Program Overview

The goal of the Safety and Operations program is to improve the state of the practice by finding sustainable solutions to increase public safety and improve rural highway operations in several areas, including:

• Human factors, including driver performance, education and training, and worker safety;
• ITS planning, demonstration, deployment, evaluation and maintenance;
• Traveler information;
• Supporting multi-agency transportation system management and coordination efforts;
• Management of and response to nonrecurring events (e.g., work zones, traffic-related incidents, weather-related events, special events, natural disasters); and
• Improving highway safety through engineering, education, enforcement and EMS. The program consists of emphasis areas in safety, operations and human factors. 

Contact:
Chris Strong
ChrisS@coe.montana.edu
406-994-7351