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West Virginia

Flagger training and certification requirements

From West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Highways Standard Specifications: “636.11.1-Flagger: Flaggers must be certified by passing an American Traffic Safety Service Association … [Read more...] about Flagger training and certification requirements

Work Zone Safety

Major public awareness efforts include publicizing information on major work zones through news releases. A CD of potential work sites (with map) is sent to each TV station and newspaper with … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety

Changing light bulbs on overhead signs

WVDOT personnel work from the shoulder whenever possible, rather than close the lane. If the bucket truck does not reach from the shoulder, they arrange for local maintenance forces to set up a lane … [Read more...] about Changing light bulbs on overhead signs

Traffic control for volunteer litter pickup crews

West Virginia has every volunteer attend training and watch a safety video. The state lends out "roll-up" signs reading LITTER PICKUP AHEAD to each group to be posted at each end of the adopted … [Read more...] about Traffic control for volunteer litter pickup crews

Measuring work zone performance

In the past, the state has evaluated work zones based on queue length of traffic at the work site by using ADT counts and the QUEWZ program. … [Read more...] about Measuring work zone performance

Removing temporary traffic control devices with the flow of traffic vs. backing the work vehicle behind to remove the devices

West Virginia removes temporary traffic control devices against the flow of traffic. … [Read more...] about Removing temporary traffic control devices with the flow of traffic vs. backing the work vehicle behind to remove the devices

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