Accommodating Pedestrians
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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
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…MorePortable 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 …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)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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)
Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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)
Resource Type: Presentations
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)
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…More18 Miles: Gap Operations Center Helps Keep Construction Zone Moving (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Driving through Gap, an 18-mile construction zone between Castle Rock and Monument with very few exits, has been a hassle. To help mitigate issues, CDOT has an operations center in Castle Rock that mo…MorePennDOT, PA Turnpike Announce the Start of Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Pre-Enforcement Period (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced that the required 60-day pre-enforcement period for the statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement…MoreInvestigating Factors Contributing to Injury Severity in Work Zone Rear-End Crashes (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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's need.…MoreInjury Severity Analysis of Nighttime Work Zone Crashes (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Egypt's National Road Project is a large infrastructure project aiming to upgrade 2500 kilometers in the road network as well as constructing 4000 kilometers of new roads to meet today's need. The roa…MoreFreeway Work Zone Traffic State Estimation with Fault Diagnosis (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Freeway work zone can cause disruption to local traffic and have adverse impacts on mobility and safety of road users and those who work in the work zone. To ensure an effective traffic management str…MoreAccommodating Pedestrians
This page includes resources that are related to pedestrian accommodations during road construction.
Laws and Regulations
State/Agency Standards, Guidelines and Policies
Research Publicatio… More
Lane Width Estimation in Work Zones Using LiDAR-Based Mobile Mapping Systems (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Lane width evaluation is one of the crucial aspects in road safety inspection, especially in work zones where an arrow lane width can result in a reduced roadway capacity and also, increase the probab…MoreDriver Behavior Models for Heavy Vehicles and Passenger Cars at a Work Zone (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Traffic impact assessment is a key step in the process of work zone planning and scheduling for transportation agencies. Microscopic traffic simulation models enable transportation agencies to condu…MoreA Case Study on Economic Cost Increment in Urban Highway Work Zones (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway work zones are present in most urban and rural road networks due to road rehabilitation, maintenance, utility installation works that are carried out on roadways. The impacts related to highwa…MoreWork Zone Mapping and Tag Deployment System (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Roadway construction is an inevitable part of functional transportation infrastructure. However, work zone incidents have increased over the years. This report is the third part of an interdisciplinar…MoreImproving 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
Tesla Updates Driving Visualization to Detect Traffic Cones (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
Tesla has improved its driving visualizations powered by Autopilot over the years. Now Tesla has started pushing a new software update that includes the detection and visualization of construction con…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)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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)
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 …MoreDesign and Evaluation of a Connected Work Zone Hazard Detection and Communication System for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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)
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…MoreScottsdale Man Records Unmaintained ADOT Freeway Signs After Being Struck by One (Publication)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
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)
Resource Type: News and Other Non-research Articles
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)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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…MoreOdds of Work Zone Crash Occurrence and Getting Involved in Advance Warning, Transition, and Activity Areas by Injury Severity (Publication)
Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zone area types include advance warning area, transition area, and activity area. The geometric conditions, traffic control aspects, traffic operations, and driver's maneuverability differ within…More