The national guidance document Toward Zero Deaths: A National Strategy on Highway Safety emphasizes the importance of integrating social science research with traditional highway safety approaches. … [Read more...] about Effective Work Zone Safety Public Outreach
Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
A Guide to Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control Near Signalized/Unsignalized Intersections
The objective of this document is to assist transportation engineers and traffic control professionals in improving their knowledge on safety and operations of work zones in the immediate vicinity of … [Read more...] about A Guide to Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control Near Signalized/Unsignalized Intersections
Planning for Rapid Response to Disasters Near Roadway Work Zones
When a closure due to road or bridge construction coincides with an adverse event such as a severe storm, earthquake, or forest fire, difficulties in minimizing traffic delays, reducing the risk of … [Read more...] about Planning for Rapid Response to Disasters Near Roadway Work Zones
Rapid Response Techniques for Disasters Near Roadway Work Zones
Roadway contractors and construction engineers are often tasked with three overlapping objectives: minimizing traffic delays related to construction, reducing the risk of traffic crashes in work … [Read more...] about Rapid Response Techniques for Disasters Near Roadway Work Zones
Guide to Alternative Technologies for Preventing and Mitigating Vehicle Intrusions Into Highway Work Zones
Work zone intrusion technologies are designed to warn workers and drivers of potential intrusion, provide a barrier to prevent intrusion, detect and alert drivers and workers during intrusion, and/or … [Read more...] about Guide to Alternative Technologies for Preventing and Mitigating Vehicle Intrusions Into Highway Work Zones
2016 FHWA Work Zone Safety Training: Post-Construction Evaluation Process: Discussion Facilitation Guide
This is a companion document to the Process Document that was developed to help agencies manage and evaluate work zone activities and document the lessons learned. The objective of the Process … [Read more...] about 2016 FHWA Work Zone Safety Training: Post-Construction Evaluation Process: Discussion Facilitation Guide