The most recent five-year statewide average segment crash rate (2015-2019) is 5.21. The five-year county-wide average segment crash rate for Highlands County (2015-2019) is 5.39 and the district-wide crash rate is 2.48 for the same time period. The five-year average segment crash rates are lower than the statewide and district-wide averages along US 27, apart from two of the segments (highlighted in the table), one along the southern portion, North of CR 731 to S Sun N Lakes Blvd, the other being the northernmost segment from South of the Highlands/Polk County line to the project end.
Traffic Technical Memo - Highlands County Feasibility Study Page 33
August 2024