ST.
PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites public
comment on the draft Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a
comprehensive policy plan that provides insight and direction on how to
reduce traffic-related crashes.
The public comment period is open from June 9 until 4 p.m. on July 8, 2014.
A draft copy of the Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan will be posted at www.mndot.gov/safetyplan
beginning June 9. Alternate formats of the document can be made
available upon request at any of MnDOT’s eight district offices (see www.mndot.gov for locations) or from the MnDOT Library in Central Office at 395 John Ireland Blvd. in St. Paul.
Developed
in consultation with safety stakeholders from education, emergency
medical and trauma services, enforcement, engineering and other
disciplines, the Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan is based on
data and trends that will affect traffic safety during the next several
years. It describes how many, where, what type and to whom crashes
occur, and presents Minnesota’s future focus area priorities and a
framework for selecting traffic safety strategies that will help move
the state toward zero deaths on Minnesota roadways. The plan also
highlights opportunities for collaboration and performance measures to
chart progress.
Written comments on the draft Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan should be sent to safetyplan@state.mn.us no later than 4 p.m. on July 8, 2014.
After
the public comment period, MnDOT will make appropriate changes to the
plan and submit it to the Federal Highway Administration.
