Highway safety ideas sought
Oklahomans have an opportunity to share their concerns and present ideas about highway safety issues that could be included in Oklahoma’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan under a project spearheaded by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
The plan is required by the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. The act requires states to have a strategic plan in place by Sept. 30 to improve highway safety.
The project’s goal is to identify Oklahoma’s key safety needs so officials can reduce highway fatalities and serious injuries 20 percent by 2015 compared to 2004 figures.
“These are ambitious goals that will only be achieved if all Oklahomans work together. This will help focus efforts on areas that will make the greatest impact,” said Dawn Sullivan, the state Transportation Department’s planning and research director.
Officials will focus on four areas: young drivers, lane departures, unsafe driver behaviors and intersections.
The strategic highway safety team is comprised of nearly six dozen people representing 44 state, federal, local and tribal governments, along with industry and other groups.
Ideas and concerns may be mailed to Terry Jessup, ODOT Planning and Research Division, 200 NE 21, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 or e-mailed to tjessup@odot.org.
The submission deadline is June 30.
Brian Sargent
Staff Writer
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