Transportation Pooled Fund Program
Transportation Pooled Fund Program
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administers the Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Program as a means for interested States, FHWA, and other organizations to partner when
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Promoting Vision Zero: Case Study from Richmond, VA
Background
The City of Richmond, the capital of Virginia, is among the oldest cities in the U.S. The City formed a Safe and Healthy Streets Commission in 1966 as one of earliest multidiscipline initiatives of its kind in the nation and helped lay the groundwork for their Vision Zero plans and program.
Innovative Materials Procurement Practices Lead to Improved Local Road Safety
Summary
To accelerate the process of purchasing federally funded safety devices and installing them on local and rural roads to address safety concerns, State departments of transportation (DOTs) are developing innovative approaches to materials procurement and installation. These methods are resulting in faster installation of proven, low-cost safety countermeasures that are saving lives today.
Force Accounts Lead to Faster, More Cost-Effective Completion of Life-Saving HSIP Projects
Summary
Alternative contracting methods such as public agency force accounts can increase the pace and decrease the cost of delivering safety improvement projects. This approach to project delivery is an efficient and effective tool for both improving safety as well as reducing the time and cost to install proven, low-cost safety solutions.
Design-Build Contracting
Summary
Across the Nation, State agencies are regularly challenged to find innovative mechanisms to install life-saving safety improvements faster, preventing crashes now instead of in 3 or 5 years, which is often the anticipated timeline when agencies use traditional contracting methods on such projects. Florida and Missouri are examples of States that are putting a unique twist on the Design-Build (DB) contracting method to overcome this challenge.
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracting Can Hasten Implementation of HSIP-Funded Safety Projects
Summary
Alternative contracting approaches are becoming more widely used across the Nation. These methods can streamline Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) project delivery, save money, and increase the rate at which needed safety improvements are installed. In the case of IDIQ contracting, agencies are able to “bundle” low-cost safety projects under a single contract.
