Kansas 2006 Five Percent Report

This report is in response to the Federal requirement that each state describe at least 5 percent of its locations currently exhibiting the most severe highway safety needs, in accordance with Sections 148(c)(1)(D) and 148(g)(3)(A), of Title 23, United States Code.  Each state’s report is to include potential remedies to the hazardous locations identified; estimated costs of the remedies; and impediments to implementation of the remedies other than costs.  The reports included on this Web site represent a variety of methods utilized and various degrees of road coverage.  Therefore, this report cannot be compared with the other reports included on this Web site.

Protection from Discovery and Admission into Evidence—Under 23 U.S.C. 148(g)(4) information collected or compiled for any purpose directly relating to this report shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location identified or addressed in the reports.

Additional information, including the specific legislative requirements, can be found in the guidance provided by the Federal Highway Administration,
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/fiveguidance.htm.

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5% Highest Fatal and Disabling Injury Crash Index, 2001-2005 on Kansas State Highways by Functional Classification

Location	Potential Remedies	Estimated Costs	Implementation Impediments	Comments
Rural Interstate Highways
I-70 from K-14 to K-156 in Ellsworth County				CTP**
I-70 from the S Co. L to the E Co. L in Lincoln County				CTP**
I-35 from K-68 to K-33 in Franklin County				CTP**
I-70 from US-283 to K-147 in Trego County	*	*	Funding
Rural Other Principal Arterials
K-61 from Hutchinson to N Co. L Reno County				CTP**
US-77 from I-35 to N Co. L in Butler County				CTP**
US-169 from US-59N to N Co. L in Anderson County	*	*	Funding
US-50 from W Co. L to US-77 in Marion County	*	*	Funding
K-10 from Clinton Parkway to US-59 in Douglas County	*	*	Funding
K-4 from US-40 to US-24 in Shawnee County	*	*	Funding
US-77 from the S Co. L to US-50 in Marion County				CTP**
US-169 from US-166 to US-160 in Montgomery County				CTP**
US-166 from US-75 to US-169S in Montgomery County				CTP**
US-75 from K-214 to K-16 in Jackson County				CTP**
US-24 from the W Co. L to US-81 in Cloud County	*	*	Funding
US-54 from W Co L to Iola in Allen County	*	*	Funding
K-4 from K-92 to K-16 in Jefferson County	*	*	Funding
K-18 from the S Co. L to Ogden in Riley County				CTP**
US-400 from K-47 to US-75 in Wilson County				CTP**
US-24 from K-237 to US-59 in Jefferson County	*	*	Funding
Rural Minor Arterials
US-160 from the W Co. L to K-99S in Elk County	*	*		CTP**
K-2 from Anthony to US-160 in Harper County	*	*	Funding
US-40 from K-4 to the E Co L in Shawnee County	*	*	Funding
K-25 from the S Co. L to I-70 in Thomas County	*	*	Funding
US-40 from the W Co. L to K-10 in Douglas County				CTP**
US-160 from US-283 to US-183 in Clark County				CTP**
US-160 from US-75 to US-169 in Montgomery County				CTP**
K-92 from K-4 to US-59 in Jefferson County	*	*	Funding
K-99 from US-24 to K-16 in Pottawatomie County				CTP**
K-177 from the S Co. L to I-70 in Geary County	*	*	Funding
US-160 from the W Co. L for 6 mi. in Labette County	*	*	Funding
K-4 from the W Co. L to US-281 in Barton County	*	*	Funding
US-56 from US-59 to K-33 in Douglas County	*	*	Funding
K-99 from K-4 to I-70 in Wabaunsee County	*	*	Funding
K-18 from K-15 to E Co. L in Dickinson County				CTP**
K-39 from US-169 to US-59 in Neosho County				CTP**
US-160 from K-99N to E Co. L in Elk County				CTP**
US-160 from W Co. L to K-2 in Harper County	*	*	Funding
Rural Major/Minor Collectors
K-4 from K-23 to E Co. L in Lane County	*	*	Funding
K-111 from K-140 to K-156 in Ellsworth County	*	*	Funding
K-5 from S Co. L to US-73 in Leavenworth County	*	*	Funding
K-9 from US-75 to E Co. L in Jackson County	*	*	Funding
K-177 from US-54 to I-35 in Butler County	*	*	Funding
K-7 from S Co. L to Mound City in Linn County	*	*	Funding
K-9 from K-62 to E Co. L in Nemaha County	*	*	Funding
K-3 from K-47 to K-146 in Crawford County				CTP**
K-9 from US-183 to E Co. L in Phillips County	*	*	Funding
K-74 from Potter to US-73 in Atchison County	*	*	Funding
Rural Local Roads
K-279 from Osawatomie to US-169 in Miami County	*	*	Funding
Urban Interstates
I-35 from US-69 to US-169 in Wyandotte County				CTP**
I-435 from K-10 to I-35 in Johnson County	*	*	Funding
I-235 from I-135 to MacArthur Rd in Sedgwick County				CTP**
I-35 from US-56 to I-635 in Johnson County	*	*	Funding
Urban Other Freeways/Expressways
K-7 from I-70 to US-24 in Wyandotte County	*	*	Funding
K-7 from Lenexa to N Co. L in Johnson County	*	*	Funding
Urban Other Principal Arterials
US-56 from I-35 to US-169 in Johnson County	*	*	Funding
US-24 from I-635 to US-69 in Wyandotte County	*	*	Funding
US-69 from US-69Bus to US-160 in Crawford County				CTP**
US-40 from US-59S to Mass. St. in Douglas County	*	*	Funding
US-56 from US-283 to US-400 in Ford County	*	*	Funding
US-40 from Wakarusa Dr to US-59S in Douglas County	*	*	Funding
Urban Minor Arterials
US-81 from K-53 to I-235 in Sedgwick County				CTP**

* Further study of each individual segment, including alternatives analysis and local input, is required before identifying potential remedies and cost estimates.

**CTP - A construction improvement project was scheduled for this segment at some point during the duration of the Comprehensive Transportation Program (2000-2009). The extent of said project may cover all or only a portion of this segment.

Date: 9/26/2006

Additional Information Requested

1. Description of methodology used
   The Kansas State Highway System was divided into segments at county lines, urban boundaries, and major junctions. These segments were then ranked against other segments of the same functional classification for both (1) number of crashes and (2) crashes per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled. The percentiles of those two rankings were summed to give a crash index. The segments listed above represent at least the highest 5 percent of roadway length within their respective functional classifications.

2. Extent of public road coverage
   This type of analysis cannot currently be performed for roads not included in the State Highway System, as those crash locations are not linked to a geographic database network.

Schedule for upgrading crash data system to full coverage (if applicable)
The process of developing a location system is currently underway and Kansas hopes to have full coverage before 2009.

3. Years used in data analysis
   2001-2005

4. State contact person/office
   David Schwartz, KDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning (785) 296-7441