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The Local Freight Impact Fund (LFIF) is a $30.1 million competitive grant program to help municipalities make critical improvements to truck routes. Photo: Shutterstock.com.
Training

NJLTAP – Roadway and Traffic Safety Improvement Program (Webinar)

  • October 13, 2022
  • 8:30 am–12:30 pm

This course covers how to establish and maintain a roadway and traffic safety improvements program. Participants learn how to implement safety improvements targeted at areas that have a history of crashes or exhibit conditions associated with high-crash areas and they will learn how to develop a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) for their community.

Course Outline:

A. Introduction to Safety Plans

1.   Background – Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)

2. Importance and Benefits of Developing Safety Plans

B. Process for Developing a Safety Plan

1. Planning

a. Finding Your Champions

i. 5 E’s of Safety

b. Analyze the Data – Safety Starts with Crash Data

c. Identify Emphasis Areas/Strategies

d. Prioritize Strategies

e. Identify Funding Sources

i. NJ’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Funding Process

ii.  Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Process

f. Putting the Plan Together

2. Implementation Process

a. Prioritize and Implement the Strategies

i. Action Plan for Implementation

ii. Performance Indicators/Measures

3. Evaluation Process

a. Evaluate the Success of the Implemented Strategies

i. Who, When, How?

C. Best Practices; Lessons Learned; Challenges

D. Developing an LRSP Excercise

Date & Time

Date
October 13, 2022
Time
8:30 am–12:30 pm

Location

Virtual
Construction & DesignSafety
Presenters

Pat Ott, P.E., MBO Engineering

Fee

This workshop is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and New Jersey Department of Transportation through the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program.

Credits

4 PDH and 4 Technical CPWM Contact Hours

Registration

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