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City of Henderson Citizens Traffic Advisory Board NDOT SAFETY UPDATE
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OUR GOAL! REDUCE FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES ON NEVADA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
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NDOT SAFETY PROGRAMS Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Road Safety Assessments Data Analysis Everything Else!
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Safety – Make it Personal Welcome to the NDOT Safety Engineering Tool Box!
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NDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) FHWA Nine Proven Crash Countermeasures Roundabouts Corridor Access Management Traffic Signal Backplates with Reflective Borders Rumble Strips and Stripes Enhanced Delineation and Friction for Horizontal Curves Safety Edge Medians and Pedestrian Crossing Refuge Areas Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (HAWK signal) Road Diet
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NDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) NDOT HSIP Elements Include: Railroad/Highway Grade Crossings Pedestrian/Bicycle Intersections Corridors
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Systemic Improvement Tools (Systemic definition – Of or affecting the entire highway) INTERSECTIONS Flashing Yellow Arrow Median and Pedestrian Refuge Yellow Change Interval Left and Right Turn Lanes Roundabouts
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Systemic Improvement Tools CORRIDORS (URBAN) Walkways Access Management Rumble Strips Roundabouts Safety Management Plans
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Walkways
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Access Management - Before
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Access Management – After
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Rumble Strips and Stripes
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Roundabouts
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Safety Management Plans (SMP) SMPs are a detailed, comprehensive analysis of high crash corridors Use B/C to prioritize improvement strategies First SMP in Nevada was done on Kietzke Lane in Reno (2013) NDOT has selected consultants to conduct SMPs throughout the state
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Systemic Improvement Tools CORRIDORS (RURAL) Median Barrier (cable, guardrail or concrete) Left and Right Turn Lanes Safety Edge Shoulder Widening Slope Flattening Safety Management Plans
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Median Barrier
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Safety Edge - Before
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Safety Edge – After NDOT Standard
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Slope Flattening - Before
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Slope Flattening - After
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Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) A major element of SHSP is the focus on 6 Critical Emphasis Areas: Lane Departure Intersections Occupant Protection Impaired Driving Pedestrians Motorcycles
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23 $2 million for support of the Office of Traffic Safety
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Clark County Projects
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The End!
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QUESTIONS
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Contact Information P.D. Kiser, P.E.,PTOE NDOT Traffic Safety Engineer Carson City, NV O. 775-888-7459 C. 775-721-8228
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