Highway Safety Program Areas
The Texas HSP typically addresses 14 program areas. These
14 program areas form the framework for providing detailed descriptions
of the selected traffic safety projects. See the table below for
a complete listing of the HSP program areas with their respective
and applicable federal two-letter alpha character accounting code
designators.
Program Area # / Title (NHTSA
Accounting Code) | |
|---|---|
01 | Planning and Administration
(PA) |
02 | Alcohol (AL) |
03 | Emergency Medical Services (EM) |
04 | Motorcycle Safety (MC) |
05 | Occupant Protection (OP) |
06 | Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety
(PS) |
07 | Police Traffic Services (PT) |
08 | Speed Control (SC) |
09 | Traffic Records (TR) |
10 | Driver Education (DE) |
11 | Railroad-Highway Crossings (RH) |
12 | Roadway Safety (RS) |
13 | Safe Communities (SA) |
14 | School Bus Safety (SB) |
TxDOT has designated additional priority program areas
as eligible for funding based on needs assessments and NHTSA approval.
Proposed projects must support the goals and strategies for the
program areas in the HSP. Grant agreements implement the HSP.