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Intersection Safety Improvements: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Road & US-101
Years of Safety Data Highlights Need for Road Improvements The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe successfully completes improvements (see Figure 1) for their Chicken Coop-Zaccardo Road Intersection project in cooperation with Clallam County and Washington State Department Of Transportation. The Tribe is located in the Pacific Northwest on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula along State Route 101(SR 101),…
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Crash Reporting Toolkit
Tools for Improving Crash Data The Tribal Crash Reporting Toolkit enables improved collection and use of crash data by Tribal governments. The toolkit enables Tribal Governments to maintain data sovereignty while consistently collecting a standardized set of data elements for each crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published the toolkit in…
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Systemic Safety Improvements by the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe
High Risk Intersections and Roadway Departure Risks addressed through systemic safety improvements The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO) Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation is improving roadway safety through systemic application of two proven safety countermeasures: edge-line rumble stripes and multiple low-cost countermeasures at stop-controlled intersections. Through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA)…