HSIP grants help local agencies improve safety

282 projects totaling $225.6 million have been approved for funding as part of Cycle 11 of the program

In March, the Division of Safety Programs announced that 282 projects have been approved for funding as part of Cycle 11 of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). All 12 of Caltrans’ regional districts are represented in the latest HSIP cycle, whose projects total $225.6 million.

HSIP is a core federal-aid program with the purpose to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. State funds are used for many of the Cycle 11 projects.

Two years ago, in HSIP Cycle 10, 154 local agencies were selected to receive their shares of the $226.7 million that was awarded.

Following are the largest HSIP Cycle 11 funding awards in each district.

District 1, where 16 projects were awarded HSIP funds: At various locations in Mendocino County, install advance curve warning signs, sidewalks and pathways, and installation/upgrade of pedestrian crossing on roadways and ramps. $2,578,140 in HSIP funding ($2,864,600 total project cost).

District 2, one HSIP project: In Lassen County, install edge rumble strips, centerline rumble strips and high friction surface treatment along length of corridor and advance curve warning and chevrons signs at two curves on Lassen Center Road. $291,150 ($323,500).

District 3, 29 HSIP projects: At various locations in Yuba County, install/upgrade signs with new fluorescent sheeting (regulatory or warning). $4,003,200 ($4,448,000).

District 4, 60 HSIP projects: In Concord, install new street lighting, upgrade existing street and intersection lighting, install pedestrian countdown signal heads, and modify phasing to provide a Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI), among other safety improvements $7,409,970 ($8,233,300).

District 5, 17 HSIP projects: On San Juan Grade Road in Monterey County, install sidewalks and streetlights, and install radar feedback signs at the road transitions from a rural highway to an urban arterial. $1,344,690 ($1,494,100)

District 6, 32 HSIP projects: At various locations in Tulare County, upgrade existing, damaged, outdated, and destroyed guardrail to current standards. $936,540 ($1,040,600)

District 7, 53 HSIP projects: At various rural locations in Ventura County, install edgeline and/or centerline rumble strips and/or curve warning signs, on mid-block segments of county-=maintained roadways. $6,039,810 ($6,710,900)

District 8, 43 HSIP projects: In Riverside, install retro-reflective signal backplates, implement Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) timing at all signals citywide, and construct a raised median along Mission Inn Avenue from Redwood Drive to Scout Lane. $7,815,420 ($9,018,200)

District 9, one HSIP project: On a 1.2-mile stretch of Old Spanish Trail Highway in the Emigrant Pass area, install high-friction surface treatment, curve warning signs and flashing beacons. $188,640 ($209,600)

District 10, 13 HSIP projects: In Stockton, install a Leading Pedestrian Interval, high visibility crosswalk, left-turn phasing, curb extensions, raised median, curb ramps, and left turn lanes at Lorraine Avenue and Hammer Lane, Wilson Way and Park Street, and Wilson Way and Waterloo Road. $2,589,480 ($2,877,200)

District 11, 9 HSIP projects: In Escondido, improve signal hardware including lenses, back plates with retroreflective borders, mounting and number; install pedestrian countdown signal heads; and modify the signal phasing to implement a Leading Pedestrian Interval. $1,326,240 ($1,473,600)

District 12, 10 HSIP projects: Throughout Costa Mesa, install retroreflective backplates and upgrade 8-inch signal heads to 12-inch, implement Leading Pedestrian Intervals, install countdown pedestrian signal heads, install emergency vehicle preemption systems, and install battery backup systems. $3,906,090 ($4,340,100)

Source: Division of Safety Programs