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Webinar: Improving Large Truck Safety through the Design and Operation of Work Zones (Training)

Work zones can create special challenges for drivers of large vehicles, such as commercial motor vehicles, due to space restrictions.   Road work must take place within highway rights-of-way and, oft… More

Pedestrian Considerations: Updated Checklist for Temporary Traffic Control Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Forms, Checklists, and etc.
This updated checklist summarizes existing resources and provides work zone pedestrian access considerations for the planning, design, and construction phases of a project. The detailed checklist is i…More

Designing Work Space Access Points to Better Accommodate Large Trucks (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Large trucks have been significantly over-represented in work zone crashes nationally for the past several years. Many of these crashes involve rear-end collisions. One way to reduce rear-end collisio…More

Talking Freight – Work Zone Design and Large Trucks (Training)

The reconstruction and rehabilitation of U.S. interstate highways and other major and minor roadways that are part of the overall roadway system network often require work zones that allow the necessa… 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

Design of Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Highways (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This report explores an approach for the selection of an appropriate construction work zone type; offers suggested guidance for the design of geometric features, including horizontal and vertical alig…More
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