Sarah Tracy, P.E., PTOE Assistant Traffic Engineer Dakota County, MN Comprehensive Approach to Safety Through the CIP Process Sarah Tracy, P.E., PTOE Assistant Traffic Engineer
Dakota County, MN
Dakota County, MN Minnesota’s 3rd-most Populous County Population 1990: 275,000 2000: 356,000 (+29%) 2010: 400,675 (+13%) 2030: 520,000 (+30%)
Dakota County, MN 424 centerline miles/1,080 lane miles Principal Arterial 18 miles (4%) Minor Arterial 212 miles (50%) Collector 180 miles (42%) Local 14 miles (4%) 250 traffic signals
Capital Improvement Program ?
Annual Process Listings: Intersection Crashes Intersection Traffic Control Assessment Aging Signal System Other: County Roadway Safety Plan (MnDOT) City & citizen concerns Studies Signal revisions Overlays
Intersection Crash Listing MnCMAT Program Criteria: 5 crashes current year 10 crashes in most recent 3 years
Intersection Crash Listing TIER 1 # of crashes 2013 to 2015 3-year total Crash rate & state average Severity Rate & state average Critical crash rate & crash rate index Rank by crash rate (may change)
Intersection Crash Listing
Intersection Crash Listing
Intersection Crash Listing TIER 2 Assess Top ~50 intersections Develop crash listings/diagrams as needed to ID trends ID Tier 3 locations
Intersection Crash Listing TIER 3 Detailed assessment ID CIP projects
Intersection Traffic Control Assessment Non-Signalized Intersections Signal Warrants Field and Safety Reviews
Intersection Traffic Control Assessment Warrants met Volume warrants points (ranking) Crash listing rank Traffic control comments Evaluate? CIP recommendation
Aging Signal System Listing Full reconstruction date 2017 age Crash ranking Maintenance Issues Recommended action
CIP Traffic Recommendations
CIP Meetings with Cities
CIP Meetings with Cities
Capital Improvement Program
Capital Improvement Program