Road Safety Assessment : State Route 70, U.S. Route 50, State Route 16: Executive Summary

This is the executive summary to a report which describes a project designed to test Road Safety Assessment (RSA) or Road Safety Audit procedures on California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) facilities. The primary objective is to address the operation of intersections and roadways in an effort to sure a high level of safety for all road users. Additional project objectives include: 1) assess the crash potential and safety performance of the roadway or intersection, and prepare a report identifying potential safety issues; 2) identify deficiencies before they are built into the project; and, 3) provide results to the responsible agency for evaluation. selection, and justification of appropriate changes. Included in this report are RSAs for three Caltrans safety projects in different phases of completion: 1) SR-70 near Oroville (in planning phase); 2) US Route 50 east of Placerville (in post construction phase); and, 3) SR-16 west of I-505 (in design phase).

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• Corporate Authors:

  Kimley-Horn and Associates, Incorporated

  555 12th Street, Suite 1320
  Oakland, CA  United States  94607-9045

  CQ Consultants

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  Y&C Transportation Consultants, Incorporated

  3250 Ramos Circle
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95827

  California Office of Traffic Safety

  7000 Franklin Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95823

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Traffic Operations, 1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Publication Date: 2006-10-30

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 4p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; Inspection; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety
• Identifier Terms: California state highway 16; California state highway 70; United States Highway 50
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080234
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 2007 6:38AM