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For consolidated road networks, the identification, programming, and implementation of maintenance actions enables addressing the deficiencies identified in the infrastructure, ensuring the provision …MoreCrash Analysis
Analyzing Highway Work Zone Crashes and Traffic Control Effectiveness: Utilizing Effective Safety Countermeasures to Reduce Vehicle Crash Risks (Publication)
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Highway work zones create an inevitable disruption to regular traffic flows and have resulted in traffic safety problems. Systematically investigating work zone vehicle crashes is a critical step towa…MoreDetecting Risk Factors of Road Work Zone Crashes from the Information Provided in Police Crash Reports: The Case Study of Portugal (Publication)
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Several studies have shown that European police crash reports provide different detail degrees of work zone crash-related data. In this sense, the present study aims to verify the possibility of ident…More50% of All Construction Site Accidents Result from Falls from Height: 2.3 Million Work-Related Deaths Worldwide Annually, with the Construction Industry Accounting for About 60,000 of These Fatalities (Publication)
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The rapid increase in the number of construction projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Gulf countries has caused an alarming number of accidents at construction sites. Recent reports ha…MoreHighway Safety: Work Zones, Law Enforcement, Motorcycles, Trucks, Older Drivers, and Pedestrians (Publication)
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This report offers findings on road use behavior in Estonia; the typology of motorcycle crashes; truck crashes; the relationship between injury and fatality in aging road users; pedestrian collision p…MoreAn Analysis of Fatal Occupational Injuries at Road Construction Sites, 2003—2010 (Publication)
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From 2003 to 2010, 962 workers were killed at road construction sites. Nearly half of these deaths resulted from a vehicle or mobile equipment striking the worker. Using data from the Bureau’s Censu…MoreMichigan Department of Transportation Work Zone Safety and Mobility Manual (Publication)
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Specific processes, procedures and guidelines to support implementation of the policy are developed and communicated through the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Manual. This manual also includes methods…MoreExploration of Work Zone Crash Causes and Implications for Safety Performance Measurement Programs (Publication)
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Police crash reports are a fundamental data source for state work zone safety performance measurement programs. Studies have often identified work zone crashes simply on the basis of their location an…More2007 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference
The National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference – the premier event for traffic management and roadway safety professionals was held October 9-12 in Fort Lauderdale Florida… More
I-35 Construction-Zone Fatalities Near Waco Spur TxDOT to Reconsider Safety Measures (Publication)
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An increase in accidents including three construction zone related fatalities near Waco since September 18th has prompted the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to review its construction safe…MoreExploration of Work Zone Crash Causes and Implications for Safety Performance Measurement Programs (Publication)
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Police crash reports are a fundamental data source for state work zone safety performance measurement programs. Studies have often identified work zone crashes simply on the basis of their location an…MoreMobile Barrier Trailer: Analysis of an Emerging Workzone Protection System (Publication)
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Within the construction industry, the highway sector is particularly dangerous. Despite the fact that highway work zone safety has received significant attention from the research community, injury ra…MoreSpatial and Temporal Analyses of Work Zone Crashes and Investigation of Relationships Between Work Zone Traffic Control Measures and Crash Characteristics (Publication)
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The deterioration of highway infrastructure requires reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, widening, etc to better serve the users. In order to efficiently and safely manage the traffic for all…MoreIdentification and Assessment of Risks Involved in Operations and Maintenance Activities on Highways: Crash Data Analysis and Development of Severity-Frequency Lists (Publication)
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Mobile operations and highway maintenance work is among the riskiest activities of state highway agencies. Over the past ten years 1,300 fatal-major crashes occurred in Iowa due to mobile operations. …MoreDistracted Drivers Make Construction Zones Dangerous (Publication)
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The North Tarrant Express Project blames distracted drivers for half of all crashes in construction zones. Work Zones are constantly changing, and very often drivers are too distracted to notice the c…MoreTraffic Accidents in Connection to Road Work in Sweden (Publication)
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Each year at least 300 traffic accidents occur in connection to road work in Sweden in which people are injured or killed. The two types of accidents that are most common are rear-end collisions and a…More“Work Zone Crash Analysis” & “Traffic Management in Work Zones – The ODOT MOT Process” (Publication)
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This presentation analyzes contributing factors to work zone crashes and presents Ohio DOT's policy on traffic management in work zones.MoreFrequency of Work Zone Accidents on Construction Projects (Publication)
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The overall objective of this research was to study work zone accidents in New York State, with particular attention to the occurrence and mitigation of rear-end vehicle accidents. The specific object…MoreInjury Severity and Total Harm in Truck-Involved Work Zone Crashes (Publication)
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Society pays a high cost for work zone crashes in terms of operational disruptions, property damage, injuries and loss of life. Given narrow lanes in work zones, large trucks are of particular concern…MoreModeling Safety of Highway Work Zones with Random Parameters and Random Effects Models (Publication)
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This paper presents an investigation of traffic safety in highway work zones using detailed data obtained from the results of a survey of project engineers and existing datasets. The observations were…MoreEvaluation of Rear-End Crash Risk at Work Zone Using Work Zone Traffic Data (Publication)
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This paper aims to evaluate the rear-end crash risk at work zone activity area and merging area, as well as analyze the impacts of contributing factors by using work zone traffic data. Here, the rear-…MoreEvaluation of Work Zone Crashes in California (Publication)
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Work zone crashes have been a major concern of safety for many government agencies and travelling public. According to the Federal Highway Administration Fact & Statistics, there is need for maint…MoreAnalysis of Crashes at Active Night Work Zones in Texas (Publication)
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In this paper, researchers present an analysis of the safety effects of night work activity upon crashes at two types of construction projects in Texas. The first project type involved both day and ni…MoreHighway Work Zone Risk Factors and Their Impact on Crash Severity (Publication)
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Numerous factors may contribute to high-severity crashes in highway work zones. Identifying these factors and then alleviating
their impact is a challenging task that traffic engineers and researcher…MoreSafety Analysis of Truck Mounted Attenuators in Mobile Work Zones Using Differential Analysis (Publication)
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While talking about road maintenance and safety in mobile work zones, it is unavoidable to not talk about truck mounted attenuators (TMAs). TMAs are eminent in work zones as they are mainly inte…MoreAnalysis of Bottleneck Capacity and Traffic Safety in Japanese Expressway Work Zones (Publication)
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This paper explores the characteristics of both bottleneck capacity and traffic safety in work zones of an 150 km two-lane section on the Tomei Expressway in Japan. It is found that vertical sag in a …More