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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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NDDOT 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…MoreFeasibility Study of Driverless Maintenance in Highway Construction Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway construction zones post a danger to both road workers and road users because of the change of road condition and speed variance. Driverless maintenance is expected to improve traffic safety by…MoreaFAS – How to Get a Driverless Prototype on the Road? (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Mobile road works on highway hard shoulder lanes are usually protected against on-coming traffic by protective vehicles equipped with a mobile warning trailer. The service staff operating the protecti…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…MorePortable 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 …MorePortable 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
Escort Vehicle Operator Training (Training)
Under an agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation, the Arizona Trucking Association offers Escort Vehicle Operator training and certification, issues the recognized certification cards … More
Field 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…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
Shadow Vehicles for Work Zones Training Module
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Shadow 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 Positive Protection Toolbox (Publication)
Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
This brochure highlights five positive protection countermeasures, including Portable Concrete Barriers, Movable Concrete Barriers, Ballast Filled Barriers, Shadow Vehicles, and Vehicle Arresting Syst…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…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.
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The 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
Improving the Safety of Moving Lane Closures (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Moving lane closures are an increasingly utilized and inherently hazardous traffic control procedure for highway maintenance and operations activities. To improve the safety of moving lane closures fo…MoreCertified Escort Vehicle Operator Handbook (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Escort car services benefit all parties involved in the transportation of over-dimensional loads. This handbook provides guidance on everything an escort vehicle operator needs to know, including the …MoreWork Zone Positive Protection Toolbox
Pocket Guide of MUTCD Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control
PDF version [962 KB]
This booklet serves as a toolbox to describe various types of positive protection devices currently in use … More
Work 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
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
Remotely Driven Vehicle: Even Better this Time Around (Publication)
Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles
Article giving detailed information of a remotely driven shadow vehicle (RDV) being developed by Safety Technologies, Inc. under the Strategic Highway Research Program.MoreSHRP Reviews Work-Zone Safety Tools (Publication)
Resource Type: 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).MoreMoving Barrier Protects Work Crews (Publication)
Resource Type: Articles, 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…MoreWork Zone Safety: Safer Highways for Workers and Motorists (Publication)
Resource Type: Articles, 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 …MoreRemote Driven Vehicle (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This workshop paper outlines the Strategic Highway Research Program ( SHRP) sponsored Remote Driven Vehicle (RDV) project. The function of the RDV system, including the technical aspects, are summariz…MoreTruck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) requirement (Practice)
WSDOT does not require the use of TMAs but they are highly recommended for many work operations.
For WSDOT construction projects TMAs are routinely included as a per each bid item in the contract. If… More