About Washington State's Corridor Safety Program
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) is the lead agency for
the Corridor Safety Program that is a joint undertaking between
the Commission and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
The Washington State Patrol is also a major partner in the
program.
Goal of Program
The goal of the Corridor Safety Program is to reduce fatal and disabling collisions
on roadways using low-cost, near-term solutions through partnerships
with community groups, business, engineering, enforcement,
education, and emergency services organizations. The programs
are locally led and coordinated in each community.
Road Selection Process
Corridors are selected for designation based on two things:
1. Statistical
evidence (established by WSDOT) that a section or set of roadways has a significant
crash problem. The problems to be addressed must have potential fixes that are low cost, near term solutions.
2. Local level support to undertake a corridor project.
Forming a Task Force
Once a roadway is selected, a task force is formed that includes
law enforcement agencies, public works and state highway agencies,
emergencies response agencies, businesses, schools, civic organizations,
citizen activists, appropriate federal agencies and interested
political entities such as county commissioners or city officials.
All agencies work together as equal members of the local corridor
project task force. A typical corridor program lasts from 18 to 24 months.
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