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Scale and Scope of Safety Assessment Methods in the Project Development Process

Long Description: Problem Overview, Section A-3.2

Safety Assessment Method: SPF with CMF Adjustment

Project Phase: Alternative Analysis

Project Type: 2R

Related Task: Alternative Selection

Calculation Method: Hand Calculated (Tool based example included in Problem 3.2)

Comments: This example problem demonstrates how to conduct a safety assessment for an alternative design for a rural, multilane highway and compare the estimated safety improvement to the existing configuration.

Level of Analysis: Intermediate

Note: See table 3 for a full definition of Project Type designations.

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