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An Analysis of Highway Work Zone Safety Practices in Pakistan (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway Work Zones (HWZs) present a major hazard for road users, construction workers and equipment, and significantly contribute to occurrence of road crashes worldwide. The present study focuses on …More

Practices in One-Lane Traffic Control on a Two-Lane Rural Highway (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Temporary traffic control, also known as maintenance of traffic, is critical to minimizing congestion and maintaining mobility during planned and unplanned activities as well as providing a safe work …More

What’s New Today is Mainstream Tomorrow (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
After completing a successful third round in 2016, the Federal Highway Administration’s Every Day Counts (EDC) program has proven to be successful in providing tools and resources to help transporta…More

Challenges in Ensuring Worker Safety in Active Roadway Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
With highway infrastructure getting older and requiring regular maintenance, temporary work zones are a necessary part of upgrading our aging transportation infrastructure to meet today's needs. Effec…More

Work Zone Coordination Tool (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Faced with growing number of work zones, the challenge for transportation agencies is to effectively manage the impacts of work zones for alleviating congestion and maintaining the safety of motorists…More

Highway Worker Safety: A Synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 509: Highway Worker Safety identifies how state departments of transportation (DOTs) implement policies using highway worker safet…More

Smarter Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Presentations
This video presentation is a recording of an innovation breakout session conducted during regional summits of highway community stakeholders held from October to December 2014 to launch the third roun…More

Smarter Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets
Two strategies for managing work zones and work zone traffic that can minimize travel delays and help maintain motorist and worker safety are coordination of roadway construction projects to reduce wo…More

Traffic Incident Management Gap Analysis Primer (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The research conducted for this gap analysis determined that there is no one-size-fits-all TIM program. As a result the recommendations contained within this document should be tailored towards the ne…More

Work Zone Positive Protection Guidelines for Idaho (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 23 Part 630 Subpart K - Temporary Traffic Control (630.1102–630.1110) rule states that positive protection shall be considered where work zone conditions p…More