VTrans outlines "safe systems" approach and how HSIP funds are used

Jan 15, 2026

Vermont AOT's Safe Systems section described a data-driven safety strategy that combines infrastructure, behavior and vehicle technology; staff explained HSIP funding formula, site-specific versus systemic projects, and local grants for rural lane-departure countermeasures.

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Jesse Devlin, manager of the Safe Systems Section at the Vermont Agency of Transportation, told the House Transportation Committee the agency has reorganized to embed safety across planning, design and operations and is pursuing a "safe systems" approach that pairs safer roads, speeds, vehicles and post-crash care with behavior change.

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