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Maintenance 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…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…More

Separating Large Trucks From Non-Truck Traffic in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Large trucks and automobiles have very different dimensions and operating characteristics that can create challenges when approaching and passing through certain work zones. Using Virginia Department …More

Portable 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 …More

Guidelines for Traffic Control in Short Duration/Mobile Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
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…More

Auditing Work Zone Mobility Using Probe Vehicle Data (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This document aims to introduce the concept of a Work Zone Mobility Audit and define the involved data for completing such an audit. Agencies have a difficult time assessing the operational performanc…More

Mobile 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.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

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…More

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

Use of drone radar, safety intrusion alarms, CB Wizard, and automated flaggers in work zones (Practice)

TxDOT has used drone radar in both rural and urban work zones, mostly in mobile operations. It was perceived to be somewhat effective as a speed control measure. Problem: It targets only road users wi… More

Transportation Management for Major Highway Reconstruction: Proceedings of the National Conference on Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Many of the nation's major urban highways have worn out, and more are wearing out every day. Reconstruction projects are complex, time-consuming, and apt to create major traffic disruptions unless car…More

Use of drone radar and automated flaggers in work zones (Practice)

Wisconsin has used drone radar primarily in rural work zones (stationary construction zones/maintenance zones/mobile operations), and it was perceived to be somewhat effective as a speed control measu… More

Maintenance Work Zone Safety — Pocket Guide of MUTCD’s Guidance on Temporary Traffic Control / Seguridad en la zona de trabajo de mantenimiento – Guí­a de bolsillo sobre la orientación del MUTCD en relación con el control de tránsito temporal (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Esta guí­a de 4 por 6 pulgadas provee información sobre los diagramas tí­picos que aplican a trabajos de corta duración y operaciones móviles de mantenimiento. La guí­a provee diagramas útil…More

Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)

When a shadow vehicle is used, TxDOT requires the vehicle to be equipped with a truck-mounted attenuator. Shadow vehicles are required in many situations including mobile operations and short-term fre… More

Validation of a Model for Predicting Schedule Changes in Highway Work Zones-Case Studies (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
There are currently no standard or accepted methods in the construction industry to calculate the probable impact of indirect cost factors on the schedule of highway work zone projects. This paper pre…More

Scheduling Work Zones in Multi-Modal Networks, Phase I: Scheduling Work Zones in Transportation Service Networks (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The purpose of this project is to study the optimal scheduling of work zones so that they have minimum negative impact (e.g., travel delay, gas consumption, accidents, etc.) on transport service vehic…More

New traffic control methods for mobile work zones and their effectiveness in reducing crashes (Practice)

New York has developed a set of typical methods for mobile work zone traffic control that try to balance the information needs of the driver with resource realities of maintenance crews.   Its draft … More

Utility Work Zone Safety Guidelines and Training: State-of-the-Art Synthesis and State-of-the-Practice Synthesis

PDF version Prepared for: United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Acquisition Management 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 4410 Washington, D.C. 20590 … More

Impact Assessment of Road Work Zones in Operating Conditions, Safety and User Costs (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Once built, a road network needs the preservation of its different components (pavements, bridges, signalization and safety equipment, among others), namely through a rational strategy of conservation…More

Motorists’ Speed Response to Nonvariable and Variable Work Zone Speed Limits and Other Work Zone Conditions (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles
Transportation professionals view the setting of appropriate regulatory speed limits on public roads, including those under repair or reconstruction, as an important tool in promoting safe and efficie…More

Improvement of Highway Work Zone Performance by Traffic Management (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This study investigates the effects of traffic management strategies on performance of a work zone along arterial roads. The strategies included Temporary Access Control (TAC), Limitation of Heavy Veh…More

Safety Analysis of Truck Mounted Attenuators in Mobile Work Zones Using Differential Analysis (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
While talking about road maintenance and safety in mobile work zones, it is unavoidable to not talk about truck mounted attenuators (TMAs). TMAs are eminent in work zones as they are mainly inte…More

Work Zone Up Ahead: Other States Call TTI for Work Zone Research (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles
The safety of traffic operations in work zones has been a priority nationwide. This article describes the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI)'s involvement in three recent work zone research project…More

A Study of Differences in Severity Among Crash Types in Work Zones and Between Work Zone and Non-Work Zone Crashes in Alabama (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Highway work zones have become a hazardous place for both construction workers and roadway users due to the increasing risk caused by maintaining and reconstructing roadways. Both the number of crashe…More

Degree of Implementation of Site Management Regulation (BNBC-93) in the Construction Site of Khulna City, Bangladesh (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
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…More

Work Zone Impacts Assessment: An Approach to Assess and Manage Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts of Road Projects (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Work zone impacts assessment is the process of understanding and managing the safety and mobility impacts of a road construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation project. Assessing WZ impacts is impor…More

DOT Pulls Plug on High-Tech Work Zones: Engineers Say Faulty Equipment, High Cost Scuttled Smart Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Articles, News and Other Non-research Articles
The Department of Transportation has decided its Smart Work Zone wasn't such a smart idea. The U.S. 1/Cary Parkway construction zone was wired with sensors, data trailers and cameras. Now all the high…More

Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course (Training)

This free one day course will provide personnel responsible for planning the operations of their workers in flagged, mobile, short duration, short term and incident response operations, tools and stra… More

Connected Vehicle Work Zone Pilot & Work Zone Monitoring Tools (Training)

This webinar is sponsored by the I-95 Corridor Coalition. Speakers include: Mike Pack & Amber Reimnitz, PA Turnpike Commission (CV Work Zone Pilot & WZ Vehicle Entering/Exiting Warning… More

ADOT Testing Smart Work Zone Along I-40 to Make Work Zones Safer for Everyone: Agency looking to get real-time info to drivers, smooth merging (Publication)

Resource Type: Other News Releases
In order to increase safety and mobility in highway work zones, the Arizona Department of Transportation is studying a dynamic merge system, a specific type of smart work zone, at an existing I-40 bri…More

Impact of Lane Closures on Roadway Capacity: Development of a Two-Lane Work Zone Lane Closure Analysis Procedure (Part A) (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
While there have been a number of studies conducted on roadway work zone operations, very few of them have focused on two-lane roadway work zones, where one lane is closed and traffic flow must altern…More

Evaluation of Work Zone Speed Limits: An Objective and Subjective Analysis of Work Zones in Missouri (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This study objectively and subjectively examined speed characteristics and driver compliance with the posted speed limit in Missouri work zones. The objective evaluation collected vehicle speeds from …More

Portable Positive Protection: A Guide for Short Duration and Short Term Work Zones

September 2015 PDF Version [3.8 MB] Developed by ATSSA for the FHWA Work Zone Safety Grant Program Note: This document cites specific products solely to illustrate the concept of portable… More

Study on the Day-Based Work Zone Scheduling Problem in Urban Road Networks Based on the Day-to-Day Traffic Assignment Model (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Many work zones exist in the urban road network and have a great negative impact on city traffic. Finding the optimal work zone schedule can minimize the negative impact of work zones on traffic. This…More

Road Sign Vision and Driver Behaviour in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
The effectiveness of roadwork signs on drivers’ safety is a poorly investigated topic. The present study examined visual fixations of 29 participants to work zone signs, while driving 27 km along …More
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