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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />0 F&A crashes = SIP category 1 <br />1-2 F&A crashes = SIP category 2 <br />3-5 F&A crashes = SIP category 3 <br />6-9 F&A crashes = SIP category 4 <br />10+ F&A crashes = SIP category 5 <br />For pavement preservation projects on <br />roadway segments with a low frequency of <br />fatal and serious injury crashes, minimal <br />safety upgrades are included in the project <br />using preservation funds. "Pave Mainly" is <br />the focus of preservation projects with low <br />crash history. However, a program goal of <br />6% of preservation dollars will be spent to <br />mitigate identified safety concerns, includ- <br />ing four core safety upgrades: bridge rail ret- <br />rofit and new bridge rail; low guardrail; <br />guardraiUbridge connections and guardrail <br />blunt ends; and Americans with Disabilities <br />Act (ADA) ramps. <br />climbing lane or passing lane in crash-prone <br />locations. <br />For more information about the Safety Pro- <br />gram, call 503-986-3572, or go online: <br />http://www.oregon• Gov/ODOT/HWY/TRA <br />FFIC/Hig_hway Safety Pa eg shtml. <br />Scenic Byways <br />TEA-21 established funding for projects <br />along highways designated as National Sce- <br />nic Byways, All-American Roads, or State <br />Scenic Byways. FHWA administers this <br />program and requests applications once a <br />year. The State of Oregon designates scenic <br />roads according to prescribed criteria in <br />OAR 734. The ODOT Statewide Scenic <br />Byways Program Committee oversees Ore- <br />gon's participation in this national program. <br />Segments with greater crash frequency (SIP <br />category 3, 4, or 5) receive consideration for <br />investment using Safety Program funds. The <br />proposed safety countermeasures are exam- <br />ined for effectiveness by a benefitlcost <br />analysis. Measures with positive benefit-to- <br />cost ratios greater than 1.0 may be incorpo- <br />rated into the project. <br />In addition to highway segment safety im- <br />provements, site-specific improvements also <br />are made. Hazardous locations are identi- <br />fied using SPIS. Every year, each 1/10th <br />mile segment of state highway that has had <br />either one fatal or three other crashes in the <br />last three years receives a SPIS score. The <br />top 10% of these sites are candidate loca- <br />tions for safety improvements. These pro- <br />jects are prioritized based on crash history, <br />SPIS ranking, and benefit/cost ratio of add- <br />ing selected features. Site-specific safety <br />improvements are frequently combined with <br />other projects, such as preservation, bridge, <br />or operations. Sometimes a safety im- <br />provement may even be incorporated into a <br />modernization project, such as a truck- <br />Scenic byways projects must compete for <br />funding at the national level, so there is no <br />assurance that a project will be selected. <br />Scenic byways projects, therefore, do not <br />appear in every STIP cycle. <br />For more information, go to the Scenic By- <br />ways Program website at: <br />http://www.oregon. gov/ODOT/HWY/SCEN <br />ICB YWAYS/index. shtml <br />Transportation Enhancement <br />The Transportation Enhancement (TE) Pro- <br />gram is a statewide program that provides <br />reimbursement and discretionary funds for a <br />variety of projects. Reimbursement fund re- <br />cipients must apply for these funds through <br />a competitive application process. Proposed <br />projects for all funds must have a direct rela- <br />tionship with transportation and fall into one <br />or more of the following categories: <br />• Pedestrian and bicycle facilities; <br />• Safety and educational activities for pe- <br />destrians and bicyclists; <br />Page 22 <br />