Safety Improvement Funding

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) provides Federal funding to support state’s safety efforts.

These funds are applied in areas intended to reduce the number and severity of crashes that occur on Maine's public roads. SAFETEA-LU funding includes these transportation safety areas:

The Hazard Elimination Program (HEP) focuses on general road safety problems such as lane departure, intersections and roadside safety.
High Risk Rural Roads program focuses on construction and operational improvements on rural Collector and Local roads
The Rail-Highway Crossing Program is directed at railroad grade crossing safety problems at public roads.
Safe Routes to School provides funds for infrastructure and non-infrastructure strategies that encourage and enable children to walk and bike to school.
Other strategies that address road and driver safety issues.

This page last updated on 11/19/12