The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials hosted a special poster session during its 2024 Safety Summit October 15-17 in Houston.
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AASHTO said that poster session showcased how state departments of transportation and some of their partners from around the country incorporate safety more deeply into their respective transportation project decision-making processes.
For example, the Delaware Department of Transportation created a poster that detailed how the agency implemented all-way stop control technology at 37 low traffic volume intersections between 2017 and 2022 to reduce the number and severity of crashes – an effort that cut total crashes by 49 percent, injury crashes by 76 percent, and fatal crashes by 100 percent over that five-year span.
Another poster crafted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet illustrated how the inclusion of pavement friction measurements helped improve roadway safety over time.
And among the posters displayed by the Texas Department of Transportation was one that mapped out all the safety policy manuals and resources the agency incorporates into its infrastructure project planning process – an initiative the ensures engineers keep safety at the forefront throughout the design and construction process across many different types of construction projects.
“This annual poster exhibit is all about helping state DOTs present compact visualizations of their safety initiatives so they can share them more easily with their peers,” explained Kelly Hardy, AASHTO’s program manager for safety. “It is one more way to help state DOTs share best practices and help each other improve their safety efforts.”
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