LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada Department of Transportation has released its 2026-2030 Strategic Highway Safety Plan, a statewide, data-driven strategy aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Nevada roads.
From 2019 to 2023, NDOT recorded 1,606 fatalities and 6,948 serious injuries on its roadways. The updated plan uses that crash data to guide targeted safety strategies addressing the state’s highest-risk crash factors.
NDOT is targeting a 35% reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes by 2035, with a long-term goal of zero fatalities by 2050. Progress will be tracked through five federally required Safety Performance Measures reported annually to the Federal Highway Administration:
- Number of fatalities
- Number of serious injuries
- Fatality rate
- Serious injury rate
- Number of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries
As part of its safety outreach, NDOT is deploying dynamic message signs in Southern Nevada to educate drivers about the increased fatality risk associated with excessive speeds. The signs display the following messages:
- Over 75 mph: +76% fatal risk
- Over 80 mph: +129% fatal risk
- Over 85 mph: +191% fatal risk
The plan unites transportation agencies, law enforcement, public health officials, emergency responders, and community partners in a coordinated effort to implement engineering improvements, strengthen enforcement, expand education campaigns, and improve emergency response.
The SHSP is updated every five years to reflect current crash data, emerging trends, and proven safety strategies. Nevada’s traffic safety planning began in 2004 with the formation of a Technical Working Group within NDOT’s Traffic Safety Engineering Division. Coordination continues today through the Nevada Executive Committee on Traffic Safety.
The full 2026-2030 Strategic Highway Safety Plan is available at zerofatalitiesnv.com.
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