About 43,000 people died and another 290,000 were seriously injured on the nations roads in 2006. To reduce these numbers, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) nearly doubled funding for the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). SAFETEA-LU added requirements for states to develop strategic highway safety plans that include four key elements and to publicly report on at least the top 5 percent of hazardous locations on all of their public roads. The act also set aside funds for a legacy rail-highway crossing program and a new high-risk rural road program. As requested, GAO examined (1) states implementation of HSIP following SAFETEA-LU, (2) HSIP results to date, and (3) FHWAs guidance and assistance to states. GAO analyzed plans from 25 states, including 19 randomly selected states and 6 states that GAO visited. GAO also interviewed FHWA and state safety officials. Congress should consider (1) revising HSIPs flexible funding and rail-highway crossing provisions to better align HSIP funding with states top safety priorities and (2) eliminating the 5 percent reporting requirement. GAO also recommends that FHWA set a deadline for states to obtain the roadway inventory data. DOT generally agreed with the findings and recommendations.


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    Titel :

    Highway Safety Improvement Program: Further Efforts Needed to Address Data Limitations and Better Align Funding with States' Top Safety Priorities


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2008


    Format / Umfang :

    63 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch