 State of Montana Department of Transportation in cooperation with: |
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| Federal Highway Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Blackfeet Tribe Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Crow Tribe Chippewa Cree Tribe Little Shell Tribe Northern Cheyenne Tribe Fort Peck Tribes |
Montana Highway Patrol Montana Office of Public Instruction Montana Department of Justice Office of the Court Administrator Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Montana Metropolitan Planning Organizations Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services |
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) led the development of the Montana Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP) to address Montana’s highway safety needs and reduce crashes and their terrible consequences. Montana’s CHSP grew from a policy goal in TranPlan 21, Montana’s statewide long-range transportation plan, to "Provide leadership and coordinate with other Montana agencies to improve traveler safety."
MDT developed Montana’s Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan in collaboration with other agencies and jurisdictions with roles in highway safety at the state, local and Federal levels as well as Montana’s sovereign Tribal Nations.
Under the oversight of a multi-agency CHSP Leadership Committee, the development of the CHSP addressed the following objectives:
- Establish quantifiable safety-related goals, objectives, and performance measures relevant to travel on Montana’s highways;
- Address issues at all levels of jurisdiction with specific attention to local and tribal entities;
- Establish a mechanism for interagency coordination and develop the necessary partnering processes;
- Identify candidate safety strategies and evaluate their potential benefits, costs, and ability to attain performance objectives;
- Establish a process for prioritizing identified strategies based on their likely benefits relative to the identified safety goals and objectives; and
- Develop a strategic implementation plan, including action items for deployment in MDT’s plans and programs as well as by other partnering agencies with roles in highway safety. This implementation plan was defined in the Annual Element of the CHSP.
- Ensure the process is sustainable and results in measurable progress toward reducing highway fatalities and incapacitating injuries.
