The Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan—an integral part of Minnesota's Toward Zero Deaths
The plan was created to reduce the number of traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Minnesota’s roadway. Critical strategies address include the “Four Safety Es”, enforcement, education and emergency services in addition to the more traditional engineering improvement. The plans goal—to reduce traffic fatalities to fewer than 500 by 2008 and move Towards Zero Deaths.
Traffic Safety Navigation
Other Highway Safety Plans
Traffic Engineering Sites
- ADA (TPAR)
- Approved Products
- Corridor Modeling
- Lighting
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
- Pavement Markings
- Pedestrians in Work Zones
- Signals
- Signing
- Speed Limits
- Tort Claims
- Training
- Traffic Safety
- Traffic Topics
- Trivia and Facts
- Work Zones
The Purpose of the Plan:
- Update the Minnesota Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan to achieve compliance with requirements of Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
- Provide an overview and coordination with other safety plans and programs within the state – including the Toward Zero Deaths program, Statewide Heavy Vehicle Safety Plan, Intelligent Transportation System Safety Plan, Central Safety Fund and the Highway Safety Plan.
- Review the most recent crash data to confirm the critical emphasis areas as well as document progress towards Minnesota’s safety goal.
- Review and update the strategies in the CSHP to reflect new initiatives as well as program advances and achievements.
- Mn/DOT Districts and Minnesota county highway departments with technical assistance in prioritization and deployment of safety countermeasures within their jurisdiction by completing a detailed crash analysis in each jurisdiction and with a focus on low-cost strategies that can be deployed proactively.
- Define a process for updating, monitoring and reviewing the SHSP and the priorities established.
Download Complete Report:
Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan (PDF 750 KB 63 pp)
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Cover (PDF 629 KB 2 p)
Introduction and Signature Page (PDF 785 KB, 1 p)
Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan (PDF 750 KB 63 pp)
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Background
CHSP Development
Minnesota’s comprehensive and strategic safety planning process began in 2004, involved a cross-section of state, local and private safety partners and culminated in the Minnesota CHSP. Since the completion of the Minnesota CHSP in December 2004, coordinated efforts among agencies to elevate and strengthen the emphasis on transportation safety are credited with reducing traffic fatalities from as high as 657 in 2002 to 494 by 2006. Which means Minnesota achieved the transportation safety goal (500 or fewer annual traffic fatalities by 2008) established in the CHSP two years ahead of schedule. Based on this success and the continued commitment of the State’s safety partners, a new safety goal has been adopted by the TZD Executive Committee — to reduce the number of highway traffic related fatalities to fewer than 400 by 2010.
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users—SAFETEA-LU Requirements
After the Minnesota CHSP was completed, the law governing Federal surface transportation programs was signed — known as Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). This legislation made several important changes to the existing Highway Safety Improvement Program. Two of the most important requirements are that each state develop a SHSP and that it be signed by the governor or designated representative.
Original Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (PDF 3.48 MB, 150 pp)
Strategic Highway Safety Plan Development Effort
- Work Plan (PDF)
- Development Timeline (DOC)
- Milestone Schedule (PDF)
- Task Force (PDF)