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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…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
Work Zone Speed Management: Synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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 …MoreSWZ: 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.
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SWZ: Technology Applications Types of Applications: Automated Enforcement
Automated enforcement systems detect and capture images of speeding vehicles to be used for enforcement purposes.
Fact sheet on automated enforcement systems in work zones
Evaluation of an a… More
Automated 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 practit… More
PennDOT 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…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…MoreEvaluation of Ohio Work Zone Speed Zones Process (Publication)
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This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine the effectiveness of Ohio Department of Transportation processes for establishing work zone speed zones. Researcher…MoreAutomated 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…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 …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 …MoreVariable Speed Limits Signs: Effects on Speed and Speed Variation in Work Zones (Publication)
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Variable Speed Limit (VSL) signs are used across the country in conjunction with Intelligent Transportation Systems to lower posted speed limits in areas affected by conditions such as congestion, con…MoreSynthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed and Speed Limit (Publication)
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This document provides a review of safety research related to speed and speed management. This review builds upon a similar synthesis prepared in 1982. This synthesis highlights the relationships amon…MoreDOT 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…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.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 …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…MoreSpeed 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…MoreAm I Going that Fast? Research Shows Speed Trailers Improve Safety in Temporary Work Zones (Publication)
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Paul Carlson, an assistant research engineer at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), has focused his attention on temporary work zones, the type that show up for one to twelve hours for minor mai…MoreOperation Hardhat is an Effort to Keep Work Zones Safe (Publication)
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Using an already existing work zone, the New York State Police and the Department of Transportation teamed up in Saratoga County to continue "Operation Hardhat," an effort to crack down on work zone v…MoreImproving Regulatory Speed Limit Management in Texas Work Zones (Publication)
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This project summary report summarizes the research performed in Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Project 0-5561. TxDOT's procedure for determining whether a reduced regulatory speed limit i…MoreField Evaluation of Work-Zone Automated Speed Enforcement Equipment and Traffic Monitoring Devices (Publication)
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Speeding is a significant contributor to a significant portion of highway collisions. For work zones in particular, the speeding problem is compounded by on-site road re-configuration, narrowed lanes,…MoreWork Zone Data Collection & Analysis: What, Why, and How (Training)
This podcast is a companion to the Work Zone Safety Data Collection and Analysis Guide, which was also developed under the Work Zone Safety Grant and is available at http://www.workzonesafety.org/rese… More
APD Enforcing Speed Limit Change on Alcoa Highway (Publication)
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation reduced the speed limit from 50 mph to 40 mph in a construction zone on Alcoa Highway from the airport to North Hall Road, and the Alcoa Police Department ha…MoreNDDOT Deploys New Traffic Warning System for Construction Season (Publication)
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation is deploying a new traffic warning system on Interstate 94 to reduce crashes during construction season. New interactive caution signs are connected to se…MoreEffectiveness of Changeable Message Signs in Controlling Vehicle Speeds in Work Zones – Phase II (Publication)
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This report is the second phase of a longitudinal research study. The first phase of the project, conducted by Garber and Patel, examined the short term effectiveness of CMS in reducing vehicle speed…MoreInnovative Traffic Control: Technology and Practice in Europe (Publication)
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This summary report describes a May 1998 transportation technology scanning tour of four European countries. The tour was co-sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the American Associ…More