In 2006, the AHSO began identifying the state's highways which had higher rates of traffic fatalities than average. State government officials agreed to provide funding to better educate, enforce and staff those sections of highway for safety. As of 2010, the four Designated Safety Corridor highways include the Seward, the Sterling, the Parks and the Knik/Goose Bay Road.
As of December 2010, Alaska highway fatalities have decreased by 55 percent since 2002, according to the AHSO. In 2002, a total of 101 fatalities occurred on Alaska's highways while the number dropped to 56 in 2010 through December 22. The AHSO links these decreases directly to its highway safety education efforts.
In 2009, the governor of Alaska signed legislation that enabled the AHSO to post signs that promote child safety restraint and seat belt use. According to AHSO research, these signs have helped increase the state's seat belt usage to 86.8 percent.
