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Executive Summary <br />The Kittitas County Road Safety Plan 2025 is a continuation of a biennial road safety plan program created <br />to reduce collisions within the County Road network. Following the Washington State Department of <br />Transportation's (WSDOT) Highway Safety lmprovement Plan (HSIP) grant application methodology for <br />creating a prioritized road safety plan, crash data analysis in combination with staff identification of certain <br />roadway characteristics throughout the County Road network, a list of prioritized projects implementing <br />various countermeasures was created. These projects were further prioritized with engineering judgement <br />using considerations such as estimated project cost, feasibility, and improvement timing, Total project costs <br />were also determined, accumulated, and if needed, broken down in phases to be completed as funding <br />opportunity allows, <br />Priority One - Kittitas Hiqhway and No. 6 Road Intersection lmprovement Planninq and <br />lmplementation <br />a <br />a <br />o <br />Kittitas County has been working continuously to improve the intersection with minor improvement <br />projects. However, this road segment continues to score the highest in the County due to the <br />number of injury and non-injury collisions. The project is proposed in two phases, the first for <br />planning and research from an independent consultant, and second for implementation of a project <br />to reduce the accident rate and severity of accidents, along with improving visibility, pedestrian and <br />bicycle safety, <br />Priority Two - Corridor lmprovements Countywide <br />Corridors have been identified Countywide based on roadway segment crash data, along with the <br />practicality of possible roadway countermeasure implementation, The pgect aims to design, <br />develop and implement a system of embedded LED markers, roadway edgeline rumble strips <br />and/or carsonite delineation markers to enhance visibility, safety and reduce run-off the road <br />accidents. <br />Prioritv Three - Huntzinqer Road Safety lmprovements Phase 2 - MP 2.70 <br />This is the final phase of safety improvements to complete the Huntzinger Road corridor. The <br />project has been broken down into phases to allow for cost effective incremental improvements, <br />The project will add guardrail, delineation, and upgrade roadway signs along this stretch of <br />Huntzinger Road. <br />Prioritv Four - Denmark Road Safety lmprovements <br />Denmark Road MP 0.50 - MP 4,35 has been noted and included in previous safety plans since <br />2017. This roadway has five structures/bridges that have deficient or no bridge rail. This project <br />would provide safety countermeasures to the entire Denmark Road corridor. <br />3