Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Pavement markings and signs are important traffic control devices used to guide and regulate traffic movement through visual information presented to motorists. Signs and markings are made with retror…MoreData Collection
Improving Work Zones Every Day, in Every Way (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
In 2015, over 700 people were killed, and 35,000 people injured in more than 96,000 work zone related crashes. This article discusses a comprehensive set of programs, strategies, and tools the Feder…MoreConnected Vehicle Data-Based Tools for Work Zone Active Traffic Management (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zones present challenges to safety and mobility that require agencies to balance limited resources with vital traffic management activities. It is important to obtain operational feedback for suc…MoreApplication of LiDAR and Connected Vehicle Data to Evaluate the Impact of Work Zone Geometry on Freeway Traffic Operations (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Extensive literature exists regarding recommendations for lane widths, merging tapers, and work zone geometry to provide safe and efficient traffic operations. However, it is often infeasible or unsaf…MoreWork Zone Intrusion Report Interface Design (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
While necessary for roadways, work zones present a safety risk to crew. Half of road workers deaths between 2005 and 2010 were due to collisions with motorists intruding on the work zone. Therefore, a…MoreStatewide Data Management Best Practices for Work Zone Information (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The availability and accessibility of reliable work zone data are essential to support data needs of various work zone planning, safety, and operations applications. This paper summarizes the findings…MoreSemantic Enrichment of Spatio-temporal Trajectories for Worker Safety on Construction Sites (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Existing literature reveals that major reasons of fatalities on construction sites are linked to mobility related issues such as unsafe human behaviors, difficult site conditions and workers striking …MoreBehavioral Measures for 48 Participants in Work-Zone Messaging Driving Simulation Study Collected in 2016 at the University of Minnesota (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This study explored the impact of in-vehicle messages to alert drivers to events within a simulated work zone. Participants used a partial motion-based driving simulator made by Realtime Technologies,…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
Work Zone ITS Implementation Tool v1.0 (Publication)
Resource Type: Websites
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology enables solutions that serve broader Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) objectives. Specifically, ITS deployments can be part …MoreOptimization of Work Zone Segments on Urban Roads Using Cellular Automata Model in Mixed Traffic (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Increased delays and reduced speeds in work zones leads to congestion. This can be improved by optimizing the work zone length. The focus of this study is to model work zones using cellular automa…MoreLocating 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 …MoreSystem to Provide Data on Risky Work-Zone Incidents (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zone intrusions are a serious safety concern. Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s HumanFIRST Laboratory created a system for road crew workers to report work zone intrusions. The res…MoreFeasibility of Lane Closures Using Probe Data (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
To develop an adequate traffic operations management and congestion mitigation plan for every roadway maintenance and construction project requiring lane closures, transportation agencies need accurat…MoreDrones in Transportation Engineering: A Discussion of Current Drone Rules, Equipment, and Applications (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, allow for fast, safe, and efficient engineering data collection, as well as 2D and 3D data visualization. This article reviews the history us…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
Apriori-Based Text Mining Method for the Advancement of the Transportation Management Plan in Expressway Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This study contributes to knowledge by advancing the transportation management plan (TMP) development efforts for expressway work zones. Using text mining techniques to a large-scale transportation da…MoreBest Practices for Managing Work Zone Data (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This work investigated methods and best practices that agencies use to manage work zone data. Information gathered from the survey includes types of data collected, methods used for data collection, d…MoreRoad Traffic Crash Data: An Overview on Sources, Problems, and Collection Methods (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Road traffic crash data are useful tools to support the development, implementation, and assessment of highway safety programs that tend to reduce road traffic crashes. Collecting road traffic crash d…MoreHighway Worker Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 509: Highway Worker Safety identifies how state departments of transportation (DOTs) implement policies using highway worker safet…MoreA Guide for Work Zone Crash Data Collection, Reporting, and Analysis (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This guide describes the work zone crash data collection and reporting process, as well as the benefits and challenges in developing a unified system across the states. The quality and consistency of …MoreImprovement of Health and Safety in Construction Sites in Sri Lanka (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This research specifically investigated the safety perceptions, attitudes, and behavior of construction workers and the management of safety practices. By analyzing its results, this study demonstrate…MoreBest Practices for Maximizing Driver Attention to Work Zone Warning Signs (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Studies have shown that rear-end crashes in the advance warning area for a work zone are the most common type of work zone crashes. Driver inattention (or distraction) is reported as the most commo…MoreWork Zone Performance Monitoring Application Development (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires state transportation agencies to (a) collect and analyze safety and mobility data to manage the work zone impacts of individual projects during const…MoreWork Zone Intrusion Reporting: A Survey of State Practices (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This report synthesizes practices of state DOTs for reporting and documenting vehicle intrusions into construction work zones.MoreLane Bias Issues in Work Zone Travel Time Measurement and Reporting (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zones are a major source of nonrecurrent congestion. Because travel time is harder to predict in nonrecurrent congestion, accurately measured real-time information on travel time in and around wo…More