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Safety performance in the construction industry has reached alarming levels and continues to be a primary source of concern to industry stakeholders. The construction industry is considered more hazar…MoreWarning Systems
Work Zone Intrusion: Technology to Reduce Injuries and Fatalities (Publication)
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Work zone incident statistics indicate that there is room for improvement in safety for both workers and motorists. - Safety technologies such as work zone intrusion alert technologies are not widely …MoreAn IoT-based Autonomous System for Workers’ Safety in Construction Sites with Real-Time Alarming, Monitoring, and Positioning Strategies (Publication)
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Civil construction sites are considered as one of the riskiest environments where many potential hazards may occur. To protect construction workers and prevent accidents in such sites, this paper prop…MoreYou are Where? (Publication)
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Every year more than 100 workers lose their lives in road construction work zones. U.S. DOT's top priority is to eliminate fatalities in construction work zones. At the University of Minnesota, Du…MoreSafe and Environment-Friendly Forward Collision Warning Messages in the Advance Warning Area of a Construction Zone (Publication)
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Collisions in construction zones have always been a contributing factor in compromising safety on urban roadways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state transportation author…MoreEffectiveness of Visual Warnings on Young Drivers Hazard Anticipation and Hazard Mitigation Abilities (Publication)
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Previous studies have demonstrated that young drivers fail both to scan for and mitigate latent hazards mostly due to their cluelessness. This study aims to investigate whether these skills could be i…MoreA Low-Cost Mobile Proximity Warning System in Highway Work Zone (Publication)
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Advances in sensing and equipment control technology and their integrated combinations can be considered to be an opportunity to assist construction personnel in avoiding accidents, especially hazardo…MoreProtecting Workers with Smart E-Vest (Publication)
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This paper describes the design and evaluation of an alerting vest for construction workers. Four different alerts and modalities were compared through an empirical study. We measured the response …MoreActive Work Zone Safety Using Emerging Technologies 2017 (Publication)
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Highway construction work zones are hazardous environments characterized by a dynamic and limited work space. A host of interactions between workers, passing commuter vehicles, and moving construction…MoreHighway Work Zone Intrusion Alert Systems Implementation Guide (Publication)
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Adopting new technology and innovation is vital for governmental entities to effectively conduct business for its citizens. One major challenge of capturing and realizing the multitude of benefits…MoreIntelligent Work Zone System and Connected Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Crashes in Roadway Construction Area (Publication)
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Even though a lot of countermeasures have been implemented in construction area (or called work zone), there are still many crashes in work zone reported in the United States. Angle and rear-end crash…MoreSafety Impacts of Queue Warning in a Connected Vehicle Environment (Publication)
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Queue warning systems (QWSs) have been implemented to increase traffic safety by informing drivers about queued traffic ahead so that they can react in a timely manner to the queue. Existing QWSs rely…MoreDirection Aware Bluetooth Low Energy Based Proximity Detection System for Construction Work Zone Safety (Publication)
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Over the last decade, the rate of fatality of workers in construction work zones has been of serious concern. One of the most frequent accidents happens due to a ground worker being struck by construc…MoreImproving Dynamic Proximity Sensing and Processing for Smart Work-Zone Safety (Publication)
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Equipment/vehicles striking workers is one of the most frequent accidents that occur in roadway workzones. As a means of prevention, a number of active technologies have been developed to provide prox…MoreEffectiveness of End-of-Queue Warning Systems and Portable Rumble Strips on Lane Closure Crashes (Publication)
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The Texas Department of Transportation has been deploying work zone intelligent transportation systems in an effort to reduce the number of work zone crashes along the Interstate 35 (I-35) corridor. R…MoreEvaluating the Effects of Queue Warning Systems on Freeway Work Zones Using Traffic Simulation Software (Publication)
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Work zones are a key component of the rehabilitation efforts that travelers on the U.S. national highway system interact with increasingly every day. Roadway construction, rehabilitation, and maintena…MoreSouth Dakota Department of Transportation Uses New Technology in Construction Project Near Sioux Falls (Publication)
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South Dakota Department of Transportation is using an advance queue detection system on an I-29 project to warn drivers of the construction zone. This technology is still new to South Dakota with cons…MoreImplementation of a Real Time Data Driven Smart Work Zone Management System to Provide Queue Alerts to Stakeholders (Publication)
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Queueing frequently occurs in advance of interstate work zones, and back-of-queue crashes are of concern to all agencies. Over 30,000 crashes on 2,280 directional miles of Indiana interstates in calen…MoreSmart Phone Based Forward Collision Warning Messages in Work Zones to Enhance Safety and Reduce Emissions (Publication)
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Collisions in work zones have always been a contributing factor in compromising safety on urban roadways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and State Transportation Authorities ha…MoreSafe and Environment-Friendly Forward Collision Warning Messages in the Advance Warning Area of a Construction Zone (Publication)
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Collisions in construction zones have always been a contributing factor in compromising safety on urban roadways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state transportation author…MoreDrivers’ Reaction of Warning Messages in Work Zone Termination Areas with Left Turn (Publication)
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Work zone crashes have always drawn public attention. A number of fatalities are recorded every year nationwide within work zone areas. Most existing countermeasures have been dedicated more to the ad…MoreEvaluation of Mobile Work Zone Alarm Systems (Publication)
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Maintenance of highways often involves mobile work zones for various types of low speed moving operations such as striping and sweeping. The speed differential between the moving operation and traffic…MoreIH-35 Queue Detection/Warning System (Publication)
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This presentation shares the experience with the use of the queue detection/warning system on IH-35 construction project.MoreNew Warning System Could Improve Work-Zone Safety (Publication)
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To help reduce crashes in work zones, researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed the Intelligent Drum Line (IDL) system prototype under a project sponsored by the Minnesota Department…MoreDevelopment of a Sensing Methodology for Intelligent and Reliable Work-Zone Hazard Awareness (Publication)
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This is the final report for NCHRP-IDEA Project 139: Development of a Sensing Methodology for Intelligent and Reliable Work-Zone Hazard Awareness. The project proposes a vision-based work zone haza…MoreLow-Cost Portable Video-Based Queue Detection for Work-Zone Safety (Publication)
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Highway work-zone safety is a major concern for government agencies, the legislature, and the traveling public. Several work zone intelligent transportation systems (WZITS) have been developed as a s…More