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Smarter Roads Ahead: The Smart Work Zone Success at Rainbow/Veterans Bridges

Texas
Smart work zone strategies on a TxDOT bridge project improved safety for workers and the public. Temporary incident detection and surveillance, travel time, and speed monitoring systems made the project area was safer and more responsive.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Local News ArticleProject Update Video

Predictive Safety Evaluation for Effective Infrastructure Planning

Texas
Using proprietary, AASHTO, and FHWA tools, TxDOT identified safety improvements, predicted, and evaluated safety performance in early stages of project development. The tools help every DOT project become a safety project.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025Safer By Design Tools WebsiteKaufman County Outer Loop ProjectUS 75 Tech Lanes Project

Combined CMF Calculator Tool

Texas
Texas DOT’s combined CMF calculator tool calculates the combined reduction factor of multiple countermeasures (which provides HSIP funding documentation). The full tool is accessible to district staff.
AASHTO Safety Summit Poster 2025

Leveraging Data in Risk and Performance Management for Better Employee Safety Outcomes

Texas
Through its TPM program, TxDOT discovered a higher injury rate among new employees, leading to targeted enhancements in safety training and mentorship programs.
TPM Peer Exchange Video, Sep. 2024

Safer By Design Safety Scoring Tools

Texas
TxDOT's Safety Scoring Tools help designers understand the safety impacts of design elements and optimize safety in projects.
TXDOT Safer By Design Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Traffic Safety Data Portal

Texas
TxDOT uses a crash data portal to improve safety and educate the public. Public service announcements and further information for each emphasis area is embedded alongside the data.
TXDOT Traffic Safety Data PortalEnd the Streak Campaign Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Video Sharing Enhances Safety Across Texas

Texas
TxDOT's video sharing platform streams real-time video from 3,000 traffic cameras to department staff, first responders, and other partners, allowing them to respond to emergency events while minimizing congestion and secondary crashes.
TXDOT TSMO Webpage2023 Safety Summit Poster

Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Increases Safety for First Responders in Texas

Texas
TxDOT’s Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program trains first responders to quickly and safely clear traffic incidents, with the goal of ensuring "Everybody Goes Home.”
Training FlyerProgram Website2024 Safety Summit Poster

Safety in Project Development

Texas
TxDOT is incorporating safety into project development through various policies, programs, strategies, methods, and guidelines. For example, the TSAP manual and Safer By Design tools are newer resources to help TxDOT employees incorporate safety into all they do.
Safer By Design WebpageTexas Traffic Safety Analysis Procedures Manual (TSAP) Manual2024 Safety Summit Poster

Connection SATX Downtown Feasibility Study: Historical Safety Analysis

Texas
A historical safety analysis from the Connection SATX Downtown Feasibility Study helped develop short-term improvements for the study area by analyzing vehicular and vulnerable road user crashes to identify specific safety concerns. The safety analysis provided great insights on vehicular, pedestrian, and cyclist crash patterns in the study area.
Study Webpage2024 Safety Summit Poster
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