ODOT and Local Jurisdictions within a Region competed against each other Regions processed the applications and prepared a 150% list
Systemic projects Not necessary to have a history of F & A and preferably used on priority corridors from Systemic Plans
Systemic project selection Countermeasures from approved ODOT CRF List Projects prioritized based on B/C Ratio or Cost- Effectiveness Index (bike/ped projects)
Systemic project selection 150% list for each focus area
Systemic project selection Total projects: 268 (based on 150% list) Projects in roadways owned by 14 cities and 20 counties By Funding
Systemic project selection Roadway DepartureIntersection Bike/Ped
Systemic & Hot spot Lists Next Steps
Over-representation of urban signalized intersections in hotspot selection process Lack of proven countermeasures, especially for bike/ped projects Lack of technical expertise/staff for some local jurisdictions HSIP requirement of local match is a concern for many local agencies Engaging stakeholders early in the process is a key Conclusions
Questions? Contact: Zahidul Siddique, Ph.D., PE, PTOE Highway Safety Engineer ODOT Technical Services (503)