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2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference

The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More

Reducing Work-Zone Traffic Accidents Goal of OSHA: Sunshine Safety Council Alliance Signing Ceremony Scheduled for Thurs., Dec. 11 in Daytona Beach (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Sunshine Safety Council, Inc., will hold a signing ceremony Dec. 11 in Daytona Beach, forming an alliance to reduce…More

Smart Phone Based Forward Collision Warning Messages in Work Zones to Enhance Safety and Reduce Emissions (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Collisions in work zones have always been a contributing factor in compromising safety on urban roadways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and State Transportation Authorities ha…More

US Labor Department’s OSHA Struck by Accident ‘Safety Stand Down’ to Be Held at Construction Sites Throughout Georgia on Nov. 4 (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has partnered with several construction organizations to support a struck by accident "safety stand down" at construction s…More

The Safe Use of Vehicles on Construction Sites: A Guide for Clients, Designers, Contractors, Managers and Workers Involved with Construction Transport (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This book gives practical guidance on how to prevent vehicle accidents on construction sites. It provides information on planning and managing vehicle operations; selecting and maintaining vehicles an…More

Implementation of a Real Time Data Driven Smart Work Zone Management System to Provide Queue Alerts to Stakeholders (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Queueing frequently occurs in advance of interstate work zones, and back-of-queue crashes are of concern to all agencies. Over 30,000 crashes on 2,280 directional miles of Indiana interstates in calen…More

Locating Roadworks Sites via Detecting Change in Lateral Positions of Traffic Signs Measured Relative to the Ego-Car (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Roadworks can be hazardous for both road workers and road users. Even with state-of-the-art safety measures in place, serious accidents do happen there, particularly when drivers do not heed roadwork …More

Poorly Installed Signs Played a Role in the Death of a Quebec Traffic Worker: CNESST (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Poorly installed traffic sign tripods were a major factor that caused death of Lynda Lizotte, a flagger, last December in the Monteregie region. Traffic was being detoured to the northbound track due …More

Variable Speed Limit Control for Delay and Crash Reductions at Freeway Work Zone Area (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Improving operational efficiency and safety on freeway segments has long been recognized as a priority in traffic communities. This study presents a comprehensive variable speed limit (VSL) control mo…More

Safe and Environment-Friendly Forward Collision Warning Messages in the Advance Warning Area of a Construction Zone (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Collisions in construction zones have always been a contributing factor in compromising safety on urban roadways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state transportation author…More

New TDOT Flagger Signs Hope to Improve Work Zone Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
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 …More

Trimble and Purdue University Collaborate to Improve Highway Work Zone Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
ARTBA members Trimble and Purdue University are partnering to develop a slowdown alert service that notifies commercial drivers to help reduce rear-end crashes, particularly in highway work zones. The…More

Effectiveness of End-of-Queue Warning Systems and Portable Rumble Strips on Lane Closure Crashes (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The Texas Department of Transportation has been deploying work zone intelligent transportation systems in an effort to reduce the number of work zone crashes along the Interstate 35 (I-35) corridor. R…More

ODOT Renews Work Zone Warning to Motorists After Three Crews Hit in One Week (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Three Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) workers have been hit by motorists in just one week. ODOT said all those incidents could have been prevented. ODOT is asking people to move over and slow…More

Field Evaluation of Work-Zone Automated Speed Enforcement Equipment and Traffic Monitoring Devices (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Speeding is a significant contributor to a significant portion of highway collisions. For work zones in particular, the speeding problem is compounded by on-site road re-configuration, narrowed lanes,…More

Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker Injuries from Vehicles and Equipment (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
To better understand worker injury risks, NIOSH reviewed the current literature on highway safety, analyzed data on worker fatalities in the highway and street construction industry, and held a worksh…More

ODOT Wants to Reduce the Speed Limit in Temporary Construction Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles
The recent deaths of Randy Roginski and Eric Kirkbride, two Ohio construction workers, have caused a great deal of concern for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Both workers were struck an…More

Determining Major Causes of Highway Work Zone Accidents in Kansas: Final Report (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway work zones constitute a major safety concern for government agencies, the legislature, the highway industry, and the traveling public. Despite the efforts made by government agencies and the h…More

Evaluation of Data from Test Application of Optical Speed Bars to Highway Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The proximity of traffic and workers in highway work zones demand that safety be a high priority. The issue of traffic speeds in highway work zones has long been an issue receiving much attention. Ove…More

Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce accidents in work zones (Practice)

Maine establishes legally enforceable speed limits, usually 10 mph below posted, and utilizes police presence to enforce speed. More

Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce accidents in work zones (Practice)

North Carolina uses changeable message signs that display advisory information to motorists, wide pavement markings and temporary pavement markers during construction, rumble strips applied to pavemen… More

2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference

The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More

More Safety Measures Could be Coming to Protect Highway Construction Workers in Indiana (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Following the death of Justin Nance, who was killed while working on a project in northern Hamilton County, near the intersection of U.S. 31 and 286th Street, leaders in the industry start to look for…More

ARTBA Offers Congressional Panel Recommendations to Combat Roadway Work Zone Accidents (Publication)

Resource Type: Clearinghouse News Releases
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told a congresional panel today that: all state and local government contracts for highway and bridge work using federal dollars sho…More

Alarming Trench Survey Highlights Risks for Workers and Employers (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
After trench-related deaths tripled between 2011 and 2016, OSHA instituted a National Emphasis Program to reduce the number of trench fatalities in construction. The CPWR – The Center for Constructi…More

Fatal Injuries at Road Construction Sites Among Construction Workers (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Working at road construction sites can be dangerous. Between 2011 and 2015, 962 workers lost their lives at road construction sites, an average of 122 workers annually (BLS, 2017). This Quarterly Data…More

Determining the Effectiveness of Temporary Traffic Control Measures in Highway Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway work zones constitute a major safety concern for government agencies, legislatures, the highway industry, and the traveling public. Each year, hundreds of people lose their lives and many more…More
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