Internal Traffic Control Plans (ITCP)
One way to prevent these fatalities is to implement traffic patterns on jobsites to reduce the amount of backing up that is necessary and minimize the exposure of workers on foot to vehicles. T… More
Traffic Control Plans
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Effective Post Construction Evaluation Practices for Work Zone Management Strategies (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) invest a significant amount of effort to develop and implement Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) in order to effectively manage the traffic flow of work…MoreDon’t Rely on Backup Alarms to Stop Backovers (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Backing construction vehicles caused 24 construction worker fatalities and 50 more injuries in work zones in the US in 2016. This article discusses how this tragedy can be avoided by the use of intern…MoreTraffic Control Design Specialist – Grant Course (Training)
This one- or two-day course addresses the entire process for designing, installing, maintaining, and evaluating temporary traffic control in work zones. Topics include: applicable standards and guidel… More
Developing and Implementing Successful Transportation Management Plans – Grant Course (Training)
This one-day training course is intended to assist transportation agencies in understanding and developing an effective and complete work zone Transportation Management Plan (TMP). Topics discussed in… More
A Tri-Objective Ant Colony Optimization Based Model for Planning Safe Construction Site Layout (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Realizing safety improvements in construction site layout planning (CSLP) is vitally important to construction project safety management. Unlike previous studies in which the safety objective is built…MoreImpact Analysis of Temporary Traffic Control Design in Planning Construction for Transportation Infrastructure Expansion: the Contractor’s Perspective (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
In construction of transportation infrastructure expansion or improvement projects, temporary traffic control (TTC) is required to provide enough space for construction. Lane closing and detouring are…MoreEstimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 869: Estimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook provides practitioners who …MoreOptimizing the Planning of Highway Work Zones to Maximize Safety and Mobility (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway work zones create potential risks for both traffic and workers in addition to traffic congestion and delays that result in increased road user delay, traffic crashes, and vehicle emissions. Th…MoreApriori-Based Text Mining Method for the Advancement of the Transportation Management Plan in Expressway Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This study contributes to knowledge by advancing the transportation management plan (TMP) development efforts for expressway work zones. Using text mining techniques to a large-scale transportation da…MoreSharing Work Zone Effective Practices for Design-Build Projects (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Design-build projects are becoming more prevalent as agencies seek to speed up projects to leverage resources through growing use of public-private partnerships, accelerated project timelines, and con…MoreMaintenance of Traffic for Technicians (Training)
This course presents information about the placement of, field maintenance required for, and inspection of traffic control devices. In addition, drafting work zone traffic control plans and flagger op… More
Maintenance of Traffic for Supervisors (Training)
This course presents information about the placement of, field maintenance required for, and inspection of traffic control devices. It also discusses drafting work zone traffic control plans and flagg… More
Preventing Runovers and Backovers (Training)
This 3 hour course is sponsored by OSHA, and helps to reduce fatalities and accidents in the roadway construction industry by separating trucks and heavy machines from workers on foot in the work zone… More
Work Zone Traffic Management Analysis Using Analytical Methods (Training)
The course provides hands-on training on basic analytical methods (sketch planning methods) to compute work zone performance measures (WZPM). The WZPM includes the following factors: capacity, speed, … More
Maintenance of Traffic for Supervisors – Web-Based (Training)
The Maintenance of Traffic for Supervisors Web-based training presents information about the placement of, field maintenance required for, and inspection of traffic control devices. In addition, draft… More
Active Transportation and Demand Management (ATDM) Program Brief: ATDM and Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This brief is intended to discuss the connection between ATDM and work zone mobility and safety including strategies and tactics for successful implementations and associated benefits and lessons lear…MoreTransportation Management Plan Effectiveness Framework and Pilot (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This report was prepared to help practitioners formulate and follow clear, consistent approach towards assessing the effectiveness of Transportation Management Plan (TMP) strategies. The report provid…MoreA Guide to Urban Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This guide describes the characteristics that are specific to urban work zones and provides possible mitigation strategies to address site-specific safety issues. Urban work zones present unique chall…MoreA Guide to Short-Term Stationary, Short-Duration, and Mobile Work Zone Traffic Control (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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…MoreTemporary Traffic Control — Layout Selection by Maintenance Activity (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The intent of this document is to help local agencies identify the appropriate work zone layout based on the maintenance activity that will be performed. This document focuses on low volume roads only…MoreOnline Learning Management System (LMS) Developed by ARTBA Work Zone Safety Consortium (Training)
The ARTBA Work Zone Safety Consortium Online Learning System was created to provide free training and education to the transportation construction community. The consortium, funded by an FHWA gran… More
Guidance: Developing Internal Traffic Control Plans (ITCPs) for Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Guidance: Developing Internal Traffic Control Plans (ITCPs) for Work Zones was created to explain the concept of Internal Traffic Control Plans or ITCPs, as applied in roadway construction work zones.…MoreWork Zone Management in the District of Columbia: Deploying a Citywide Transportation Management Plan and Work Zone Project Management System (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
In a growing and congested capitol city, the challenges of maintaining traffic during construction of a multi-million dollar transportation program are immense. Managers are tasked with budgeting, pla…MoreTemporary Traffic Control Plan Development Workshop (Training)
This national training program is performed by the Wayne State University Transportation Research Group under the Federal Highway Administration Work Zone Safety Grant. It focuses on:
Ut… More
Traffic Control Plans (TCP) Design Manual (Publication)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
The purpose of this manual is to introduce Traffic Control Plan Designers to the standards, practices, devices and technologies that make up the temporary traffic control discipline. This manual provi…MorePlanning for TIM in Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Articles
Traffic management goals of safety and reduced delay can be challenging on any construction site, even in the absence of traffic incidents. Work zone traffic incidents that occur in areas with restric…More