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Maintenance Work Zone Safety: Pocket Guide of MUTCD Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control (Publication)
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This 4x6 reference guide provides information on the typical applications that apply to short-term and mobile operations for maintenance, providing useful graphics and detailed descriptions of the app…MoreSafely Implementing Rolling Roadblocks for Short-term Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Work Zones (Publication)
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This Fact Sheet summarizes best practices related to rolling roadblocks for short-term road work activities requiring a short-term full closure of the roadway.MoreImplementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course
See Instructing the Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course for the train-the-trainer course.
This free one day course will provide personnel responsible for pla… More
Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course (Training)
This free one day course will provide personnel responsible for planning the operations of their workers in flagged, mobile, short duration, short term and incident response operations, tools and stra… More
Modeling Highway Performance Under Various Short-Term Work Zone Configurations (Publication)
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Federal rules mandate state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure and report on the performance of highways within their jurisdictions. Those rules support a…MoreCapacity Models for Long-Term and Short-Term Freeway Work Zones in Germany (Publication)
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The paper presents results from a comprehensive study of work zone capacity on German freeways. A large number of long-time work zones with and without a reduction of the number of lanes as well as sh…MoreImpact Assessment of Short-Term Work Zones on Intersection Capacity in New York City (Publication)
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New York City infrastructure is one of the oldest transportation infrastructures in the United States. Local street construction and short-term work zones are almost continuously planned events that a…MoreA Guide to Short-Term Stationary, Short-Duration, and Mobile Work Zone Traffic Control (Publication)
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This guide identifies and describes specific challenges and characteristics for short-term stationary, short-duration, and mobile work zones. Typically these work zones require special consideration i…MoreDevelopment of a Decision Matrix and Specifications for Portable Temporary Rumble Strips for Short-Term Work Zones (Publication)
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The objective of this research was to develop specifications for portable temporary rumble strips (PTRSs) for their applications in different work zone settings. A decision matrix and a classification…MorePortable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones (Publication)
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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 …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
Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Alerting Motorists in Short-Term Surveying Work Zones (Publication)
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Many surveyors who work in/near live traffic encounter unique safety challenges as they are frequently exposed to fast moving vehicles. Unlike traditional work zones, safety countermeasures at surveyi…MoreA Comparative Study to Evaluate Short-Term Work Zone Safety Control Measures’ Effectiveness Based on a Simplified Traffic Conflict Model (Publication)
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As traffic-related work zone crashes continue to increase across the nation, the safety of road users and workers has become a top priority for transportation agencies. This study compared three diffe…MoreImproving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 2: Evaluation of Nighttime Mobile Warning Lights (Publication)
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Vehicle-mounted warning lights for nighttime mobile highway operations provide critical protection to workers and the driving public. Alerting the traveling public of the approaching work activity and…MoreGuidelines on Rolling Roadblocks for Work Zone Applications (Publication)
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This guideline outlines a suggested process for planning and executing a rolling roadblock for temporary traffic control applications, including the decision-making process on when to use this techniq…MoreGuidelines on Rolling Roadblocks for Work Zone Applications
July 2013
This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under Grant Agreement No. DTFH61-06-G-00004. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations ex… More
Maintenance Work Zone Safety — Pocket Guide of MUTCD’s Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control / Seguridad en la zona de trabajo de mantenimiento – Guía de bolsillo sobre la orientación del MUTCD en relación con el control de tránsito temporal (Publication)
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Esta guía de 4 por 6 pulgadas provee información sobre los diagramas típicos que aplican a trabajos de corta duración y operaciones móviles de mantenimiento. La guía provee diagramas útil…MoreEvaluation of Innovative Traffic Safety Devices at Short-Term Work Zones (Publication)
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The objective of this study was to investigate and evaluate the usage and effectiveness of innovative traffic control devices that can be used in short-term work zones. Any device to be used in short-…MoreTraffic Demand Dynamics During Urban Freeway Short-Term Lane Closures (Publication)
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The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) 2007 mobility report shows traffic congestion is worsening in American cities of all sizes, creating $78 billion annual lost hours and 2.9 billion gallons of w…MoreDevices to Implement Short-Term Speed Limits in Texas Work Zones (Publication)
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In Texas, speed limits for short-term (less than 12 consecutive h) work zones are used when workers or equipment are not behind a concrete barrier, work activity is within 15 ft of the pavement edge, …MoreClosed-Course Test and Analysis of Vibration and Sound Generated by Temporary Rumble Strips for Short-Term Work Zones (Publication)
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Driver distraction and speeding are two contributors to crashes in construction and maintenance work zones. Rumble strips can be effective and have been used in some states to alert drivers to reduce …MoreMaintenance Work Zone Safety: Pocket Guide of MUTCD Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This 4x6 reference guide provides information on the typical applications that apply to short-term and mobile operations for maintenance, providing useful graphics and detailed descriptions of the app…MoreMaintenance Work Zone Safety: Pocket Guide of MUTCD Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control
PDF Version in English [594 KB] and Spanish [2.81 MB]
October 2008
Table of Contents
Purpose
Maintenance Activities
Seven Principles of Temporary Traffic Control
Component … More
Work Zone Safety – Part 6 – Lunchtime (Training)
This six-part instructional video describes temporary traffic control in short-term work sites. Part 6 changes the pace with a lunchroom discussion which relates an agency's court losses to employee s… More
Work Zone Safety – Part 5 – Flagging Operations (Training)
This six-part instructional video describes temporary traffic control in short-term work sites. Part 5 shows flagging operations and procedures, including clothing, flagging techniques, and typical on… More
Work Zone Safety – Part 4 – Typical Applications (Training)
This six-part instructional video describes temporary traffic control in short-term work sites. Part 4 shows typical applications, emphasizing techniques for safe installation of traffic control and r… More
Work Zone Safety – Part 3 – Length of Zones (Training)
This six-part instructional video describes temporary traffic control in short-term work sites. Part 3 explains the required lengths of the advance warning, transition, activity and termination zones … More