2009 Grant Funding: Highway Safety Improvement Program and High Risk Rural Roads Program

In 2008, a portion of the funding provided through Federal Transportation Act SAFETEA-LU was made available through safety grants. These funds were provided for through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP). These funds were provided through an invitational call for projects. Agencies who met specific crash criteria, focused on fatal and serious injury crashes, got invitations. Projects were funded by the priorities established in Washington State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Target Zero. In spring 2009, 55 projects were awarded to local agencies with this grant.

2006 Grant Funding: Intersection and Corridor Safety

The Intersection and Corridor Safety grants used Federal Transportation Act (SAFETEA-LU) money to fund safety projects with a goal to eliminate or reduce fatal or injury accidents at high accident intersections and within high accident corridors. This grant funded 25 projects.

2005 and 2006 Grant Funding: Rural County Two-Lane Roadway

The Rural County Two-Lane Roadway grants used Federal Transportation Act (SAFETEA-LU) money to fund high accident corridor projects on two lane county roads that were functionally classified as a rural arterial, minor arterial, and major collector. A high accident corridor was defined as a section of road one mile or more in length. The collisions on the road had to exceed the county average for number and severity on rural two lane roadways of the same type. A high accident corridor rate was used, which was based on number of crashes per million vehicle miles. The 2005 grant funded 17 projects. The 2006 grant funded 100 projects.