Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"This manual contains official policy and procedures required of and established by the Office of Transportation Safety. This version supersedes and replaces all previous Contract Management Manuals. It has been developed to assist State and local agencies in the administration of highway safety projects. It also includes instructions for preparing highway safety project applications and forms."

The primary purpose of this action plan is to reduce teen (15-19 years) motor vehicle deaths and injury hospitalizations across the state of Colorado. The time frame for accomplishing this is by 2010. The effectiveness of this plan will be evaluated throughout this time.

Wildlife fencing along highways can lower wildlife-vehicle collision rates by excluding animals from the road right-of-way. Still, animals can breach fencing and end up trapped within the fencing along the highway right-of-way, exposing wildlife and motorists to the risk of collision. Wildlife escape ramps are designed to allow animals safe passage out of the right-of-way. Few recommendations exist on effective design of escape ramps and monitoring...

This Contract Management Manual has been developed to assist cities and counties in the administration of a Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (LEAF) Project. The policies and procedures contained herein are in addition to, and consistent with, the rules and regulations and guidelines developed and issued by the Office of Transportation Safety. The State LEAF Administrator and the concerned party will resolve any differences between local policy and...

This study evaluated the condition of the thermoplastic and pavement marking tape stripes through several winters to see if the grooves provided significant protection for the stripes. Placing lane markings in shallow grooves in the pavement results in considerably longer marking life, making the highway safer for drivers.

This report investigates the impact of highways and landscape connectivity in Colorado. To do so, it describes three complementary research questions. Given the threat of roads to both wildlife populations and human safety, describing the distribution of animal-vehicle collisions (AVC) is a necessary step in understanding potential roadway impacts.