New VDOT Highway Safety Tools VASITE Summer Meeting June 25, 2015 Mark A. Cole, PE Assistant State Traffic Engineer Tracy Turpin, PE HSIP Delivery Manager
Agenda Outside VDOT Highway Safety Information Page Crash Data Tool District Highway Safety Hot Spot Locations Safety Project Tracking Tool HSIP Implementation Guidelines VDOT Crash Data Analysis Guidebook 2
OutsideVDOT Highway Safety Information Page 3
What is OutsideVDOT? Crash Data & Analysis Information Safety Project Information Safety Plan Information Work Zone Safety Information Customers 4
Highway Safety Info OutsideVDOT Page Organization: Announcements Contact Information Information Library Calendar Helpful Links 5
Highway Safety Info OutsideVDOT Page Content: Highway Safety Planning Information Crash Data & Analysis Information Highway Safety Project Information Work Zone Safety Information Safety Partner Sites 6
Highway Safety Info OutsideVDOT Page Lets Take a Tour! Link to: Highway Safety Information Page 7
Highway Safety Info OutsideVDOT Page How Can You Obtain Access? VDOT Users have basic access Consultants and other partners need to fill out two IT forms Contact: Mark.Cole@VDOT.Virginia.gov OR Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov 8
Crash Data Tool 9
Crash Data Tool Filtering and mapping of crash data Available on OutsideVDOT Requires Free Tableau Reader software Free training available at: http://www.tableau.com/learn/training 10
How Can You Obtain Access? Available with User Manual On OutsideVDOT. Click HERE to access Crash Data Tool Contact: Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov 11
District Highway Safety Hot-Spot Locations 12
District Highway Safety Hot-Spot Locations Top 100 intersection and segment locations with Potential for Safety Improvement in each VDOT District Based on Highway Safety Manual network screening analysis with Virginia-specific SPF curves Available on OutsideVDOT Map files Provided in.kmz format 13
District Highway Safety Hot-Spot Locations How Can You Obtain Access? Available On OutsideVDOT. Click HERE to access Contact: Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov 14
Safety Project Tracking Tool 15
Safety Project Tracking Tool Allows status tracking and mapping of safety projects Available on OutsideVDOT Requires Free Tableau Reader software Can be used to verify your project status in VDOT project management system 16
How Can You Obtain Access? Available On OutsideVDOT. Click HERE to access Safety Project Tracking Tool Contact: Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov 17
New HSIP Implementation Guidelines 18
New HSIP Implementation Guidelines Can Be Found on: VDOT External Website Highway Safety OutsideVDOT page Significant changes to Chapter 6 which pertains to Locally-administered safety projects. Funding eligibility criteria Submittal schedule Upcoming webinars in July Contact Tracy Turpin at: (804) 786-6610 Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov 19
Locally Administered Safety Project Criteria In order to be allocated funds for new safety projects, a locality must meet the following criteria: Project Quantity Criteria No more than $5 million in active safety projects at any time No more than 5 active safety-funded projects Project Delivery Criteria > 70% of active safety funds must be authorized for CN to receive new funds If no expenditures on active projects within 12 months, not eligible for new funds Project Schedule Expectations Projects with no R/W phase must be authorized for CN in 18 months Projects with a R/W phase must be authorized for CN within 30 months Project closeout required within 6 months of project completion 20
LAP Safety Project Submittal Process Localities may submit up to three proposals for safety projects with cumulative value of safety funds requested equaling no more than $5 million. Project Submittal Deadline: September 1, 2015 Submit projects to VDOT Local Liaison for your District VDOT District Offices will review and prioritize LAP proposals received and submit to COTED for funding safety funding consideration by November 1, 2015 VDOT Districts and Localities will be notified which projects will be funded in early 2016. 21
Crash Data Analysis Guidebook 22
Crash Data Analysis Guidebook Consistent definitions and guidance for conducting crash analysis in Virginia Steering Committee of VDOT District stakeholders Expect completion by Fall. Contact Tracy Turpin at: (804) 786-6610 Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov 23
Questions? Contact Information: Mark A. Cole, PE Tracy Turpin, PE (804) 786-4196 (804) 786-6610 Mark.Cole@VDOT.Virginia.gov Tracy.Turpin@VDOT.Virginia.gov