High Risk Rural Roads Sample Clauses

High Risk Rural Roads. (HRRR) Program

High Risk Rural Roads. The HSIP, codified as section 148 of title 23, U.S.C., (23 U.S.C. §148), was elevated to a core program as a result of the passage of the SAFETEA-LU, Public Law 109-59. The SAFETEA-LU introduced a new set-aside provision known as the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP), codified as 23 U.S.C. §148 (f). This program represents a significant step toward recognizing the need to reduce fatalities on rural roads, which account for almost two-thirds of the over 43,000 roadway fatalities in the U.S. To make headway in reducing fatalities and serious injuries, regardless of ownership, safety on rural roads must improve. Local highway agencies often do not have the resources needed to adequately address safety problems on the roads they maintain. The FHWA Local and Tribal Safety Program provides national leadership in identifying, developing, and delivering safety programs and products to local officials and tribal governments to improve highway safety on local and tribal roads. Rural road safety is a particular concern, because the majority of highway fatalities take place on rural roads. Transportation professionals employ assessments/audits to scrutinize roadways for safety issues-and reduce crashes, injuries, fatalities, and costs in the process. A Road Safety Assessment/Audit (RSA) is a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. It qualitatively estimates and reports potential road safety issues and identifies opportunities for improvements in safety for all road users.

High Risk Rural Roads. The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) includes a new set-aside provision known as the High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR)