Project title: Workshops on incorporating safety into the highway design process

681787112Technical report; Sept. 2006-Aug. 2010.PDFTech ReportFHWA/TX-10/5-4703-01-1Project 5-4703-01Highway safetyHighway designRoad constructionTexasTexas Transportation InstituteBonneson, James A.Pratt, Michael P.Texas Transportation InstituteTexas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation OfficeNTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Construction and MaintenanceNTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-DesignNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyUS Transportation CollectionHighway safety is an ongoing concern for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). As part of itsproactive commitment to improving highway safety, TxDOT is moving toward including quantitative safetyanalyses earlier in the project development process. To assist in achieving this goal, TxDOT research project0-4703 developed the Roadway Safety Design Workbook for engineers responsible for highway geometricdesign. This Workbook describes quantitative safety relationships for specific design components known tobe correlated with crash frequency.As part of TxDOT Project 0-4703, a series of workshops were developed to share safety information withTxDOT roadway designers. Information in the Workbook was used as the basis for the workshops. Theworkshops addressed rural highways, urban streets, and freeways. They included a mixture of classroomdiscussion and hands-on training activities for the participants. The participants indicated that theinformation presented in the workshops will be beneficial as they make decisions about highway safetyimprovements