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Talking Freight – Work Zone Design and Large Trucks (Training)
The reconstruction and rehabilitation of U.S. interstate highways and other major and minor roadways that are part of the overall roadway system network often require work zones that allow the necessa… More
Safe Trucking Through Work Zones (Publication)
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This brochure offers safety tips for trucking through work zones. Statistics and the most commonly occurred types and locations of large truck crashes in work zones are also provided.MoreLarge Trucks and Buses by the Numbers (Publication)
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This web page provides the data of both work zone and non-work zone crashes that involve large trucks and buses.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 …MoreUtility Work Zone Safety Guidelines and Training: State-of-the-Art Synthesis and State-of-the-Practice Synthesis
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New TDOT Flagger Signs Hope to Improve Work Zone Safety (Publication)
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A total of 112 Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) workers have died in the line of duty since 1948. TDOT invested in new LED sign paddles in hopes of lowering the number of workers injured …MoreNIOSH ( National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Recommends Methods for Preventing Injuries and Fatalities in Highway Work Zones (Publication)
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Each year, nearly 100 workers are killed and more than 20,000 are injured in highway and street construction, according to NIOSH report, "Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker …MoreFatal Occupational Injuries to Government Workers, 1992 to 2001 (Publication)
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During the 10-year period from 1992 to 2001, 6,455 government workers suffered a fatal work injury; more than half of these fatalities resulted from transportation incidents. Local government employee…MoreExploring Factors Contributing to Injury Severity at Work Zones Considering Adverse Weather Conditions (Publication)
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Despite recent efforts to improve work zone safety, the frequency and severity of crashes at work zones are still considerably high. The effect of work zones on traffic safety can be exacerbated by ad…MoreOfficials Battle Safety Woes in Work Zones (Publication)
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People are ignoring speed limits and caution signs in construction zones, putting themselves and construction workers at risk. Highway Patrol promised increased enforcement of speed limits in the wor…MoreA Study of Differences in Severity Among Crash Types in Work Zones and Between Work Zone and Non-Work Zone Crashes in Alabama (Publication)
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Highway work zones have become a hazardous place for both construction workers and roadway users due to the increasing risk caused by maintaining and reconstructing roadways. Both the number of crashe…MoreWork Zone Fatal Crashes up Statewide; Total Southeast Michigan Fatal Crashes Down (Publication)
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Two reports released by the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments show the number of fatal crashes within work zones statewide increased in 2010 while…MoreWork Zone Crashes on the Rise in Kansas (Publication)
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The total number of accidents in Kansas road construction zones has risen in the past three years. Curtis James Harlan, a 22-year-old roadside worker, was struck and killed on Aug. 5 by a passenger ca…MoreNew Work Zone Safety Initiative Not in Place at Deadly Crash Site in DeKalb County (Publication)
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At the beginning of the year, the Indiana Department of Transportation launched a new Protect the Queue Program, which places trucks with queue message boards about 1/4 mile ahead of a work zone to al…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…MoreWork Zone Safety Data Collection and Analysis Guide
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Safety 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…MoreWork Zone Data Collection & Analysis: What, Why, and How
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Work Zone Fatalities Are Appalling and Out of Control (Publication)
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Despite the great and increasing efforts of industry companies and associations, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, state transportation officials, unions and law enforcement agencies, work zone fatalities…MoreRoad Work Crash Deaths Decline (Publication)
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PennDOT doubled the money it spent to post state police at work zones in 2001 after realizing that is the best way to curb accidents, injuries and deaths that happen there. The effort not only is to p…MoreMay is Work Zone Safety Month in Oregon (Publication)
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May is Work Zone Safety Month in Oregon, a chance to remind drivers to slow down and expect delays in work zones. In Oregon, an average of 331 work zone crashes occurred each year between 2014 and 201…MoreKansas Highway Work Zones to be Targeted Again for Increased Enforcement; Statistics Released from 1997 Enforcement Effort (Publication)
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The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Highway patrol will cooperate again this year to make highway work zones safer for workers and motorists. KHP troopers will target designated wo…MoreCDC Report Suggests Ways to Prevent Injuries, Fatalities to Workers in Highway Work Zones (Publication)
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Ways to build on current safeguards and better protect workers in highway and street work zones from serious injury and death are recommended in a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and P…MoreDesign and Operation of Work Zone Strategies to Improve Large Truck Safety (Publication)
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This document summarizes available methods for transportation agencies and road contractors to design and operate work zones to reduce the risk of large truck crashes. Large trucks include vehicles co…MoreNew Data Shows Fatalities Among Construction Laborers Increased in 2019 (Publication)
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According to newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1061 construction workers were killed on the job in 2019, and 293 (28 percent) of them were construction laborers. The number of c…MoreTransportation Construction Workers Need Protection, ARTBA Reminds Safety Summit (Publication)
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At U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Summit on Pedestrian Safety, ARTBA Senior Vice President of Safety and Education Brad Sant told the attendees that federal officials should address tran…MoreDPS Data Shows how Often Arizona Drivers are Cited for Speeding in Construction Zones (Publication)
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The Arizona Department of Transportation is asking drivers to stay alert after one of their own workers was killed while out working on the roadway. Freeway signs across the Valley have been illuminat…MoreDOT Blames Distracted Driving for High Number of Work Zone Fatalities (Publication)
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The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 10 work zone related fatalities in 2017, which is slightly down from 2016 but still a bit higher than the past two decades. The Iowa DOT has used I…MoreRise in DOT Work Zone Injuries Triggers New Safety Campaign (Publication)
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Distracted driving has been the cause for 21 work zone crashes during this construction season in New York. The state launched a new campaign focusing on the importance of safety driving in work zones…More