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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…MoreWork Zones
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Portable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones (Publication)
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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 …MoreNational Symposium on Work Zones and Large Trucks
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) facilitated the National Symposium on Work Zones and Large Trucks on April 13, 2015 in Jacksonvill… More
Guidelines on Managing Speeds in Work Zones (Publication)
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Guidelines on Managing Speeds in Work Zones summarizes available guidance on setting speed limits and managing speeds in work zones. Many factors impact the decision to reduce the regulatory speed lim…MoreMaintenance Work Zone Safety: Pocket Guide of MUTCD Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control (Publication)
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This 4x6 reference guide provides information on the typical applications that apply to short-term and mobile operations for maintenance, providing useful graphics and detailed descriptions of the app…MoreMobile and Short Duration Work Zone Operations (Publication)
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This work zone safety module provides an overview of moobile and short duration traffic control, including relevant excerpts from the MUTCD.More2009 National Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference
The acclaimed Traffic Management & Work Zone Safety Conference managed by the ARTBA - Transportation Development Foundation was held March 9-13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with World o… More
Design of Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Highways (Publication)
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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…MoreGuidelines for Traffic Control in Short Duration/Mobile Work Zones (Publication)
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This handbook summarizes guidelines listed in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) with particular emphasis on short duration and mobile activities. It contains basic principles, a de…MoreFeasibility Study of Driverless Maintenance in Highway Construction Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway construction zones post a danger to both road workers and road users because of the change of road condition and speed variance. Driverless maintenance is expected to improve traffic safety by…MoreUse of Blue Lights on Paving Equipment in Work Zones (Publication)
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Vehicle speed in work zones is a significant concern to ODOT and construction partners. Prior national research shows that law enforcement vehicles located within a work zone with active flashing blue…MoreEffects of Roadwork Characteristics and Drivers’ Individual Differences on Speed Preferences in a Rural Work Zone (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zone safety from a psychological perspective has received little attention in scientific literature. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the influence of roadwork characteristics and dri…MoreDesigning an Interactive Visualization for Road Works Coordination Using Virtual Reality (Publication)
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Road works highly affect traffic in major cities, therefore coordination is key to avoid congestion on urban streets and highways. Software tools and interactive visualizations giving insight to compl…MoreValidating the Performance of the FHWA Work Zone Model Version 1.0: A Case Study Along I-91 in Springfield, Massachusetts (Publication)
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Central to the effective design of work zones is being able to understand how drivers behave as they approach and enter a work zone area. States use simulation tools in modeling freeway work zones to …MoreUpgrading the FHWA Work Zone Model Version 2.0 and Validating its Performance Along I-91 in Springfield, Massachusetts (Publication)
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Freeway work zones can have significant safety and operational impacts. To mitigate these, planners and engineers rely on accurate simulation tools to assess various work zone design and scheduling al…MoreAn Optimization‐Based Traffic Diversion Model During Construction Closures (Publication)
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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 …MoreDesign and Evaluation of a Connected Work Zone Hazard Detection and Communication System for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) (Publication)
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Roadside work zones (WZs) present imminent safety hazards for roadway workers as well as passing motorists. In 2016, 764 fatalities occurred in WZs in the United States due to motor vehicle traffic cr…MoreSmart Speed Warnings Alert Drivers Nearing Freeway Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Speeding in highway work zones has caused unexpected congestion and crashes. To combat this problem, the Minnesota Department of Transportation developed a Smart Work Zone Speed Notification (SWZSN) s…MoreDynamic Lane-Based Signal Merge Control for Freeway Work Zone Operations (Publication)
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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…MoreScottsdale Man Records Unmaintained ADOT Freeway Signs After Being Struck by One (Publication)
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Scottsdale resident Jerry Savage and his wife were on their way back home from their anniversary trip when their new BMW was hit by a construction sign that came towards them after a large limo bus ah…MorePenn State to Study Integration of Automated Driving Systems into Work Zones (Publication)
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The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute will lead a $8.4 million project funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to study connectivity, visibility, and high-definition mappi…MoreCrash Severity Analysis of Nighttime and Daytime Highway Work Zone Crashes (Publication)
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Egypt’s National Road Project is a large infrastructure project which presently aims to upgrade 2500 kilometers of road networks as well as construct 4000 kilometers of new roads to meet today…MoreAnalysis on Constructional Hazards, Risk Assessment Techniques and Safety Helmets in Construction Sites (Publication)
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The major hazards involved in the construction industries are falls, noise, dust, fire and electrocution. Noise and dust are the major uncontrollable hazards which leads to severe occupational ill hea…MoreComparative Analysis between Distracted Driving Texting Laws and Driver’s Behavior in Construction Work Zones (Publication)
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The increased use of smartphones during the last decade has resulted in thousands of crashes per year in the United States and its territories. Drivers’ usage increases are particularly concerning i…MoreState Police, DOT Cracking Down on Work Zone Violations in Onondaga County (Publication)
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In a continuation of "Operation Hardhat," New York state police and the state Department of Transportation (DOT) will be stepping up enforcement efforts to highlight the importance of safe driving law…MoreA Connected Work Zone Hazard Detection System for Highway Construction Work Zones (Publication)
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In order to reduce the risk of collisions for roadway construction workers, this research aims to develop an innovative holistic solution at roadway work zones. In this research, a connected hazard de…MoreResearch on the Influence of Front Virtual Work Zone on Traffic Operation of Expressway Construction Sections (Publication)
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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…MoreTraffic Risk Assessment Model for Expressway Maintenance Work Zones Based on Risk Index (Publication)
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The driving environment of expressway maintenance work zones is complex and the rate of accidents is high. It is very important to improve road traffic safety, evaluate driving risks, and establish ri…MoreAn Improved Cellular Automaton Model for Work Zone Traffic Simulation Considering Realistic Driving Behavior (Publication)
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Traffic efficiency and safety in work zone are major concerns for traffic engineers, highway agencies and road users. Microscopic traffic simulation is an efficient method to study work zone traffic a…MoreDegree of Implementation of Site Management Regulation (BNBC-93) in the Construction Site of Khulna City, Bangladesh (Publication)
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The construction industry has a great impact on the economic growth of a country. Site management is an important issue to ensure efficient construction. Site management condition in construction indu…MoreState Police, DOT Announce Results of Operation Hard Hat in Saratoga County (Publication)
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Troop G State Police recently patrolled an active New York State Police Department of Transportation work zone in Saratoga County as a continuation of “Operation Hardhat” and issued 136 speeding, …MoreOperation Hardhat is an Effort to Keep Work Zones Safe (Publication)
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Using an already existing work zone, the New York State Police and the Department of Transportation teamed up in Saratoga County to continue "Operation Hardhat," an effort to crack down on work zone v…MoreWZDx v1.1 – Common Core Data Specification Reference Document (Publication)
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This document was developed through collaboration with the WZDx Working Group to describe a set of “common core” data concepts, their meaning, and their enumeration (as applicable) in order to sta…MoreWork Zone Activity Data (WZAD) – Data Dictionary Report (Version 2) (Publication)
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This document is the Work Zone Data Dictionary (WZDD) Report, developed as the primary deliverable for Task 4 under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA’s) Work Zone Data Initiative (WZDI) Proje…MoreA Framework for Work Zone Activity Data Collection and Management (Version 3) (Publication)
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This document describes a framework to assist transportation agencies and the broad work zone stakeholder community in establishing a standard and consistent approach for collecting, organizing, and d…More