MAG Highway Safety Improvement Program

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) was introduced through federal surface transportation legislation, first in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for User (SAFETEA-LU) and now identified in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and specifically focuses on improving road safety. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Traffic Safety Section administers the local agency projects funded through the HSIP program. MAG previously received their own allocation of HSIP funding but starting in 2018 the State stopped allocating funding regionally and shifted to a Statewide competitive process.

On January 4, 2024, ADOT requested MAG and other COGs and MPOs to issue and coordinate a call for projects for programming new projects in FY 2027 and 2028. MAG is coordinating this call for projects with ADOT and will recommend a list of projects for the available HSIP funds. Applications are due no later than April 11, 2024 to MAG at [email protected]. This review is required for final applications to be submitted by MAG to ADOT on May 3, 2024. Project applications submitted by the April 11, 2024 deadline can be viewed below along with those submitted in previous cycles. Revised HSIP guidelines and a new HSIP project application form provided by ADOT is available at the links provided (see below).

• FY 2027-2028 HSIP Application
• HSIP Manual
• HSIP Appendix A: Application Process and Worksheets
• HSIP Appendix B: Project Service Life
• HSIP Appendix C: Acquisition of Construction and Highway Safety Equipment
• HSIP Appendix D: Non-infrastructure Projects, added (Under Development)
• HSIP Appendix E: FHWA Project Naming and Map Convention
• HSIP Construction Pricing Examples
• HSIP Checklist