Innovation Description and Benefit:

The department receives requests and identified needs for roadside safety. The guidance and criteria of roadside safety has been varied with no formal written practices and documentation. It is important to evaluate situations and set parameters for roadside safety which provides for a consistent practice. This written process allows the department to have a consistent and thorough process to evaluate and document requests that it receives for roadside safety. This Roadside Safety Evaluation (RSE) process streamlines the work processes and documentation of findings in a centralized location. The RSE process allows for consistency in the evaluations and provides for centralized filing of results for quick reference for any future requests. The RSE process for evaluating roadside safety requests has been determined and eliminates the need to develop a process for each future request. This RSE form was developed to ensure information is collected and organized in a consistent manner.  This process brings the expertise from all departments to the table and ensures the final decision or solution incorporates the latest roadside safety guidance and department policy.