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NH Route 28 Corridor Safety Audit. Preliminary Analysis of Historic and Existing Conditions. Road Safety Audits ( 23 CFR Part 924). Road Safety Audits means a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent multidisciplinary audit team.
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NH Route 28Corridor Safety Audit Preliminary Analysis of Historic and Existing Conditions
Road Safety Audits(23 CFR Part 924) • Road Safety Audits means a formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent multidisciplinary audit team. • Road Safety Audits are identified as a process for conducting engineering studies of hazardous locations, sections, and elements to develop highway safety improvement projects.
Background Information • Crash Analysis • Vehicle Counts: Volume, Speed, Classification • Zoning and Land Use • Sign Inventory • Pavement Evaluation • LOS • Vehicles, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
SR28 – Preliminary Crash Analysis • Segments • Rate Quality Control • Segments with higher than “average” crash rates • Intersections • Equivalent Property Damage Only • EPDO Greater than 25 • Behavioral • Aggregate summary of crash records
Background Information • Crash Analysis • Vehicle Counts: Volume, Speed, Classification • Zoning and Land Use • Sign Inventory • Pavement Evaluation • LOS • Vehicles, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
Location Order • 1 ALTON (South of Prospect Mountain High School) • 2 ALTON (South of Stockbridge Road) • 3 ALTON/BARNSTEAD town line • 4 BARNSTEAD (South of Peacham Road) • 5 BARNSTEAD (North of NH Route 126) • 6 BARNSTEAD (South of NH Route 126) • 7 PITTSFIELD (North of Leavitt Road) • 8 CHICHESTER (South of Webster Mills Road) • 9 CHICHESTER (South of Bear Hill Road) • 10 CHICHESTER (Main Street West of NH Route 28) • 11 EPSOM (North of Epsom Traffic Circle) • 12 EPSOM (South of Short Falls Road)
Background Information • Crash Analysis • Vehicle Counts: Volume, Speed, Classification • Zoning and Land Use • Sign Inventory • Pavement Evaluation • LOS • Vehicles, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
Background Information • Crash Analysis • Vehicle Counts: Volume, Speed, Classification • Zoning and Land Use • Sign Inventory • Pavement Evaluation • LOS • Vehicles, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
Background Information • Crash Analysis • Vehicle Counts: Volume, Speed, Classification • Zoning and Land Use • Sign Inventory • Pavement Evaluation • LOS • Vehicles, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
Background Information • Crash Analysis • Traffic Volume • Speed Study • Vehicle Classification Counts • Zoning and Land Use • Sign Inventory • Pavement Evaluation • LOS • Vehicles, Bicycles, and Pedestrians
Next Steps • Obtain Crash Records for Identified Intersections • Behavioral Analysis • Crash Summary • Additional data collection may be required • Sign Retro-reflectivity • Turning Movement Counts at specific locations • Additional Speed Counts to fill in data gaps
Next Steps - continued Road Safety Audit & Crash Reduction Factor Training Manchester Community College March 3rd and 4th 2009 Conduct Road Safety Audit Recommend “Cost Effective” Improvements