Project Planning Division - Project Safety Office
Brian Hurst, Transportation Manager 2
James K. Polk Building, Suite 1000
505 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0344
Phone: 615.253.2433
Fax: 615.532.0353
Project Safety Office consists of two sections: Safety Project Section & Safety Data Section
Safety Data Section
Marcie Nelson, Transportation Manager 1
Phone: 615.741.0970
Fax: 615.532.0353
- The Safety Data Section is responsible for collecting and maintaining statewide crash data for the Department’s Tennessee Roadway Information Management System (TRIMS) database. This information is analyzed and used to identify potential safety projects to be included in the listings for the Hazard Elimination Safety and High Risk Rural Roads Programs. This section is also responsible for monitoring and analyzing speed data for the Tennessee Speed Data Program.
Safety Project Section
Brandon Darks, Transportation Manager 1
Phone: 615.253.3999
Fax: 615.253.0353
- The Safety Project Section is responsible for the coordination, development and management of safety projects identified in the Hazard Elimination Safety (HESP) and High Risk Rural Roads Programs (HRRRP). This involves the development of a Road Safety Audit Report (RSAR) and the creation of the Safety Project Team which includes TDOT staff from multiple Divisions within the Department, engineering consultants along with other state and local project area stakeholders that will participate in project development meetings and on-site visits during which possible improvements are identified and studied. Recommended improvements include but are not limited to the addition of signing, pavement markings and minor geometric improvements. The section is responsible for all eligible projects listed under the following safety programs; Road Safety Audit, Spot Safety, Ramp Queue, Corridor Study and Roadway Median Cable Barrier programs.
- The Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Program is also a responsibility of this Section. The identification and evaluation of eligible crossings, possible safety improvements, and the administration of funding is the priority for this group.
