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Executive Summary <br />The Kittitas County Road Safety Plan 2023 is a continuation of a biennial road safety plan program created to reduce <br />collisions within the County Road network. Following the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) <br />Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP) grant application methodology for creating a prioritized road safety plan, <br />crash data analysis in combination with staff identification of certain roadway characteristics throughout the County <br />Road network, a list of prioritized projects implementing various countermeasures was created. These projects were <br />further prioritized with engineering judgement using considerations such as estimated project cost, feasibility, and <br />improvement timing. Total project costs were also determined and accumulated, and if needed, broken down in <br />phases to be completed as funding opportunity allows. <br />• Priority_ One - Huntzinaer Rd Safety Improvements <br />Phases identified by milepost instead of total score because all phases are priority one. Milepost conscious <br />phases allow the county to continue heading south along the corridor. Phase breakdowns are provided in <br />the project description with fu rther cost estimates per phase. <br />ESTIMATED PROJECT COST. <br />• Phase 1- $1,580,700 <br />• Phase 2 - $1,457,775 <br />• Priori Two — Brid a and Structure Improvement <br />178 bridges and structures were Identified as in need of improvements in previous safety pians as well as <br />the 2023 safety plan. Due to limited county forces, this project will allow the County to solicit an outside <br />consulting service to evaluate and prioritize a systematic way to address these deficient bridges and <br />structures by creating a crashworthy and cost-effective solution. Although the County has already invested <br />in prioritizing and grouping these structures, additional research, planning, and engineering is required to <br />create feasible projects that meet current standards. The desired outcome of this planning effort would be a <br />systematic process to begin addressing the 178 identified bridges and structures. <br />ESTIMATED PROJECT COST- $150,000 <br />Priori Three — Denmark Rd <br />Denmark Rd MP 0.5 to MP 4.35 has moved up in scoring prioritization. it was noted in our previous 2017, <br />2019, and 2021 Road Safety Plans as a safety priority. This roadway has five bridges/structures that have <br />deficient or no bridge rail. The segment scoring 100 has a curve that needs safety improvements and <br />contains accident history. This project would provide safety countermeasures to the entire Denmark Rd <br />corridor. <br />ESTIMATED PROJECT COST- $2,704,488 <br />3 <br />