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DRCOG TAC adopts 2025 federal safety and bridge targets; one member votes no
Summary
DRCOG staff presented updated Federal Highway (PM1) safety targets and proposed adjustments to PM2 bridge condition targets; the TAC approved staff's recommended targets after debate and a failed amendment to steepen the safety trajectory.
DRCOG assistant planner Carolyn Clam presented the Denver‑area 2025 federal performance targets for safety (PM1) and adjusted bridge condition targets (PM2) at the Jan. 27 Transportation Advisory Committee meeting. The committee voted to adopt DRCOG staff’s recommended targets following extended discussion about methodology and the short‑term limits of federally prescribed target calculations.
Clam explained that PM1 safety targets — totals and rates for fatalities, serious injuries and nonmotorized fatalities/serious injuries — are calculated as a five‑year rolling average using Colorado crash data provided by…
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