Traffic and Safety Resources, Statewide Design & Engineering Services, Transportation & Public Facilities, State of Alaska

Design & Construction Standards

Traffic and Safety Resources

The Statewide Traffic and Safety Office manages the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and develops and implements policy on traffic safety, operation, and traffic control devices.

They produce and maintain the Alaska Traffic Manual, Alaska Sign Design Specifications Manual, traffic-related standard drawings, and the Alaska Highway Safety Improvement Program Handbook. They provide traffic engineering support to regional staff and complete special projects for headquarters management.

The regional Traffic and Safety offices manage regional components of the HSIP and provide traffic engineering support to Planning, Preliminary Design, Design, Construction, and Maintenance staff. They see that regional plans and activities comply with applicable traffic control device standards, and provide expertise on safety countermeasures, traffic signals, street lighting, signs, striping, crashworthy hardware, work zone traffic control, capacity analysis, and railroad crossings.

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Manuals

Alaska Traffic Manual (including MUTCD)

The Alaska Traffic Manual (ATM) is the standard for traffic control devices on public roads in Alaska. It consists of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and the Alaska Traffic Manual Supplement (ATMS). It references the Alaska Sign Design Specifications (ASDS), which is the sign layout standard for Alaska public roads.

Interim Addenda:

Errata to 2016 ATMS

Current ATMS, effective 6/16/16

Cover, Introduction and Table of Contents

Alaska Documents referenced in the ATMS:

Tsunami Sign Procedure

Alaska Policy on Railroad/Highway Crossings

Prior ATMS Versions

January 13, 2012	January 17, 2003
December 22, 2005	August 7, 2000

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

2009 Edition, December 2009 with Revisions 1 & 2.
This version is effective in Alaska 06/16/16.

Alaska Sign Design Specifications (ASDS)

The ASDS is the sign layout standard for Alaska public roads. It consists of the federal Standard Highway Signs and Markings (SHSM) book and the ASDS supplement.

Current ASDS, Effective 1/23/15

Entire ASDS (21 MB)
Introduction, General Specifications, and Indices
Sign Drawings (18 MB)
Appendices (3 MB)
Directional Sign Sizing, Lettering, Symbol and Sign Blank Dimensions

Interim Addenda:

I-240: Project Information Sign Detail

Standard Highway Signs and Markings (Federal)

ARCHIVE: Earlier Versions of the ASDS

HSIP Handbook

Alaska’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a federally-mandated program managed by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF). Its purpose is to reduce fatalities and serious injuries due to crashes on Alaskan roads.

2023 HSIP Handbook (1.2MB)	Revised 3/10/2023
2023 HSIP Handbook ZIP File (4.4 MB)	Revised 3/10/2023

To ensure apples-to-apples comparison of projects, the logic and constants in the following Excel spreadsheets should not be changed. If you feel changes are necessary, please contact the state traffic engineer.
High Accident Location Screening (34 k)	Revised 3/10/2023
Pre-Project Ranking, Post-Project Evaluation(520 k)	Revised 3/10/2023
Regional Proposed Project Summary(2 MB)	Revised 3/10/2023
Regional HSIP Annual Report Worksheet(370 k)	Revised 3/10/2023