Temporary Traffic Control

Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in Work Zones (Training)

On December 4, the UNC Highway Safety Research Center hosted a webinar on the unique problems faced by nonmotorized road users in work zones. Topics focused on the importance of maintaining mobility f… More

Transportation Management Plans

This page includes resources related to Transportation Management Plans (TMPs). FHWA Resources Transportation Management Plan (TMP) Examples Transportation Management Plan (TMP) Development R… More

Pedestrian Accommodation in Work Zones: A Field Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

This guide identifies common issues adversely affecting pedestrians that field personnel should be regularly checking for and correcting when working on or near sidewalks or walking paths. These issue…More

Portable 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 …More

Guidance: Managing Flagging Operations on Low-Volume Roads (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

Guidance: Managing Flagging Operations on Low-Volume Roads was created to supplement the 2009 Edition of the national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) by providing commentary to assis…More

Pedestrians and Americans with Disabilities in Work Zones (Training)

This module discusses why pedestrian safety and accessibility must be provided in work zones. In this module participants will learn how pedestrians, including the disabled, should be considered and p… More

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements for Accessibility in Temporary Traffic Control Zones (Training)

This podcast discusses designing and setting up solutions for temporary traffic control areas that meet the needs of disabled pedestrians and comply with Federal accessibility requirements under the A… More

Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act in Work Zones: A Practitioner Guide (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

Many practitioners are looking for guidance and examples of common solutions for complying with the American with Disabilities Act to assist them in the development of their designs and specifications…More

RSP+ Night Work Flagging Toolbox Pamphlet (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets

The Night Work Flagging pamphlet explains how night flagging differs from daytime flagging and shows night flagging applications. It includes proper illumination of a flagger. Modules Covered: Nig…More

RSP+ Night Work Risks Toolbox Pamphlet (Publication)

Resource Type: Brochures and Fact Sheets

The Night Work Risks pamphlet presents the many hazards of night work, discusses nighttime TTC (Temporary Traffic Control), reviews safety enhancements including high visibility clothing, recommends b…More

Business Process Frameworks for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Program Areas: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Users of Program Area Frameworks (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

Growing from research in the Strategic Highway Research Program 2 and subsequent support within the Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations, Transportation System Management and Operations…More

Transportation Management Plans (Publication)

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This web page includes resources related to Transportation Management Plans (TMPs).More

Behind the Scenes: How Traffic is Controlled During Construction, Crashes (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

As part of the $1B Project Neon upgrade, an overhead digital messaging sign was installed on U.S. Highway 95 southbound at MLK in Downtown Las Vegas. This article details how the sign is run by the So…More

Seldom-Used Warning Signs Show Lack of Closure Policy on Trans-Canada Highway: Fire Chief (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

After a 12-hour Trans-Canada Highway closure at Sackville due to winds and low visibility five years ago, emergency responders, the RCMP, representatives from the towns of Sackville and Amherst, N.S. …More

Machine Vision-Enabled Traffic Controller for Safer and Smoother Traffic Flow Around Construction Sites (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

With the continuous process of urbanization in many cities around the globe, construction works are increasingly interrupting traffic flow in urban roads. At construction sites, usually traffic contro…More

Guide to Temporary Traffic Management: Set (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

The 10 parts of the Guide to Temporary Traffic Management details contemporary temporary traffic management practice for application in Australia and New Zealand. It provides guidance for the planning…More

Improving Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety in Work Zones (Training)

Safety Measures and Safety Warning Signages of Road Construction Projects: An Assessment (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

This research described the safety measures and safety warning signages of road construction projects in the first and second legislative districts in the province of Nueva Ecija. Forty road motorists…More

Work Zone Traffic Control Reviews (Training)

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Developing Jobsite Traffic Control Plans (Training)

This video shows how to develop an effective traffic control plan and the process to follow from pre-planning, through the actual design and writing, the implementation, evaluation, and even revision. More

An Optimization‐Based Traffic Diversion Model During Construction Closures (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

During major highway construction, when lanes or entire highway sections must be temporarily closed, traffic managers would like to inform motorists of alternative routes around the construction site …More

The Dynamic Merge: Using Traffic Volume Based Signing to Improve Workzone Throughput (Publication)

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Roadwork that results in a lane closure can reduce both the safety and efficiency of a roadway. The dynamic merge is a form of merge control designed to mitigate the potential hazards of lane closures…More

KanDrive Improvements will Help Motorists Receive Road Condition Information (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases

The Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive website, which provides motorists updated information on highway conditions across the state, has been greatly improved to make it easier to naviga…More

Dynamic Lane-Based Signal Merge Control for Freeway Work Zone Operations (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

Traditional merge control strategies cannot yield the expected effectiveness under heavy traffic conditions at freeway work zones because inevitable traffic conflicts resulting from complex merging an…More

WYDOT Updates Road Closure Definitions (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) expanded and clarified previous definitions of closures posted on WYDOT’s 511 website to help the traveling public better understand the different ty…More

Keeping Work Zones Safe in the Tech Age (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Road construction can be dangerous. Technology helps to make work zones safer. This article discusses the application of various technologies, connected and automated vehicles, automatic flaggers, mob…More

Research on the Influence of Front Virtual Work Zone on Traffic Operation of Expressway Construction Sections (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

In this paper, a new work zone traffic organization scheme (as opposed to a traditional one) is proposed. A front virtual work zone, in which no work is carried out, is set upstream of the real work z…More

Very Short Duration Work Zone Safety for Maintenance and Other Activities: A synthesis of Highway Practice (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis 533 identifies the current state of practice among state departments of transportation (DOTs) regarding selection and setup of very shor…More

ARTBA’s Online Learning Center Promotes Safety (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

The ARTBA Online Learning Center offers self-directed courses on a range of transportation construction topics. Those courses are developed by industry experts to help you train for career advancement…More

Training Toys for Flaggers Offers More Hands-On Learning (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Idaho Transportation Department District 6 Training Specialist Josh Sprague created a few sets of flagger training props that allow trainers to offer tools specifically targeted to a hands-on, visual …More

Live Cams, Speed Sensors Track Traffic in Merritt Parkway Work Zone (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

For years, the $56.7 million project on a 5-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield and Westport has caused lane closures and traffic delays. As the project enters its next phase, commuters c…More

Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management Part 9: Processes and Procedures (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.

Austroads' Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management (CoPTTM) is being developed as part of the strategic priority project Safety at Road Worksites (Project BN2019). The intent of Austroads me…More

Cumbria Highways Signs are Multilingual (Publication)

Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles

Highways England has started giving warning in nine foreign languages on several of its portable electronic variable messages signs to better communicate road work and closure information to lorry dri…More

Safety, Stress and Work Zone Complexity: A Field Study on Police Officers Performing On-Foot Traffic Control (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

Workers such as police officers are exposed to many hazardous situations while performing traffic duties, which renders them vulnerable to work accidents. Such a dangerous work context can lead to hig…More

Guidance Document on Temporary Traffic Management (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

This report aims at providing information on principles that should be considered during planning, establishment and maintenance of work zones, and inspection works. An extensive literature review has…More

Study on Traffic Organization and Work-Zone Optimization of Four-Lane Freeway Reconstruction and Expansion (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles

In this paper, the bi-directional four-lane traffic organization plan and its key factors in the freeway reconstruction and expansion were analyzed. Combined with the actual traffic flow and construct…More

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