Traffic Engineering

Minnesota Strategic Highway Safety Plan

The Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is Minnesota’s roadmap to reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries on roadways. The 2025-2029 SHSP (PDF) builds on over two decades of progress through the Toward Zero Deaths initiative. Every five years, Minnesota updates the SHSP to reflect current and emerging crash trends and incorporate emerging safety strategies. The Department of Transportation leads this effort in partnership with the Departments of Public Safety and Health with guidance from professional stakeholders and the public.                 

Plan documents

Executive Summary (PDF)
Plan with the appendices (PDF)
Plan without the appendices (PDF)
Appendices (PDF)

Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), setting the next five years of federal infrastructure investments. As part of the BIL, there is a requirement that each State complete a Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (VRUSA) within two years of enactment due November 15, 2023.

• Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (PDF)
• Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment with Appendices (PDF)
  • Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment, Appendix A: High Injury Network Analysis Report (PDF)
  • Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment, Appendix B: Descriptive and Predictive Bicycle Safety Analysis Report (PDF)
    
• Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment Data Dashboard