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Safety and Performance Measures

Federal Performance Measures

Federal transportation laws, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), require state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and public transportation providers to conduct performance-based planning by tracking performance and establishing data-driven performance targets to assess progress toward achieving goals. The Safety (PM1), Bridge and Pavement Condition (PM2), and System Performance (PM3) Final Rules establish standardized statewide performance measures intended to address the national performance goals. Each rule contains requirements for target setting, data collection and management, performance measurement, reporting, and significant progress determination.

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The data tables below  provides current and historical data and targets for the federal performance measures for safety, bridge, pavement, and system performance for the entire State and the MPOs

Safety

The first of the performance measures rules (PM1) issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) establishes five measures to assess the safety condition of Florida’s public roadways:

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  1. Number of Fatalities

  2. Rate of Fatalities

  3. Number of Serious Injuries

  4. Rate of Serious Injuries

  5. Number of Non-motorized Fatalities and Non-motorized Serious Injuries

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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida’s traffic safety partners are committed to eliminating fatalities and serious injuries, with the understanding that the death or serious injury of any person is unacceptable. Therefore, FDOT has established zero as the only acceptable target for all five of the federal safety performance measures. FDOT reaffirms this commitment each year in setting annual safety targets. Some MPOs have established their own targets for the safety measures.

Pavement Conditions

The second of the performance measures rules (PM2) issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) establishes four measures to assess the condition of pavements on the National Highway System (NHS):

  1. Percentage of pavements on the Interstate System in Good condition

  2. Percentage of pavements on the Interstate System in Poor condition

  3. Percentage of pavements on the non-Interstate NHS in Good condition

  4. Percentage of pavements on the non-Interstate NHS in Poor condition

Good condition suggests that no major investment is needed, while Poor condition suggests that major investment is needed to improve the pavement condition.

FDOT established statewide two and four-year targets in coordination with the state’s MPOs, to the extent practicable, for each FHWA pavement performance measure. All 27 MPOs (except Forward Pinellas) support the statewide targets including the intent to plan and program projects that are anticipated to support progress toward achieving the targets. Forward Pinellas set higher targets for pavement condition on the non-Interstate portion of the NHS.

Bridge Surface Condition

The second of the performance measures rules (PM2) issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) establishes two measures to assess the condition of bridges on the National Highway System (NHS):

  1. Percentage of NHS bridges by deck area in Good condition

  2. Percentage of NHS bridges by deck area in Poor condition

Good condition suggests that no major investment is needed, while Poor condition suggests that major investment is needed to improve the pavement condition.

FDOT established statewide two and four-year targets in coordination with the state’s MPOs, to the extent practicable, for each FHWA bridge performance measure. All 27 MPOs support the statewide targets including the intent to plan and program projects that are anticipated to support progress toward achieving the targets.

System Performance

The third of the performance measures rules (PM3) issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) establishes three measures to assess the system performance of the National Highway System (NHS):

  1. Interstate Reliability: Percent of Person-Miles Traveled (PMT) on the Interstate that are reliable

  2. Non-Interstate Reliability: Percent of Person-Miles Traveled (PMT) on the Non-Interstate NHS that are reliable

  3. Freight Reliability: Truck Travel Time Reliability (TTTR) Index

The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) requirements do not apply to Florida because air quality in the entire state of Florida is in attainment.

State DOTs and MPOs must set targets to assess the reliability of passenger and truck freight travel on NHS roads. FDOT established statewide targets in December 2022 for system performance in 2023 and 2025. A total of 24 MPOs supported the statewide targets, and three set their own targets for at least one of the measures or years.

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