From West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) Construction Manual: “636.1.6 Flagger Certification All flaggers on WVDOH projects must be certified by passing a WVDOH or American Traffic Safety … [Read more...] about Flagger training and certification requirements
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Certification requirements for personnel designing and setting up work zone traffic control
West Virginia DOT requires contractors to designate one individual with an ATSSA certification (or equivalent training approved by the Division of Highways) as traffic control manager on each project. … [Read more...] about Certification requirements for personnel designing and setting up work zone traffic control
Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce delay in work zones
West Virginia installs "Possible Delays" or "Major Delays" signs along mainline and side road entrances to areas where delay is probable, and notifies the media. … [Read more...] about Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce delay in work zones
Incentives/disincentives
Use of incentives/disincentives has been in practice in West Virginia for 7 or 8 years. It is now a design directive (DD). From DD 708: "An incentive/disincentive (I/D) contract provision used in a … [Read more...] about Incentives/disincentives
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