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Streets Ahead

Locati ng high accident areas and making them safer

afe Streets are liveable streets. emerging technology that increases
When you and your loved pavement fricti on—all help reduce
ones get behind the wheel to the number of run-off -the-road
Sget from one desti nati on to type collisions. This type of collision
another, it is nice to know that Public is classifi ed as a “Priority 1” in the
Works is keeping track of ‘accident’ Washington State’s Target Zero eff ort,
prone roads and reviewing them which strives to limit serious and fatal
regularly to see how the safety of that collisions to zero by 2030.
locati on can be improved. Recent changes to the Manual
Any collision that occurs within the on Uniform Traffi c Control Devices
County’s roadway network is recorded (MUTCD) require the County to survey
and maintained by the Washington all curves on roads to ensure that
State Department of Transportati on proper warnings and speed advisories
(WSDOT). Public Works reviews this are in place. We are also upgrading
data every two years to determine all school zone signing and evaluati ng
locati ons that could benefi t from safety crossings for compliance with the
improvements. This can range from low MUTCD.
cost enhancements, such as striping We listen to your feedback.
and signing changes, to larger roadway These include street lighti ng requests,
improvement projects including new guardrail placement, traffi c calming
signals or adding channelizati on (turn devices, improved pedestrian crossings,
lanes) at an intersecti on. parking and speeding enforcement.
Roadway characteristi cs and the Each request is investi gated and
accident types are also evaluated. evaluated for its safety benefi t, and
For example, shoulder widening, the considered in future planning. Rest
installati on of centerline and edge line assured, we are dedicated to keeping
rumble strips, and the “high fricti on you and your family safe on the roads.
surface treatment” (HFST) — an

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