Temporary rumble strips, including short-term temporary rumble strips and long-term temporary rumble strips, are used by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to help reduce vehicle speeds … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of Temporary Rumble Strips in Work Zones
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Optimizing Work Zone Zipper Merge Using Federated Driving Simulators
Several Departments of Transportation have implemented the zipper merge to counter the issues of wasted capacity and queue jumping that surface at early merge work zones. This project researched four … [Read more...] about Optimizing Work Zone Zipper Merge Using Federated Driving Simulators
MoDOT’s Work Zone Awareness Strategies 2021
This video discusses various strategies MoDOT used to raise work zone awareness and safety. … [Read more...] about MoDOT’s Work Zone Awareness Strategies 2021
Automated Flagger Assistant Device
A team from MoDOT KC Maintenance designed this future tool to help save lives. … [Read more...] about Automated Flagger Assistant Device
MoDOT Concerned Over Alarming Rise in Work Zone and TMA Crashes
Missouri Department of Transportation is dealing with a surge in work zone crashes despite decreased traffic volumes due to the global pandemic. The agency has already had 39 truck/trailer-mounted … [Read more...] about MoDOT Concerned Over Alarming Rise in Work Zone and TMA Crashes
Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training Using Virtual Reality
Can virtual reality tools be used to train engineers that inspect work zones? In this report, we share the findings of a research project that developed an interactive and immersive training platform … [Read more...] about Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training Using Virtual Reality