New Road Configurations Leading To Safer South Dakota Roads

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Engineers at the South Dakota Department of Transportation are working everyday to make the roads you drive safer for everyone. Much of that work involves new technologies and roadway designs to move vehicles quicker and safer. Highway Safety Engineer Dustin Witt says median cable barriers are reducing injuries in urban interstate areas…

Witt says changing how roads are configured can lead to large reductions in injury crashes…

Witt says getting away from shared turning lanes reduces crashes even further…

The statistics cited come from the five-year update of the state’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.