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This guideline covers various types of positive protection devices that can be easily placed and moved for short duration and short term work operations, especially compared with traditional portable …MoreShadow Vehicles
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Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
Caltran's policy for maintenance operations is as follows: When closing a lane, a barrier vehicle or a shadow vehicle shall be used for the installation of the signs and the FAS if they can be placed … More
Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
Minnesota DOT does not require the use of truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) equipped vehicles for the installation of temporary traffic control devices. However, Mn/DOT sometimes uses mobile lane closure… More
Public Opinion and Understanding of Advance Warning Arrow Displays Used in Short-Term, Mobile, and Moving Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
In long-term work zones on multilane highways and/or freeways, the Federal Highway Administration has interpreted the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to mean that only one advance warning ar…MoreField Guide for the Use and Placement of Shadow Vehicles in Work Zones / Guía de campo para el uso y ubicación de vehículos escolta en zonas de trabajo (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This 4-by-6-inch pocket guide provides guidelines on the use of escort vehicles during road construction. The guide summarizes information in a compact and user-friendly way for those considering usin…MoreRequirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
Illinois requires that work zone lane closures be set up in the direction of traffic flow. Vehicles used in this process may work out of the closed lane. Work zone take-down is done in the reverse dir… More
Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
When a shadow vehicle is used, TxDOT requires the vehicle to be equipped with a truck-mounted attenuator. Shadow vehicles are required in many situations including mobile operations and short-term fre… More
Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
Virginia requires the use of a shadow vehicle when installing and removing lane closure traffic control. When the posted speed limit is 45 mph or greater on roadways with four or more travel lanes, th… More
Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
Michigan does not require the work vehicle to have a TMA. It does not require truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) or a shadow vehicle to be used when setting up a lane closure. In its TMA guidelines, Mic… More
Comparison of Three Traffic Management Plans Showing Shadow and Police Vehicle Effects on Driver Behavior at Highway Single Lane Closures (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Lane closures on multi-lane roads require drivers to transition safely to an open lane before passing the worksite. To reduce worker and driver injury risk, truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) are often …MoreShadow Vehicles for Work Zones Training Module (Training)
This training module provides criteria for the use of shadow vehicles and Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) in work zones. Module materials are based on the product "Field Guide for the Use and Placeme… More
Portable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones
September 2015
PDF Version [3.8 MB]
Developed by ATSSA for the FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant Program
Note: This document cites specific products solely to illustrate the concept of portable… More
Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) requirement (Practice)
See Indiana's Work Zone Safety Manual (for INDOT work crews) on the web site below and their procedures for approving a TMA for use. More
Portable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This guideline covers various types of positive protection devices that can be easily placed and moved for short duration and short term work operations, especially compared with traditional portable …MoreField Guide for the Use and Placement of Shadow Vehicles in Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This 4x6 inch, easy-to-carry field guide provides guidelines on the use of shadow vehicles in highway work zones. It summarizes information from various sources into an easy-to-use, compact format for…MoreThe Focus Work Zone Safety Grant Newsletter – Summer 2009
Printable Version [PDF 2.2 MB]
IN THE SPOTLIGHT…
Rich Bunker
ATSSA Instructor
I began working for Lewis County Public Works in 1973 spending 31 years working in all phases of roa… More
SHRP Reviews Work-Zone Safety Tools (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
This brief report provides an update on two of the ten products developed and/or evaluated by SHRP, the queue length detector and the remotely driven vehicle (RDV).MoreWork Zone Safety: Safer Highways for Workers and Motorists (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
To make work zones safer, the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) investigated dozens of suggestions for new safety devices. Taking the ideas that showed the most promise, researchers developed …MoreShadow Vehicles for Work Zones Training Module (presentation) (Publication)
Resource Type: Presentations
This training module provides criteria for the use of shadow vehicles and Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) in work zones. Module materials are based on the product "Field Guide for the Use and Placeme…MoreWork Zone Safety Grant FOCUS – Spring 2009
IN THE SPOTLIGHT…
John McEahern
ATSSA Instructor
I began my career in the Staff Traffic Branch of the Colorado Department of Highways (now a DOT) in 1965. I spent the first 20 yea… More
Autonomous Shadow Vehicle Project: Phase I (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The subject of this report is the research performed to determine the feasibility of designing and constructing a prototype autonomous Shadow Vehicle that follows a Lead Maintenance Vehicle for use in…MoreField Guide for the Use and Placement of Shadow Vehicles in Work Zones
PDF Version in English [1.15 MB] and Spanish [ 1.97 MB]
This field guide provides guidelines on the use of shadow vehicles and Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) in highway work zones.
… More
Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)
North Dakota requires truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) on the pavement marking installation for the protection vehicle behind the painting train. Maintenance forces use the TMA when the work is in a t… More
Shadow Vehicles for Work Zones Training Module
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Moving Barrier Protects Work Crews (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Highway maintenance crews often have little protection from passing traffic. If the work zone will be operational for only a short duration, it is impractical to install concrete barriers or other saf…MoreShadow Stretching: New Attenuator Research Adjusts to Heavier Traffic (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This article highlights the potential challenges of safely protecting work operations with shadow vehicles on high-speed facilities serving significant numbers of large trucks. It illustrates the i…MoreNDDOT Receives Innovation Grant for Autonomous Vehicle (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The North Dakota Department of Transportation received a federal grant to use innovative technology to improve work zone safety with an autonomous impact protection vehicle. The pilot project will inc…More