Table of Contents

• Preface
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Problem Statement
  • 1.2 Research Objectives
  • 1.3 Research Tasks
  • 1.4 Thesis Format
• 2. Literature Review
  • 2.1 Animal-Vehicle Collision Factors
  • 2.2 Measures to Keep Wild Animals off Highways
  • 2.3 Other Methods to Prevent Crossings
  • 2.4 Warning Signs
  • 2.5 Roadway Changes
  • 2.6 Under-Reporting of AVCs
• 3. Data Collection
  • 3.1 Data Description
  • 3.2 After Speeds
  • 3.3 Before Speeds
  • 3.4 Design Speeds
  • 3.5 Project Selection
  • 3.6 Candidate Site Selection
  • 3.7 Wildlife-Vehicle Crash Underreporting
• 4. Project Descriptions
  • 4.1 Centennial East Section
  • 4.2 Morton Pass Section
  • 4.3 Clearmont North Section
  • 4.4 Hanging Rock Section
  • 4.5 Astoria Section
  • 4.6 Round Mountain Section
  • 4.7 Torrington West Section
• 5. Analysis and Results
  • 5.1 Aggregate Analysis of Crash Rates
  • 5.2 Roadway Attribute Analysis
  • 5.3 Individual Section Analysis
• 6. Summary and Conclusions
  • 6.1 Project Selection
  • 6.2 Overall Trends
  • 6.3 Roadway Attribute Analysis
  • 6.4 Individual Analysis of Sections
  • 6.5 Summary of Conclusions
  • 6.6 Recommendations for Further Study
• References
• Appendix A: Wyoming Department of Transportation Standard Fence Types*
• Appendix B: Before and After Crash Records for Each Reconstruction Project*
• Appendix C: Traffic Data*
• Appendix D: Wildlife Data*
• Appendix E: Recorded Speeds*
• Appendix F: Speed Data Provided by WYDOT*
• Appendix G: HCS Lane and Shoulder Speed Reductions*
• Appendix H: Combined Table of Crash Frequency and Rate*
• Appendix I: Variables Used for Stepwise Regression*
• Appendix J: SAS Output for Stepwise Regression*
• Appendix K: Derivation of Individual Analysis Test Statistic*