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 This site is maintained by the NH LTAP Center. The purpose is to provide LTAPers with one location for safety publications and resources. We welcome any new resources and links. Please send them to t2.center@unh.edu.

  • Asset Management
  • Crashes
  • Drainage
  • Gravel Roads
  • Highway Safety Improvement Plan

Subjects are listed alphabetically

Asset Management:

Culvert Mgmt System (User Manual Only)
Pavement and Asset Management

Crashes:

Accident Mitigation Guide for Congested Rural Two-Lane Highways
Crashworthy Work-Zone Traffic Control Devices (NCHRP Report 553)
Fatal Crashes on Indian Reservation
Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Pedestrian Crashes
Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Intersection Crashes
A Guide for Reducing Head-On Crashes on Freeways
Crash Reduction Factors
Desktop Reference for Crash Reduction factors
FHWA's Roadway Departure Program
Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria
Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Roadway Departure Crashes
UDOT Wildlife and Domestic Animal Accident ToolkitAdobe PDF icon

Drainage:    

Culvert Technologies ListAdobe PDF icon
Culvert Mgmt System (User Manual Only)

Gravel Roads:

Dust Palliative Selection and Application GuidePDF LOGO
Minnesota Gravel Road Maintenance
South Dakota Gravel Maintenance and Design
Field Guide for Unpaved Rural RoadsAdobe PDF icon
Motor Grader Operator's Training Manual

Highway Safety Improvement Plan:

Montana Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan PDF LOGO
New Jersey Highway Safety Performance Plan (.doc)
Vermont Strategic Highway Safety Program
Nebraska Strategic Highway Safety PlanPDF LOGO
New Jersey Strategic Highway Safety PlanPDF LOGO
Washington State Stategic Highway Safety Plan

Intersections:

Common Sense Solutions to Intersection Safety Problems
Comprehensive Intersection Resource Library (CD-ROM)
Intersection Safety Issue Briefs

Roundabout: An Informational Guide
Sample Intersection Safety Action Plan
Signalized Intersections: Informational Guide
Toolbox on Intersection Safety Design

Traffic Performance of Three Typical Designs of New Jersey Jug-handle Intersections PDF LOGO

Management Systems:

Asphalt Road PaSER Manual
Bridge Inspection Process
Drainage Requirements in Pavement (User Manual Only)
Highway Safety

Improving Traffic Sign Management Process
Michigan Asset Management
National Conference on Pavement Management
National Pavement Management Conference (2007)
NCHRP Synthesis Report 322: Safety Management Systems
PaSER Unimproved Roads Manual
Pavement Management (FHWA)
Pavement Management Primer

PMS Data for Performance Monitoring with Superpave
Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation
Safer Manual
Safety management System
Traffic Information and Enforcement System

Manuals:

Minnesota Gravel Road Maintenance
Motor Grader Operator's Training Manual
Pedestrian RSA Guidelines

Quick Response Freight Manual II

Railroad Highway Grade Crossing Handbook
Roundabout: An Informational Guide
South Dakota Gravel Maintenance and Design

Pavement Preservation:

Chip Seal ApplicationPDF LOGO
Cold In-Place Asphlt Recycling Application Checklist
PDF LOGO
Crack Seal ApplicationPDF LOGO
Diamond Grinding of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements PDF LOGO
Distress Identification GuidePDF LOGO
Dowel-Bar Retrofit for Portland Cement Concrete Pavements ChecklistPDF LOGO
Fog Seal ApplicationPDF LOGO
Full-Depth Repair of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements PDF LOGO
Hot In-Place Asphalt Recycling Application ChecklistPDF LOGO
Microsurfacing ApplicationPDF LOGO
Partial-Depth Repair of Portland Cement Concrete PavementsPDF LOGO
Slurry Seal Application ChecklistPDF LOGO
Thin Hot-Mix Overlay
PDF LOGO

Pedestrians:

A Review of Pedestrian Safety Research in the United States and Abroad
Pedestrian Facilities User Guide: Providing Safety and Mobility

Pedestrian RSA Guidelines
Pedestrian Safety in Native America
Pedestrian Forum - Summer 2008 

