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Egypt’s National Road Project is a large infrastructure project which presently aims to upgrade 2500 kilometers of road networks as well as construct 4000 kilometers of new roads to meet today MoreCrash Analysis
Odds of Work Zone Crash Occurrence and Getting Involved in Advance Warning, Transition, and Activity Areas by Injury Severity (Publication)
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Work zone area types include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric conditions, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver's maneuverability differ within…MoreIdentifying the Factors Contributing to Injury Severity in Work Zone Rear-End Crashes (Publication)
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Egypt’s National Road Project is a large infrastructure project aiming to upgrade the existing network of 2500 kilometers as well as constructing new roads of 4000 kilometers to meet today’s need.…MoreA Policy-Driven Approach for Work Zone Mobility Performance Management (Publication)
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The Ohio Department of Transportation uses a policy-driven approach to systematically determine any negative impacts that work zones may have on mobility, and eliminate, minimize, or mitigate those im…MoreImpacts of Work Zone Component Areas on Driver Injury Severity (Publication)
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The establishment of work zones along roadways is considered a necessity for the construction of new roadways, the maintenance of deteriorating structures, and to provide access for the installation a…MoreAn Empirical Analysis on Temporal Stability of Factors in Work Zone Crashes in Florida: A Random Parameters Heterogeneity-in-Means Approach (Publication)
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Work-zone crashes in Florida have increased recently, particularly from 2012 to 2017. This study investigates on the factors leading to work-zone crashes in Florida in two distinct economic time perio…MoreComplementary Parametric Probit Regression and Nonparametric Classification Tree Modeling Approaches to Analyze Factors Affecting Severity of Work Zone Weather-Related Crashes (Publication)
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Identifying risk factors for road traffic injuries can be considered one of the main priorities of transportation agencies. More than 12,000 fatal work zone crashes were reported between 2000 and 2013…MoreThe Sustainability of Health and Safety on Construction Sites in Zamfara State (Publication)
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Construction industry has been attributed to be the growth of Nigerian economic and infrastructural development. Annual reports show that consistent accidents on construction sites in Zamfara State ha…MoreFatal Injuries Among Hispanic Workers in the U.S. Construction Industry: Findings from FACE Investigation Reports (Publication)
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Identifying and understanding the characteristics of workplace accidents can provide vital information required to clarify their causes and prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. The …MoreAnalysis of Work-Zone Crashes Using the Ordered Probit Model with Factor Analysis in Egypt (Publication)
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Work-zones, due to their nature, are predisposed to hazardous situations. This is a consequence of conducting construction work within the vicinity of, or near, vehicular traffic. The exposure to dang…MorePredicting Work Zone Collision Probabilities via Clustering: Application in Optimal Deployment of Highway Response Teams (Publication)
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This paper proposes a clustering approach to predict the probability of a collision occurring in the proximity of planned road maintenance operations (i.e., work zones). The proposed method is applied…MoreData Driven Decision Making Tools for Transportation Work Zone Planning (Publication)
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This research provides tools and methods for integrating stakeholder input and crash data analytics to better guide transportation engineers in effective work zone design and management. Three key con…MoreRisk Factors Affecting Crash Injury Severity by Work Zone Area (Publication)
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Work zones include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver’s maneuverability differ within each work zone are…MoreWork Zone Data Collection and Analysis – Grant Course (Training)
This one-day course provides information to assist highway agencies in developing techniques and strategies to successfully collect and analyze work zone safety-related data for the purpose of making … More
Analysis of Work Zone Crash Reports to Determine Factors Associated with Crash Severity (Publication)
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Highway work zones present an environment that leads to opportunities for traffic crashes that may not otherwise occur. To investigate the severity of work zone-related crashes and relationships betwe…MoreAnalysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures (Publication)
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 240: Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures documents the research results of multiple analyses f…MoreA Deep Learning Approach to Predict Severity Levels of Work Zone Crashes (Publication)
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The need for maintaining aging infrastructure and/or expanding road capacity leads to an increasing number of work zones presented on highways. Consequently, many crashes were observed in work zone ar…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…MoreIowa Highway Deaths Down Overall, But not in Work Zones (Publication)
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While the death toll on Iowa’s highways dropped sharply last year from a one-year-spike, the proportion of deaths that happened in work zones remained above 3 percent – a heightened level seen onl…MoreAnalysis of Passenger-Car Crash Injury Severity in Different Work Zone Configurations (Publication)
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Work zone safety remains a priority to the Federal Highway Administration, State Highway Departments, highway engineers, and the traveling public. Work zones create a hospitable environment for crashe…MoreEffectiveness of VSL Signs in Reducing Crash Rates on Roadway Construction Work Zones in Alaska (Publication)
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As a driver's speed increases, so do the probability of an incident and likelihood of injury. The presence of equipment, personnel, and a changing landscape in construction zones create greater potent…MoreUsing Binary Logistic Regression to Explain the Impact of Accident Factors on Work Zone Crashes (Publication)
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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 …MoreWork Zone Crash Data Collection, Reporting, and Analysis Webinar (Training)
The  Wayne State University-Transportation Research Group hosted this free webinar on work zone crash data collection, reporting and safety analysis.  This webinar presents material developed under … More
Analysis of Driver Injury Severity for Different Work Zone Areas (Publication)
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Work zones are an integral part of the transportation system consisting of roadway construction, maintenance, and utility installation. In this paper the authors attempt to investigate the causal fact…MoreCombining Safety Analysis Tools for Evaluation of Freeway Work Zones: A Case Study (Publication)
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Predictive methods are available in the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) to estimate the safety performance of various types of roadway facilities, including freeways. These methods were developed to provi…MoreAddressing Work Zone Traffic Safety Issues in Arizona (Publication)
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The occurrence of work zone crashes is expected to increase in Arizona with the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT’s) shifted emphasis from constructing new roadways to preserving existi…More