Road Construction

TRB Webinar: Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery (Training)

The webinar features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program’s Synthesis 534: Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery. The webinar will provide an overview of the … More

WVDOT Unveils Interactive Online Map of all Road Projects Statewide (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The West Virginia Department of Transportation unveiled an new, interactive, and web-based map that shows every road project going on across the state. This website allows users to search by city, co…More

Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)

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

The uses and levels of maturity of five advanced technology areas (visualization and modeling, interconnected technologies, safety technologies, instrumentation and sensors, and unmanned aircraft syst…More

Barriers to Adoption of RPAs on Construction Projects: A Task–Technology Fit Perspective (Publication)

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

Purpose: Extant literature extensively articulates the advantages of using remotely piloted aircrafts (RPAs) in a myriad of construction activities. Yet, the barriers that hinder their wider adoption …More

Ohio, Pennsylvania Plan Interstate System for Managing Road Work (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Ohio and Pennsylvania will soon start a project to develop an interstate system called the Work Zone Reservation and Traveler Information System, or WZRTIS, to manage road construction projects. The W…More

The Influence of Project Bundling on Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Costs Across Highway Project Types (Publication)

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

Maintenance of traffic (MOT) is the process of providing transportation management and traffic control at highway work zones. MOT work is an essential part of any construction project and can constitu…More

Assessment of Work Accidents in Highway, Street and Bridge Construction (Publication)

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

Occupational health and safety is an important work discipline that must be included in the working life. Especially, developed countries have been able to place this discipline in working life, while…More

Roadway Construction Noise Model Version 2.0 Data Collection Program (Publication)

Resource Type: Presentations

Roadway Construction Noise Model (RCNM) is a computer program that enables the prediction of construction noise levels for a variety of construction operations based on a compilation of empirical data…More

Discussion on Ways to Strengthen Construction Supervision of Road and Bridge (Publication)

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

The rapid development of China's economy in the past 30 years is inseparable from the perfect road and bridge transportation system, the completion of roads and bridges promote the economic developmen…More

VDOT Highway Advisory Radio Broadcast Goes off the Air (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

VDOT stopped broadcasting information about traffic, travel conditions and construction on 1680 AM Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) which started around 1990. The reason is that the statewide Advanced Tra…More

WisDOT Preparing for Highway 29 Construction (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

To prepare Pierce County residents for the upcoming construction on State Highway 29, Wisconsin Department of Transportation held a public involvement meeting at the River Falls High School to discuss…More

ODOT to Impose Stiffer Fines on Contractors After Long Traffic Delay due to Construction on I-480 (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The failure of contractors in meeting the contract requirements of having all lanes open by 6 am has caused construction-related morning delays for area commuters several times. Ohio Department of T…More

Innovative Measures to Reduce Road Construction Time – A case study: Dasna Hapur Road Project (Publication)

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

Construction operations inevitably require work forces to occupy the roadway. There is need to provide sufficient space to perform construction and maintenance operations, while reducing the impact of…More

Effect of Road Construction Projects on Travel Time Reliability (Publication)

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

Road construction projects have a significant effect on the operational performance of the roads (say, freeways) leading to an increase in congestion and delay during the construction period. The oper…More

INDOT Adjusts Traffic Lights to Ease Gridlock in Downtown Indy Because of I-65 Construction (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The I-65 construction has caused a traffic gridlock in downtown Indianapolis. Frustrated commuters turned to Call 6 for help and Call 6 Investigates took their concerns to the city and the state. …More

ANSI/ASSP A10.47-2015 Work Zone Safety for Highway Construction (Publication)

Resource Type: Specifications & Special Provisions

This standard covers employees engaged in construction, utility work, maintenance or repair activities on any area of a highway. It establishes the minimum requirements for the construction and mainte…More

New Jersey Store Owner Writes Snarky Sign in Response to Ongoing Road Construction (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

An ongoing road construction in Toms River, New Jersey has affected businesses in the area. A frustrated store owner has the message “LONGEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EVER!!! 12,000,000 FOR THIS??” …More

Time-Dependent Transportation Network Design Considering Construction Impact (Publication)

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

A traditional discrete network design problem (DNDP) always assumes transportation infrastructure projects to be one-time events and ignores travelers’ delays caused by construction work. In fact, i…More

User Costs as One of Main Advantages of Precast Concrete Application in Highway Construction (Publication)

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

Road user cost primarily refer to the monetized components of road (re)construction impacts, such as the user delay costs, vehicle operating costs, crash costs and emission costs. Objective of this pa…More

Optimal Trade-Offs between Construction Cost and Traffic Delay for Highway Work Zones (Publication)

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

Highway work zones often cause traffic congestion, resulting in increased road-user delays and vehicle emissions. These negative impacts of highway work zones can be minimized by a number of mitigatin…More

Effects of Road Construction Intensity and Operations on Rural Freeway Work Zone Capacity (Publication)

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

Capacity is affected by construction type and its intensity on adjacent open traffic lanes. The effect on capacity is a function of vehicles moving in and out of the closed lanes of the work zone, and…More

The STARs Evaluation Tool: Optimising Network Performance, Road Worker Safety and Road User Safety During Roadworks and Maintenance (Publication)

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

The aim of the Scoring Traffic at Roadworks (STARs) project is to optimise network availability, road worker safety and road user safety during roadworks. The objective was to develop a methodology to…More

Route 35 Road Work to Stop for Summer (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles

Transportation Commissioner James Simpson made his decision to stop all Route 35 road construction for the summer after being convinced by Lavallette business owners.More

Illinois DOT Offers Highway Construction Training Program with Incentives (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles

The Federal Highway Administration approved a $10 per hour training incentive to prime contractors who hire graduates of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Highway Construction Careers Trai…More

Street Works Manual (Publication)

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

The Street Works Manual provides new policies governing work on city streets, and clearly presents procedures for notice, approval and execution of such work. These new policies and the manual's prese…More

Proceed with Caution: I-81 Section over Christiansburg Mountain Headed for 2.5 Years of Work (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles

The work to expand the Christiansburg Mountain pass on Interstate 81 in Southwest Virginia from two to three lanes is underway. This section of highway has been a heavily travelled area. To keep tra…More