Crashes plummet in Florida Panhandle after HFST applied

Crashes plummet in Florida Panhandle after HFST applied  

Latest issue of Roadway Safety details efforts in Florida

A key interchange in Florida’s Panhandle provided a classic example of the problem of weather-related crashes that lead to deaths and injuries across the country each year.

From 2019 through 2021, that interchange averaged 82.4 wet-road crashes annually.

But after the Florida Department of Transportation decided to install high friction surface treatment (HFST) and other safety measures at the Interstate 10/Interstate 110 interchange, that number dropped dramatically – to 11 crashes per year.

Roadway Safety magazine interviewed personnel at FDOT as well as experts in the field to understand how HFST works and why the I-10/I-110 interchange saw such a significant improvement in roadway safety.

Check out the article to gain insights from:

• Ryland Potter, chair of ATSSA’s High Friction Surface Treatment Council and vice president of Richmond, Va.-based WDM USA Ltd.;
• Richard Baker, chief manager officer at Preform LLC;
• Frank Julian, a highway safety engineer at Preform LLC; and
• Michael Lewis, traffic safety program manager at FDOT.

Explore the entire Spring issue of Roadway Safety to learn about solutions to working with deskless workers, ATSSA’s take on leadership changes on Capitol Hill, the jam-packed agenda experienced at this year’s ATSSA Convention & Traffic Expo, insights from South Dakota Secretary of Transportation Joel Jundt and more.

Roadway Safety magazine is the flagship publication of the American Traffic Safety Services Association.