DBi awarded first NJ county project for HFST

DBi awarded first NJ county project for HFST

DBi was awarded the first New Jersey county project for HFST. Somerset County successfully applied for a $311,000 grant for this project through the NJTPA’s 2013 Local Safety Program. The project will implement a series of safety upgrades to reduce wet weather crashes along a winding segment of Chimney Rock Road (CR 525) from Thompson Avenue to Gilbride Road in Bridgewater that exhibited crash rates above state averages according to 2008-10 crash data.

Improvements will include the installation of HFST, high visibility pavement markings and centerline rumble strips, as well as upgrades to existing guide rails. The project area falls within a 1.4-mile segment of Chimney Rock Road that exhibited crash rates above state averages according to 2008-10 crash data.

The use of HFST is a strategic element to reduce and potentially stop dangerous run-off-the-road skid-related crashes.