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Project Type Safety Improvement Planning Document
Project Value $294,170
Project Schedule The project kicked off in October of 2023 and is anticipated to take about 9 months to complete.
Completion Date Complete and Approved on April 16, 2024

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Larry Lofton
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The U.S. Department of Transportation adopted the Safe System Approach as the guiding paradigm to address roadway safety. Below are some links to learn more from USDOT:

  1. Project Introduction
  2. Project Goals
  3. Project Updates

The City of Dothan’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan is the first step in identifying challenges and solutions to help improve safety on our roadways.  The Safety Action Plan’s purpose is to improve roadway safety by planning and implementing projects designed to significantly reduce or eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries among all users, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit users. The Safety Action Plan is funded with a grant from the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. The grant requires an 80/20 match with Federal funds in the amount of $235,336 and City funds in the amount of $58,834.

Safety Action Plan Story Map

The City's consultant, Neel-Schaffer, has put together a Story Map of the project! The Story Map will evolve as the project develops so, check back often.

Approved Safety Action Plan!

The Safety Action Plan is complete and it has been approved by the City Commission. Final SAP Cover 04-17-24

Click the Link Below to Download a Copy of Dothan's Safety Action Plan

City of Dothan Safety Action Plan 

Safe System Approach

The Safe System approach aims to eliminate fatal & serious injuries for all road users. It does so through a holistic view of the road system that first anticipates human mistakes and second keeps impact energy on the human body at tolerable levels. This is a shift from a conventional safety approach because it focuses on both human mistakes and human vulnerability and designs a system with many redundancies in place to protect everyone.   

Principles of a Safe System Approach:

  • Death and Serious Injuries are Unacceptable
  • Humans Make Mistakes
  • Humans are Vulnerable
  • Responsibility is Shared
  • Safety is Proactive
  • Redundancy is Critical
Safe System Methodology