Safety Programs

Wyoming Rural Road Safety Program 

A few years ago, the Wyoming T2/LTAP Center developed and implemented the Wyoming Rural Road Safety Program (WRRSP) to assist counties in creating strategies to improve safety on high-risk rural roads. These strategies focus on implementing low-cost safety improvements that have proven effective in reducing crashes and fatalities.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have made safety funding available for counties interested in participating in the WRRSP. The program covers 90.49% of the total project cost (up to $100,000 in federal funds), with a required 9.51% local match. The T2/LTAP Center is available to support counties with program implementation and proposal preparation.

To date, 17 counties across the state have implemented WRRSP. Our goal is to work with all counties interested in making their local roads safer.

WRRSP follows a five-step process:

1. Crash Data Analysis
2. Level I Field Evaluation
3. Combined Ranking to identify potential high-risk locations based on Steps 1 and 2
4. Level II Field Evaluation to identify appropriate countermeasures
5. Benefit/Cost Analysis

This process uses a combination of crash history and field evaluations to identify high-risk areas. The benefit/cost analysis helps determine the most effective and affordable safety improvements for each location.

 

To apply for 2026 funding, download the documents below and email the completed application packet to laura.mcginley@uwyo.edu

 

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• HRRR 2025 Program Guide
• 2026 HRRR Applicant form 
• 2026 HRRR Application Packet

Indian Reservation Safety Toolkit

Transportation safety is a crucial issue for Indian Reservations as well as all other communities throughout the country. The Improving transportation safety on Indian Reservations-Safety Toolkit presents a five-step safety improvement program process in determining high-risk road segments and their corresponding countermeasures on Indian Reservations. The five steps are: Crash data Analysis, Level I field evaluation, combined ranking to identify potential high-risk locations based on steps 1 and 2, Level II field evaluation to identify countermeasures, and Benefit-cost analysis. Intended for low-cost safety improvements, each step in the Toolkit includes a set of tools, field and professional examples, and useful resources to implement the steps. The methodology provides flexibility for the Tribes to utilize the process the way they consider best to address. It has been implemented on several Indian reservations and has had great success to reduce the high number of fatal crashes prevalent in the reservations’ roadways.

Improving Transportation Safety on Indian Reservations

Road Barrier Condition Assessment in Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming

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State Wide Sign Program

The WYT²/LTAP Center, WYDOT, and FHWA have been working with counties around the state to improve the safety of rural roads.  The State-Wide Sign Program seeks to improve safety by providing advance warning signs for high-risk rural roads where signs have not previously existed or where enhancement would be beneficial for eligible roads.  This program is not available every year. Additional infomation will be available in the future

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Wyoming Strategic Highway Safety Plan

View the 2023 Wyoming Strategic Highway Saftey Plan by clicking the link below.

• Wyoming Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2023