FDOT District 7 Safety Newsletter
July 5, 2023
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) is federal transportation legislation that went into effect on October 1, 2012. It continued the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) as a core Federal-aid program. The goal of the program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned public roads and roads on tribal lands. The HSIP requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public roads that focuses on performance.
The specific provisions pertaining to the HSIP are defined in Section 1112 of MAP-21, which amended Section 148 of Title 23, United States Code (23 USC 148). Some of the changes to the HSIP include:
- The Strategic Highway Safety Plans are now required to be updated and evaluated regularly by each State.
- The $90 million High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) set-aside has been eliminated but a new HRRR Special Rule will require States to obligate funds on HRRRs if the fatality rate is increasing on rural roads.
- The Transparency Reports (5 percent) are no longer required.
- The annual reports from the States will be posted on FHWA's website.
- FHWA is required to establish measures for the States to use in assessing the number and rate of fatalities and serious injuries.
The HSIP is implemented through the Florida Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) established by the Florida Department of Transportation. For more information on the Highway Safety Improvement Program or Florida's Strategic Highway Safety Plan, contact Peter Hsu, District Safety & Special Projects Engineer at the Florida Department of Transportation.
Highway Safety Improvement Program for Local Roadways in Tampa Bay
The following information is intended for local government staff to learn more about federally-funded safety projects on local roads in Tampa Bay.
Under the Highway Improvement Safety Program, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7 Safety Office has made a commitment to allocating federal safety funds to the local agency safety projects focused on reducing severe injury (fatal and incapacitating injury) crashes. Funding is allocated to local governments through a competitive project-based application process.
The Annual District 7 Safety Summit provides local agencies in Tampa Bay with resources and to develop projects and apply for federal safety funding through a formal process designed to identify and deliver safety improvements with the greatest benefit to the public.
Application Portal
Requesting HSIP funding for equipment and projects is now easier with the HSIP Portal!
Please view the video to the right for instructions on how to fill out the form, or click here to open the PDF instructions. Once ready, click the button below to start your application.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with your District 7 Safety Ambassador.
For all local agencies in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties
Mahshid Arasteh, P.E.
American Quality Consultants, LLC
727.543.1458
americanqualityconsultants@gmail.com
For all local agencies in Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco Counties
Melissa Shepherd
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
813.868.6181
mshepherd@jmt.com
