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On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The cornerstone of the MAP-21 Act is its focus on developing a performance and outcome-based federal transportation program. MAP-21 contains performance measures that will transform the federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of federal funds. This is done by refocusing on national transportation goals, increasing the accountability and transparency of the federal-aid highway program and improving project decision making through performance-based planning and programming.

In general, the Secretary of Transportation in Washington, D.C. , in consultation with FHWA, State Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and other stakeholders, will establish performance measures for pavement conditions and performance for the Interstate and National Highway Systems (NHS), bridge conditions on the NHS, injuries and fatalities on all public roadways, traffic congestion and on-road mobile source emissions in areas with population over one million, and freight movement on the Interstate System. States (and MPOs, where applicable) will set performance targets in support of those measures, and State and Metropolitan plans will describe how program and project selection will help achieve the targets.

In Kentucky, we’re currently working to develop a limited number of performance measures to help meet new federal performance management requirements. Listed below are the goal areas that all states will be required to meet. These measures will support and enhance the Mission of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet which is “To provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound and fiscally responsible transportation system that delivers economic opportunity and enhances the quality of life in Kentucky.”

National Goal Areas for Performance Management:

1. Safety: To achieve reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.
2. Infrastructure Condition: To maintain highway infrastructure assets in state of good repair.
3. Congestion Reduction: To achieve reduction in congestion on the National Highway System.
4. System Reliability: To improve the efficiency of the surface transportation system.
5. Freight Movement and Economic Vitality: To improve freight networks, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development.
6. Environmental Sustainability: To enhance the performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the environment.
7. Reduced Project Delivery Delays: To reduce project costs, promote jobs and the economy, and expedite the movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion through eliminating delays in the project development and delivery process, including reducing regulatory burdens and improving agencies’ work practices.


Currently, you are viewing the preliminary findings generated by KYTC's "Performance Measures" task group.

Safety
Fatalities
This measure is the total number of fatalities that occurred on Kentucky roads for the year to date (YTD). The page also displays a trend chart of the total number of fatalities for year to date for the past five (5) years.
The data for this measure is sourced from the FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) database maintained by the Kentucky State Police.

Fatality Rate
The fatality rate is calculated by the number of fatalities per year divided by the estimated Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). For example, there were 721 fatalities on KY roads in 2011, and 48,061 Million Vehicle Miles were traveled on KY roads in, which is same as 480.61 100MVM. The fatality rate for 2011 is: 721 divided by 480.61 which are equal to 1.50 fatalities per 100MVMT. The page displays a trend chart of the fatality rate for each calendar year on a five (5) year moving average. The years with an (*) are estimates. Actual values will be provided when they become available. The chart also displays the fatality rate for the United States for each corresponding year.
The data for this measure is sourced from the FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) database maintained by the Kentucky State Police and the HPMS (Highway performance Monitoring System) reporting maintained by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet-Division of Planning.

Serious Injuries
This measure is defined as the total number of serious injuries (Class A) that occurred on Kentucky roads for the year to date (YTD). The page also displays a trend chart of the total number of serious injuries for year to date for the last five (5) years.
The data for this measure is sourced from the Kentucky State Police CRASH (Collision Report Analysis for Safer Highways) database.

Serious Injury Rate
The serious injury rate measures the number of serious injuries (Class A) per year divided by the estimated Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). For example, there were 3,873 serious injuries on KY roads in 2011, and 48,061 Million Vehicle Miles were traveled on KY roads, which is same as 480.61 100MVM. The injury rate for 2011 is: 3873 divided by 480.61 which are equal to 8.05 fatalities per 100MVMT. The page displays a trend chart of the serious injury rate for each calendar year on a five (5) year moving average. The years with an (*) are estimates. Actual values will be provided when they become available.

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Bridges
The federal reporting requirement associated with this effort is the (1) the percentage of deck area comprising the bridges that are determined to be “Structurally Deficient” and (2) the percentages of bridge deck area reported in “good”, “fair” and “poor” condition. Structurally deficient bridges have a major element in poor condition and will be considered “poor” as well.
KYTC’s goals with respect to our bridge maintenance program is to (1) keep bridges in good condition and (2) repair or replace bridges in poor condition.
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Pavement Smoothness
Pavement smoothness is a measure of ride quality as experienced by individual drivers. Interstates and National Highway System routes in Kentucky are tested annually for smoothness and are reported using the International Roughness Index (IRI). Pavements with IRI values greater than 170 are considered to have an unacceptable ride quality. The goal is to increase mileage with acceptable ride quality (less than 170). Read more.

Pavement Condition
Pavement condition is a comprehensive analysis of smoothness, traffic levels, cracking, and other pavement distresses identified by engineers within the Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Maintenance. Roadway sections are categorized as either Good, Fair, or Poor based on this process. The goal is to increase mileage in the Good and Fair categories.
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Roadway Feature Condition
The KYTC Maintenance Rating Score is a composite measure of roadway feature performance. Random sections of roadway are evaluated annually for effectiveness of guardrail, signage, ditching, drainage structures, and other assets managed by the Division of Maintenance. Individual feature scores are weighted by importance to establish the overall composite score.
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