Resources:

Federal Funding Sources
FHWA Safety Field Staff Telephone Listing
Governors' Highway Safety Representatives & Coordinators

State Highway Safety Engineers
What’s New in Safety Tech-LTAP

Road Safety:

402 Safety Funds
Audits
Audits: Case Study
Audit Guidelines
Fundamentals
Fundamental Field Guide
Fundamentals Workshop
Horizontal Curve Safety from FHWA

Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Transportation Research (NCHRP Report 500), 19 Volumes:

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         Volume 1:   A guide for Addressing Aggressive Driving Collisions
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         Volume 2:   A guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Unlicensed Drivers and Drivers with Suspended or Revoked Licenses
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         Volume 3:   A Guide for Addressing Collisions with Trees in Hazardous Locations
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         Volume 4:   A Guide for Addressing Head-On Collisions
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         Volume 5:   A Guide for Addressing Unsignalized Intersection Collisions
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         Volume 6:   A Guide for Addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions
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         Volume 7:   A Guide for Reducing Collisions on Horizontal Curves
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         Volume 8:   A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Utility Poles
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         Volume 9:   A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Driving
 

Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Transportation Research (NCHRP Report 500), 19 Volumes:
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         Volume 10: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians
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         Volume 11: A Guide for Increasing Seat Belt Use
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         Volume 12: A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections
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         Volume 13: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks
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         Volume 14: A Guide for Reducing Crashes Involving Drowsy and Distracted Drivers
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         Volume 15: A Guide for Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services
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         Volume 16: A Guide for Reducing Alcohol-Related Collisions
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         Volume 17: A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions
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         Volume 18: A Guide for Reducing Head-On Crashes on Freeways
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         Volume 19: A Guide for Collecting and Analyzing Safety Highway Safety Data

Incorporating Safety into Resurfacing and Restoration Projects
NCHRP Synthesis 321: Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies
Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features (NCHRP Report 350)
Roadway Safety for Motorcycles: Tips for Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Roadway for Increased Motorcycle Safety
RSA/ASAP References and Toolbox
Safety Edge
Safe Routes to School
Safety Management Systems = National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

Research Results Digest 329: Highway Safety Manual Data Needs GuidePDF LOGO
NCHRP Report 500: Volume 18: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving BicyclesPDF LOGO
Driving Down Lane-Departure CrashesPDF LOGO

Safety Circuit Riders:

Tennessee LTAP

Signals/Markings/Signs:

Issue Brief 5: Traffic Signals
Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports for Local Roads and Streets
Minnesota Pavement Marking Management Manual
MUTCD
Paint, Traffic and Airfield marking, Waterborne (TT-P-1952E)
Safer Sign Supports: Are Yours Breakaway Yet?

Traffic Signal Timing Manual
Minimum Retroreflectivity Levels for Blue and Brown Traffic Signs

Vegetation:

Best Management Practices for Roadside Invasive Plan
Guidelines for the Selection of Snow and Ice Control Materials to Mitigate Environmental Impacts (NCHRP Report 577)PDF Icon
Highway Safety and Trees: The Delicate Balance
Vegetation Control Guide for Safety

Work Zone:

Work Zone Safety for Iowa

Federal:

Integrated Management System Army Corp of Engineers
National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS)

A Closer Look at TraCS

How to Get TraCS

TraCS Demo

Traffic and Criminal Software (TraCS)

TraCS Imager

TraCS Portable Printer

TraCS User Agreement

State:

Delineator Marker Costs in SD
Iowa Safety Questions and Answers

Tribal:

592 Building Tribal Traffic Safety Capacity
592 Tribal Traffic Safety Funding Guide (Supplement to SPR 592)
Construction Contract Administration Overview PDF Icon
Safe Journey

Indian Highway Safety Program
Tribal Safety

Tribal School Zone Safety
Tribal Road Safety Audits Case Studies
Tribal Transportation Management System (SMS)

Other:

Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Culverts
Barrier Guide for Low Volume and Low Speed Roads

Guide for Customer-Driven Benchmarking of Maintenance Activities

 

 Last update: 03.30.09