Practices for Balancing Safety Investments in a Comprehensive Safety Program
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core federal-aid highway program with the
purpose of achieving significant reductions in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. Although
there are federal requirements that guide state HSIP efforts, there are several variations in how state
departments of transportation (DOTs) identify, prioritize, and evaluate HSIP projects.
The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's
NCHRP Synthesis 592: Practices for Balancing Safety Investments in a Comprehensive Safety Program
documents current state DOT practices for identifying, prioritizing,
and evaluating HSIP projects.
This Summary Last Modified On: 7/22/2022