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Design and Operation of Work Zone Strategies to Improve Large Truck Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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…More

Guidelines on Use of Exposure Control Measures (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Guidelines on Use of Exposure Control Measures summarizes the various types of exposure control measures and discusses how each can improve the safety of workers and motorists in work zones. The docum…More

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

Treating Potential “Back-of-Queue” Safety Hazards (module) (Training)

The purpose of this document is to highlight strategies that can help reduce the work zone congestion that increases back-of-queue crash risk. Studies have shown that rear-end crashes in the advance w… More

Treating Potential Back-of-Queue Safety Hazards (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
This fact sheet is designed to highlight common pitfalls in estimating potential impacts that can result from implementing a traffic control plan as well as strategies that can help reduce work zone c…More

Safe Trucking Through Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
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.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

Large Trucks and Buses by the Numbers (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
This web page provides the data of both work zone and non-work zone crashes that involve large trucks and buses.More

SWZ: Technology Applications Types of Applications: Queue Warning

Queue warning systems are designed to quickly detect the presence of queues at the work zone and warning approaching motorists that traffic is slowed or stopped ahead. Application guidelines … More

Data Collection Needs for Work Zone Incidents (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Roadway construction has become a common fixture in our daily travels. According to the Federal Highway Administration, fatalities in highway work zones were up nearly 50% between 1997 and 2003. In 20…More

FHWA Administrator Opens Work-Zone Safety Week (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Work zone fatalities increased nationwide 53% from 1998 to 2002, according to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. Four out of five people killed were either drivers or passengers. FHWA Adminis…More

Fatal Injuries Among Hispanic Workers in the U.S. Construction Industry: Findings from FACE Investigation Reports (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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 …More

Data Driven Decision Making Tools for Transportation Work Zone Planning (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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…More

MD Drivers Finally Heed Work Zone Speed Cameras: AAA (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Speed cameras deployed in work zones in the Baltimore metro area and across Maryland have worked to reduce speeding violations. The numbers of crashes, fatalities, and fines paid have dropped signific…More

Construction Season Draws Attention to Work Zone Safety Issues in Ohio, West Virginia (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Construction zones and traffic delays can be a source of frustration for drivers, but drives are mostly responsible for the safety of workers. Although the recent work zone crash data shows a decreas…More

The Work Zone Safety Quiz: Knowledge Can Help Save Lives (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
Ohio Department of Transportation —Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) —Spring 2017. Original Version -September 2010.Roadway work zones can be hazardous for workers, motorists, and other ro…More

Modeling Safety of Highway Work Zones with Random Parameters and Random Effects Models (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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…More

Evaluation of Rear-End Crash Risk at Work Zone Using Work Zone Traffic Data (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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-…More

Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Work Zone Crashes and Investigation of Relationships Between Work Zone Traffic Control Measures and Crash Characteristics (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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…More

National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 6-12: Four out of Five People Killed in Work Zones Are Drivers and Passengers (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
Across the nation, April 6-12 is being observed as National Work Zone Awareness Week. Officials stress the stark but little-known fact that more than 80 percent of fatalities in highway work zones are…More

Assessment of Stakeholders’ Awareness of the Construction Health and Safety Regulations on Construction Sites in South Africa (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
In 2009, the Construction Industry Development Board commissioned the study of construction health and safety in South Africa, which revealed that despite the advancement in legislation in the form of…More

Highway Work Zone Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The safety issues discussed in this study are: 1) the usefulness of work zone accident data; 2) the hazards of two-lane, two-way operations without positive separation of traffic on a normally divided…More

Work Zone Traffic Accidents Involving Traffic Control Devices, Safety Features, and Construction Operations (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
There were 496 work zone traffic accidents on New York State Department of Transportation construction projects from 1994 through 1996. These accidents involved impacts with work zone traffic control …More

Work Zone Safety Data Collection and Analysis Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
The Work Zone Safety Data Collection and Analysis Guide is designed to assist highway agencies in developing techniques and strategies to successfully collect and analyze work zone safety-related data…More

Road Safety at Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The focus of this thematic report is improving safety for both employees and road users in relation to work zone areas on and adjacent to roads. The report sets the context by outlining the nature and…More

Proactive Safety Assessment in Roadwork Zones: A Synthesis of Surrogate Measures of Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zone safety studies have traditionally relied on historical crash records–an approach which is reactive in nature as it requires crashes to accumulate first before taking any preventive actions…More

CDC Report Suggests Ways to Prevent Injuries, Fatalities to Workers in Highway Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
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…More

Crash Analysis of Work Zone Lane Closures with Left-Hand Merge and Downstream Lane Shift (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) began the Interstate Rehabilitation Program (IRP) in the spring of 2000 that ultimately rebuilt approximately 380 miles, or 60% of Arkan…More

Data Quality Review for GIS-Based Crash and Work Zone Data Integration (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Effective work zone safety analysis requires comprehensive data on crashes, work zones, and other environmental factors. Fundamental to such knowledge is the ability to correlate crash data with corre…More

Kansas Highway Work Zones to be Targeted Again for Increased Enforcement; Statistics Released from 1997 Enforcement Effort (Publication)

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

Driving Simulator Evaluation of Driver Performance During Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation in a Work Zone: Driving Without a Clue. (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Crashes continue to be a problem in work zones. Analyses have indicated that rear-end and sideswipe crashes are the most frequent. Investigators have hypothesized that distractions are often the cause…More

Michigan Student Puts Human Face on Tragedy of Roadway Work Zone Accidents: Teen Talks about Accident that Killed His Father (Publication)

Resource Type: Clearinghouse News Releases
Almost 900 people were killed and 37,000 were injured during 1999 in roadway construction zone accidents. A Michigan student came to Washington, D.C., April 9 to put a human face on this public safety…More

Characterization of Mobile Work Zone Safety in Missouri (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zones often deviate from normal conditions in terms of geometrics (e.g. lane closure, narrow lanes), striping/markings, signs, and traffic. A Mobile Work Zone (MWZ) is a special category of a wor…More

Vehicle Accidents in Highway Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The magnitude and characteristics of safety problems associated with moving vehicular traffic through and around highway work zones are examined through an analysis of all of the reported work zone ac…More

Work Zones in High Gear (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Based on the work zone crash data from the web sites of the Federal Highway Administration's Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program and the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, a high n…More
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