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Measurement Plan

Number of Highway Deaths

2D Line Chart titled "Number of Highway Deaths Fatalities, 2000-2016". The graph shows the declining annual trend in the actual highway deaths from 41,945 in 2000 to 37,461 in 2016.

Year

Actual

2000

41,945

2001

42,116

2002

43,005

2003

42,884

2004

42,836

2005

43,510

2006

42,708

2007

41,259

2008

37,423

2009

33,883

2010

32,999

2011

32,367

2012

33,782

2013

32,719

2014

32,675

2015

35,485

2016

37,461

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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Travel Time Reliability Index in Urban Interstates and in Metropolitan Areas

2D Line Chart titled "Travel Time Reliability, Fiscal Year 2014 -2017." The graph shows the declining trend in the Travel Time Index from 1.36 in Fiscal Year 2014 to 1.33 in Fiscal Year 2017 for 52 urban areas based on the National Performance Research Data Set.

Fiscal Year

Actual

(52 Areas)

2014

1.36

2015

1.35

2016

1.35

2017

1.33

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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Buffer Index in Top 25 Domestic Freight Corridors

2D Line Chart titled "Buffer Index in Top 25 Domestic Freight Corridors, Fiscal Year 2014 -2017." The graph shows the declining upward trend in the travel time reliability, or buffer index, in key the top 25 domestic freight corridors from 18.6 in FY 2014 to 20.4 15.0 in FY 2017.  

Fiscal Year

Actual

(Top 25)

2014

18.6

2015

18.8

2016

19.7

2017

20.4

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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Pavement Condition on the National Highway System

2D Line Chart titled "Pavement Condition on the National Highway System, 2010-2016 FY 2000-2012." The graph shows the increasing trend in the percent of travel under good rated ride conditions on the National Highway System prior to MAP-21 from 46% in FY 2000 to 58% in FY 2010. A second line shows the trend after the NHS was redefined in MAP-21 from 55.0 percent in 2010 to 57.1 in FY 2012 to 59.5 percent in 2016. 

Year

Actual 

2010

55.0

2011

 54.3

2012

 57.1

2013

57.6

2014

59.0

2015

60.3

2016

59.5

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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National Highway System (NHS) Bridge Condition

2D Line Chart titled "NHS Bridge Condition, as percent of deck area on Structurally Deficient bridges on the National Highway System, 2007-2017." The graph shows the declining trend in the Percent of Deck Area on Structurally Deficient NHS Bridges from 8.4 percent in 2007 to 4.8 percent in 2017 6.8% in 2013.

Fiscal Year

Actual

2007

8.4

2008

8.2

2009

8.2

2010

8.3

2011

7.8

2012

7.1

2013

6.8

2014

6.0

2015

5.6

2016

5.3

2017

4.8

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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Median Number of Months to Complete an Accelerate Environmental Impact Statement Completion Time, FY 2011 – 2017.

2D Line Chart titled "Accelerate EIS Completion Time, as months, Fiscal Year 2011-2017." The graph shows the trend in the median number of months required to complete all Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) from the Notice of Intent to the Record of Decision from 70 in FY 2002 to 91 in FY 2013. A second line shows the trend for projects initiated post passage of SAFETEA-LU from 35 in Fiscal Year 2011 to 47 in Fiscal Year 2017.

Fiscal Year

Actual Months

Post SAFETEA-LU

2011

35

2012

41

2013

42

2014

45

2015

45

2016

45

2017

47

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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Number of States with Current ADA Transition Plans that include Public Rights of Way

2D Line Chart titled "Number of States with Current ADA Transition Plans that include Public Rights of Way, Fiscal Year 2012-2017." The graph shows the trend in the Number of States from 15 in Fiscal Year 2012 to 34 in Fiscal Year 2017.

Fiscal Year

Actual

2011

13

2012

15

2013

23

2014

24

2015

25

2016

31

2017

34

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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Employee Engagement Index

2D Line Chart titled "Employee Engagement Index, as percent of survey respondents, Fiscal Year 2014-17." The graph shows the trend in the Employee Engagement Index from 76% in Fiscal Year 2014 to 78% in Fiscal Year 2017.

Fiscal Year

Actual

2014

76

2015

77

2016

78

2017

78

Publication Number: FHWA-PL-08-027

October 2008 (Revised March 2018)

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