As the year''s busiest highway travel season approaches, 12 states are being recognized for lifesaving highway safety programs that have dramatically lowered fatalities. Fifteen Roadway Safety Awards were announced November 7 by the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

"State departments of transportation are working with local agencies, law enforcement, schools, and the public to put an end to the devastating loss of life on our nation''s highways. These programs have made a real difference, and they serve as models to all," said AASHTO Executive Director John Horsley.

This year''s honorees include:

- Destination Safe Coalition of Kansas and Missouri;
- Florida Department of Transportation''s (FL DOT) Crash Data Management System (CDMS);
- Florida Department of Transportation''s (FL DOT) Qwick Kurb;
- Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) Local Roads Safety Initiatives;
- Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN DOT) and Minnesota Department of Public Safety''s (MN DPS) Speed Management Program;
- Missouri Department of Transportation''s (MoDOT) System-wide Installation of Median Cable Barrier;
- Ohio Department of Transportation''s (ODOT) Integration of Safety into the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Planning Process;
- South Carolina Department of Transportation''s (SC DOT) Let ''Em Work, Let ''Em Live! Obey the Law Work Zone Safety Campaign;
- South Carolina Department of Transportation''s (SC DOT) Crash Reduction by Improving Safety on Secondaries (CRISOS) Program; and
- Utah Department of Transportation''s Student Neighborhood Access Program (SNAP).

Honorable Mentions Include:

- California Highway Patrol''s (CHP) Safety and Farm Labor Vehicle Education (SAFE) Program;
- Mendocino County (CA) Department of Transportation''s Road System Traffic Safety Reviews;
- Vermont Agency of Transportation''s (VAOT) Work Zone Working Group
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory''s Road Weather Safety Audits; and
- Illinois State Police''s Tazewell County Teen Initiative.