SCRTSP February 2013 edition

SCRTSP April 2012

The South Central Regional Transportation Safety Plan (SCRTSP) is a data-driven action plan developed by the South Central Planning & Development Commission (SCPDC) through the 13-year old highway safety coalition, the South Central Safe Community Partnership (SCSCP). The SCSCP and its multidisciplinary partners collaborate to implement highway safety projects in the Parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist and Terrebonne.

Funded by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), this living document follows through the same goals and strategies set by the statewide Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) whose mission is Destination Zero Deaths. It primarily seeks to implement road safety projects at the regional and local levels. Just like SHSP, the SCRTSP’s measurable goal is to reduce the number of roadway fatalities in the region by 50% in 2030. This plan is also supported by the Federal Highway Safety Administration (FHWA), Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC), the Houma-Thibodaux Metropolitan Planning Organization (HTMPO) and the parish/city jurisdictions in the six-parish South Central Region.

Non-infrastructure and infrastructure efforts will be undertaken in four emphasis areas, namely: Occupant Protection, Alcohol Related Driving, Crashes Involving Young Drivers, and Infrastructure & Operations. The 4E’s (education, enforcement, engineering and emergency medical services) will be done through regional systemic approach and constant collaboration between federal, state and local partners.

Who should participate in this effort?

LADOTD Highway Safety Section, LADOTD District 2, LADOTD District 61, LADOTD District 62 and DOTD Houma Sub-district

LHSC and FHWA safety planners, Houma-Thibodaux MPO folks

Parish engineers, planners, sheriff’s officers, local police officers, medical professionals, educators, public works & highways personnel, road safety advocates and safety group leaders from the Parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. John, St. James & Terrebonne