U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Washington Division
CONTACT
Joel Barnett
Safety/Design Engineer
Phone: 360-534-9323
The purpose of the Washington Division Office safety function is to improve highway safety; the promotion, coordination, and transfer of safety technology; and good practices along with oversight of the various safety programs. This function is directly aligned to support the agency’s strategic goal on safety.
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is the projects, activities, plans, and reports carried out under 23 U.S.C. 148. The purpose of the program is to reduce fatal and serious injuries through data-driven decision-making to affect change by implementing the most beneficial safety strategies and projects.