Local Roadway
Safety Plan
City of Merced City Council
03/17/2025
Local Road Safety Plan
As Defined by the Federal Highway Administration:
“A local road safety plan (LRSP) provides a framework for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing roadway safety improvements on local roads. The LRSP development process and content are tailored to local issues and needs.”
Merced Local Road Safety Plan
• Some of our streets continue to have incidents of bicycle or pedestrian injury and deaths
• MCAG facilitated the Multi-jurisdictional Local Road Safety Plan to address problem intersections
• Plan development allowed city staff, MCAG and consultant (Fehr and Peers) to evaluate negative interaction data and locations
Merced Local Road Safety Plan
• MCAG solicited stakeholder engagement representing the 4E’s: engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical services
• That engagement and the supporting data provided support to target crash types and crash risk with corresponding recommended proven safety countermeasures
• MCAG and Fehr and Peers will provide details on both the engagement program and the date collection methodology
Merced Local Road Safety Plan
• City Planning and Engineering staff have been involved with the creation of this plan
• Staff and MCAG have presented this plan to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission a few times during its
development to solicit their input
• MCAG Board Adopted Plan 10/24/2024
• The City of Merced Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission recommended City Council adoption 02/25/25
Local Roadway
Safety Plan
Methodology and Approval Process
The Safe
System
Approach
• Current standard of
the practice
• Adopted on the
Caltrans and Federal
levels
• A Safe System LRSP is
often a requirement
for grant funding
consideration
The Safe System Approach
LRSP Vision
Using the safe System Approach
to eliminate traffic deaths and
severe injuries on roadways in
Merced County by 2050.
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LRSP Vision
• The goal to zero is in line with
current federal and state policies
• The Safe System Approach is
adopted at the federal level
• The 2050 deadline is in line with
Caltrans’ own schedule
LRSP Vision
• Collective effort of 6 jurisdictions, with MCAG coordinating (MCAG adopted the plan 10/24/2025.
• Local jurisdictions are expected to adopt their portion • Ongoing Monitoring through a standing Working Group
• Institutionalize Safe System by prioritizing safety through policy and incorporating safety into project development processes LRSP Structure
Volume
1 Volume
2 • Introduction
• Policy Background
• Project Overview
• Countermeasures
Toolbox
• Action Plan
For each
jurisdiction:
• Collision data
• High Injury
Network
(HIN)
• Collision
Profiles
• Conceptual
Project(s)
Atwater
Gustine
Los Banos
Dos Palos
Livingston
Merced
Collision Profiles
• Analyzed collision data to find the most common and
pressing profiles of collisions in the study area.
• The data covers collisions resulting in injuries between the years of 2015 to 2022.
• Seven profiles were identified, each applying to one, several, or all of the six participating jurisdictions.
Collision Profiles
Profile A
DUIs
Profile B
Dark Conditions
Profile C Side Street Stop-
Controlled Intersections
Profile D Excessive Roadway and
Lane Widths Leading To Speeding
Profile E Driveway
Clusters on Arterials
Profile F Non-Standard
Intersection Geometry
Profile G Permissive Left Turns
At Signalized Intersections
Collision Profiles
Profile
A
Profile
B
Profile
C
Profile
D
Profile
E
Profile
F
Profile
G
Atwater
Dos Palos
Gustine
Livingston
Los Banos
Merced A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
D
E
E
E
F
F
F
G
Collision Profiles
Profile
A
Profile
B
Profile
C
Profile
D
Profile
E
Profile
F
Profile
G
Atwater
Dos Palos
Gustine
Livingston
Los Banos
Merced A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
D
E
E
E
F
F
F
G
Identifying Locations
for Conceptual Projects
• Collision Records: locations with
the highest number of injury
crashes recorded
• Systemic and proactive: locations
that match collision profiles and
exhibit risk factors that make
future collisions likely
Identifying Locations
for Conceptual Projects
• Collision Records: locations with
the highest number of injury
crashes recorded
• Systemic and proactive:
locations that match collision
profiles and exhibit risk factors
that make future collisions likely
What are These
Conceptual Projects?
• These projects are meant to act as examples that demonstrate how the findings from this study can materialize into engineering improvements and how the Safe System Approach can work in practice
• There is no obligation to improve the locations called out or implement the specific improvements within the concept projects.
• Costs, benefits, and BCRs are available in Appendix C Community Outreach
• In-person engagement at
community events
• Survey and interactive map
available online drew over
300 responses
Final LRSP
• Jurisdictions reviewed, followed by
a month of public comment from
8/14 to 9/15
• The final document was approved
by the MCAG Governing Board
October 24, 2024
• The BPAC recommended approval
February 25, 2025
Scan the QR code above
or visit bit.ly/MCAGLRSP
Benefit of Adopting a LRSP
• Can focus Capital
Improvements on high
priority areas of concern
• Become eligible for different
types of funding
Action:
• Adopt the Multi-Jurisdictional Local Road
Safety Plan.
• Approve Environmental Review #25-06
Statutory Exemption Per Section 15262 CEQA.
Questions?