Virginia § 33.2-373 Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program

Virginia Statutes

§ 33.2-373 — Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program

Virginia § 33.2-373

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 33.2Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems

Subtitle IIModes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation

Ch. 3Highway Systems

Art. 5Allocation of Highway Funds

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Va. Code Ann. § 33.2-373 (2026).

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A.The Board shall establish the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program (the Program) to reduce motorized and nonmotorized fatalities and severe injuries on highways in the Commonwealth, whether such highways are state or locally maintained. The Board shall use funds set aside pursuant to § 33.2-358 and any funds deposited pursuant to § 46.2-882.1 for the Program.

B.Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Board shall, after program administration costs, allocate the funds in accordance with its adopted investment strategy pursuant to subsection C as follows:

1.At least 54 percent for infrastructure projects that address a hazardous road location or feature and address an identified highway safety problem;

2.At least 29 percent for strategies and activities to address behavioral cause

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A. The Board shall establish the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program (the Program) to reduce motorized and nonmotorized fatalities and severe injuries on highways in the Commonwealth, whether such highways are state or locally maintained. The Board shall use funds set aside pursuant to § 33.2-358 and any funds deposited pursuant to § 46.2-882.1 for the Program.

B. Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Board shall, after program administration costs, allocate the funds in accordance with its adopted investment strategy pursuant to subsection C as follows:

1. At least 54 percent for infrastructure projects that address a hazardous road location or feature and address an identified highway safety problem;

2. At least 29 percent for strategies and activities to address behavioral causes of crashes that result in fatalities and severe injuries; and

3. The remaining amount for eligible purposes under this section pursuant to the investment strategy adopted pursuant to subsection C.

C. The Board shall adopt an investment strategy to guide the investments of the Program. The strategy shall cover a period of at least five years and seek to achieve a significant reduction in the anticipated number of fatalities and severe injuries over the covered period and shall give priority to projects, strategies, and activities based on the expected reduction in fatalities and severe injuries relative to cost, including improvements that are widely implemented based on a high-risk roadway feature that is correlated with a particular crash type, rather than crash frequency.