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Consent-Community Services # 24.
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| Board of Supervisors |
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| Accept and adopt the Yolo County Local Road Safety Plan. (No general fund impact) (Echiburú/Dinozo) |
| Recommended Action |
- Accept and adopt the Yolo County Local Road Safety Plan; and
- Direct staff to implement the plan and the Director of Public Works to approve an annual update.
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| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
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Safe Communities |
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
Yolo County was selected by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to participate in a pilot program for local agencies to develop a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP), as a supplement to Caltrans’ Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) which provides Federal funding of safety improvements for road projects for local agencies. The purpose of the plan is to look at the safety of our roads and possible safety improvements in a comprehensive manner including Education, Enforcement, and Engineering. The ultimate goal of the effort is zero deaths on our roads. For HSIP Cycle 11 in May 2022, local agencies will be required to prepare a LRSP to be eligible to apply for federal funding through the HSIP
Through safety stakeholder meetings with the various agencies listed in “Collaborations” below, the existing safety efforts and current safety needs on Yolo County roads were discussed and documented. The CHP supplied traffic collisions data so that stakeholders could identify areas of emphasis and establish goals and strategies to improve safety.
As a “Living Document” the Public Works Division will annually update the Yolo County Local Road Safety Plan to adjust to current traffic safety needs based on trends of traffic collision data and input from safety stakeholders and the public. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Yolo County Board of Supervisors
- Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency
- Yolo County Sheriff’s Office
- Woodland California Highway Patrol (CHP)
- West Plainfield Fire Protection District
- Yolo County Office of Education
- California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
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