DATE: January 28, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Applications
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve three grant applications submitted to the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 ($8,175,187).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will retroactively authorize three funding applications submitted by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 12 to meet the deadline of September 9, 2024. This item pertains to locations in districts 1, 3, 4, and 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the HSIP applications submitted to Caltrans will be withdrawn from funding consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. If the grant applications are successful, the local matches for HSIP ($1,562,413) would be covered by the Department of Public Works and Planning - Road Fund 0010 and by other funding sources. Awards are anticipated in Spring of 2025.
DISCUSSION:
The HSIP dates back to 1979 and is one of the core federal-aid programs for transportation safety projects. It has been reauthorized by Congress in subsequent transportation bills, most recently the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The purpose of the HSIP program is to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-state-owned public roads and roads on tribal land. Local HSIP projects must be identified on the basis of crash experience, crash potential, crash rate, or other data-supported means. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) allocates funding to Caltrans, who in turn issue a state-wide competitive call for projects every two y...
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