This award recognizes initiatives that demonstrate excellence in the application and advancement of road safety engineering practices.

Originally presented July 13, 2023

WINNER Project: High Friction Surface Treatment at Signalized Intersections Submitted by: British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, in partnership with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia   Presenters: Mohamed Essa and Joy Sengupta   High friction surface treatment (HFST) involves the spot application of a thin layer of durable, high-friction aggregates on a polymer resin binder. It reduces crashes by enhancing skid resistance at high-conflict locations where vehicles brake excessively, and at locations with horizontal curves or vertical grades. In 2018 and 2019, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure implemented automated, computer-controlled machine HFST applications (believed to be the first in Canada) at ten intersections. Rigorous before-and-after statistical analysis of the treatment sites found reductions of 64% in collisions in wet conditions, 57% in rear-end collisions, and 51% in serious collisions overall – with an estimated 25 serious collisions prevented to date.

FINALISTS

Project: Still Creek Avenue Safety Study and Active Transportation Improvements

Submitted by:  City of Burnaby, British Columbia, i n partnership with Urban Systems and TranSafe Consulting Ltd.

Presenters: Po Sun and Brian Patterson


Project: Vision Zero Framework 

Submitted by:  City of Burnaby, British Columbia, i n partnership with G. Ho Engineering Consultants Inc.

Presenters: Amy Choh and Suzanne Woo 


Project: Enhancing Equity and Road Safety 

Submitted by: City of Guelph, Ontario, in partnership with Guelph Lab and the University of Guelph's Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

Presenters: Adam Bonnycastle and Liraz Fridman

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