The Maine Department of Transportation sponsored the Backseat Driver Program from 2001 to 2008 to spread the word about work zone safety - the poster contest provided content for MaineDOT's 2009 Work … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
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Switched from Construction/Engineering Grade sheeting to High-Intensity sheeting for barrels and barricades
Maine DOT has rewritten its traffic maintenance specification to require high-intensity sheeting on drums and barricades. … [Read more...] about Switched from Construction/Engineering Grade sheeting to High-Intensity sheeting for barrels and barricades
Work zone lighting
Maine DOT Standard Specifications, Section 652.6: Night Work: When work is scheduled during the hours of dusk or darkness, the contractor shall provide and maintain lighting on all equipment and at … [Read more...] about Work zone lighting
Pace vehicles or speed control vehicles to limit driver speeds through construction work zones
The Maine Turnpike Authority will be using 2 Pace Vehicles, side-by-side at a 50 mph construction zone speed. Vehicles provided and driven by contractor, equipped with top-mounted yellow beacons and a … [Read more...] about Pace vehicles or speed control vehicles to limit driver speeds through construction work zones
Changing light bulbs on overhead signs
Maine DOT does not use lighted overhead signing. They would close a lane to do maintenance on the overhead signs themselves, but perhaps that would normally be a longer-term closure than would be … [Read more...] about Changing light bulbs on overhead signs
Use of flashing stop/slow paddle
Maine DOT decided to test the flashing stop/slow paddle under a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program. Developed under the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP), the flashing paddles are … [Read more...] about Use of flashing stop/slow paddle