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Guidelines on Managing Speeds in Work Zones summarizes available guidance on setting speed limits and managing speeds in work zones. Many factors impact the decision to reduce the regulatory speed lim…MoreManaging Speeds
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Guidelines on Use of Law Enforcement in Work Zones (Publication)
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Guidelines on Use of Uniformed Law Enforcement (Subpart K) describes good practices for use of law enforcement to improve work zone safety and mobility. The document is intended to assist highway agen…MoreWork Zone Speed Management: A Synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)
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This Synthesis of Practice focuses on speed management for work zones on roadways with ordinary (pre-construction) speed limits of 45 mph and above such as freeways, tollways, multilane divided rural …More2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference
The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More
SWZ: Technology Applications: Types of Applications: Variable Speed Limit
Variable speed limit systems strive to harmonize speeds approaching and within the work zone, calming traffic flow and warning of slowed or stopped traffic ahead.
Use of Portable and Dynamic … More
SWZ: Technology Applications Types of Applications: Automated Enforcement
Automated enforcement systems detect and capture images of speeding vehicles to be used for enforcement purposes.
Pennsylvania's Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement
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Speeding in Work Zones Will Cost You: Maryland Launches Work Zone Speed Camera Program (Publication)
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Maryland has launched a new speed camera enforcement program aimed at reducing the number of traffic accidents in and around work zones. Laurie Moser, the widow of a highway worker killed in Frederick…MoreGuidelines on Managing Speeds in Work Zones (Publication)
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Guidelines on Managing Speeds in Work Zones summarizes available guidance on setting speed limits and managing speeds in work zones. Many factors impact the decision to reduce the regulatory speed lim…MoreAnalysis of Speed Profiles and Evaluation of Dynamic Signs in Kansas Work Zones (Publication)
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Work zones are essential for maintaining and improving roadways in the United States. Although reduced speed limits are used throughout work zones to increase worker and driver safety, motorists often…MoreVa. Senate Backs Bill Putting Handheld Speed Cameras Around Work Zones (Publication)
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The Virginia State Senate has approved Sen. Bill Carrico’s bill, which would allow state police troopers to use handheld speed cameras when the troopers are physically in or near a work zone. A w…MoreGuidance for the Use of Portable Changeable Message Signs in Work Zones
September 2013
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Introduction
Objectives of the Document
General Guidance
Design Factors
Message Guidelines
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Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones (Publication)
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Automated speed enforcement (ASE) systems are one tool in the wide range of speed management techniques that are effective in reducing speeds in work zones, thereby improving traffic and worker safety…MoreMd.’s Mobile Speed Cameras Raking in Millions from Work Zones (Publication)
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Totaling over 30 million in fines and over 750,000 tickets issued, Maryland officials now has the numbers to prove how serious they are about punishing work zone speed violators. Work zone incidents …MoreHighway Work Zone Speed Enforcement (Publication)
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Governor Deval Patrick joined the Massachusetts State Police, MassDOT, and state and federal officials today to kick off the work zone speed enforcement program, a one-year pilot program targeting at …MoreNew Digital Speed-Limit Signs Will Aid Safety, Traffic Flow in I-84 Work Zone (Publication)
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Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will deploy variable speed limits within the Interstate 84 construction zone in Canyon County in order to enhance safety for workers and travelers while maintaini…MoreWork Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook (Third Edition) (Publication)
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The Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook (Third Edition) provides an easily accessible compilation of work zone operations practices used and recommended by various States and localities arou…MoreAutomated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones (Training)
The purpose of this podcast is to help practitioners familiarize themselves with the types of automated speed enforcement currently used in work zones and to discuss considerations for those practitio… More
Speed Variation and Safety in Work Zones (Publication)
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In addition to lower speeds, the difference between vehicle speed and the average speed on the roadway has been identified as a factor in roadway crashes. For work zones, the potential for such speed …MorePennDOT Deploying Photo Speed Enforcement Across the Commonwealth (Publication)
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The electronic signs controlled by PennDOT are all sending out a common message about the beginning of photo enforcement. Designed to protect highway and construction workers, the photo enforcement wi…MoreMD Drivers Finally Heed Work Zone Speed Cameras: AAA (Publication)
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Speed cameras deployed in work zones in the Baltimore metro area and across Maryland have worked to reduce speeding violations. The numbers of crashes, fatalities, and fines paid have dropped signific…MoreMore than 500 Work Zone Violations Issued During Operation Drive Smart (Publication)
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540 citations were issued for speed violations in work zones across the state of North Carolina during Operation Drive Smart 2009, the state's work zone safety enforcement campaign. The campaign, whi…More2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference
The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More
DOT Workers Push for Automated Safety Devices in Work Zones (Publication)
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Those who work on Connecticut’s highways testified in favor of HB 5198, An Act Concerning Maintenance Work Zone Safety Enforcement, before the Transportation Committee’s public hearing. The bill w…MoreThruway Authority & State Police Troop T Announce “Operation Work Brake” Enforcement Begins August 8 (Publication)
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“Operation Work Brake,” an annual five-day initiative to promote work zone safety and awareness, will take place from August 8 through August 12, 2011. Officials say state troopers will be out in …MoreSpeed Bumps Can Control Work-Zone Speed (Publication)
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Article discussing a controversial traffic control device- the speed bump. It is being used by the Bow, New Hampshire Department of Public Works as a work-zone safety device.MoreInvestigation of Effectiveness of Radar Speed Signs and Additional Lighting for Speed Control in Highway Construction and Maintenance Work Zones (Publication)
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Safely controlling and reducing vehicle speeds through work zones decreases the safety risk associated with highway construction and maintenance work. Work zone speed control has been the subject of…MoreFHWA Roadway Work Zone Training Consortium – Summer 2008 Newsletter, Volume III
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Speed Photo—Radar Enforcement and its Effects on Speed in Work Zones (Publication)
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Automated speed photo—radar enforcement (SPE) in work zones was implemented for the first time in the United States in Illinois. This paper presents the results of the effectiveness of SPE on the ba…MoreDownstream Effects of Speed Photo—Radar Enforcement and Other Speed Reduction Treatments on Work Zones (Publication)
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The effects of automated speed photo—radar enforcement (SPE) and traditional speed reduction treatments (speed feedback trailer, presence of police vehicles with emergency lights on and off, and com…MoreSpeed Management in Work Zones — The ASAP Project (Publication)
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Speed management of traffic in work zones is important for the safety of both the road user and road worker. A work zone will introduce deviations from normal travel in a discrete road section and app…MoreWork Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook (Publication)
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This guidebook is the first release of a resource designed to give state and local transportation agencies, construction contractors, transportation planners, trainers, and others with interest in wor…MoreTraffic Management & Work Zone Safety Power Workshop at International Bridge Conference
This event, sponsored by ARTBA’s National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, was held in conjunction with the International Bridge Conference. The workshop was packed with timely in… More