Roadside Safety Pooled Fund - Phase 3 - TPF-5(501)

(2023) Roadside Safety Pooled Fund - Phase 3 - TPF-5(501). Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

The objective of this Pooled Fund is to assist transportation agencies in achieving their Roadway Departure (RwD) related state Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs) goals through development, evaluation and deployment of life-saving roadside safety devices and countermeasures in accordance with AASHTO and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) adopted standards such as the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). It will also support continuation of MASH implementation in roadside hardware categories that have lagged in achieving MASH compliance (special barrier applications, sign supports, work zone traffic control devices, luminaire poles, etc.) due to various design and performance challenges and other related factors. These activities will directly support and impact state efforts to achieve Target Zero by helping reduce the frequency and severity of roadway departure crashes.