Improving work zone road safety is an issue of great interest due to the high number of crashes observed in work zones. Departments of Transportation (DOTs) use a variety of methods to inform drivers … [Read more...] about Work Zone Simulator Analysis: Driver Performance and Acceptance of Alternate Merge Sign Configurations
Missouri Department of Transportation
Evaluation of Mobile Work Zone Alarm Systems
Maintenance of highways often involves mobile work zones for various types of low speed moving operations such as striping and sweeping. The speed differential between the moving operation and … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Mobile Work Zone Alarm Systems
Work Zone Safety: Physical and Behavioral Barriers in Accident Prevention
This report discusses the usefulness of creating a work zone traffic safety culture as a methodology to improve the overall safety of both work zone personnel and the traveling public in Missouri. As … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety: Physical and Behavioral Barriers in Accident Prevention
Investigation of Alternative Work Zone Merging Sign Configurations
This study investigated the effect of an alternative merge sign configuration within a freeway work zone. In this alternative configuration, the graphical lane closed sign from the Manual on Uniform … [Read more...] about Investigation of Alternative Work Zone Merging Sign Configurations
Calibration of Work Zone Impact Analysis Software for Missouri
This project calibrated two software programs used for estimating the traffic impacts of work zones. The WZ Spreadsheet and VISSIM programs were recommended in a previous study by the authors. The two … [Read more...] about Calibration of Work Zone Impact Analysis Software for Missouri
Move Over Law Expands to Include MoDOT Maintenance Vehicles
Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri signed legislation to expand the 2002 "Slow Down and Move Over" law, which protects law enforcement, to include Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) vehicles … [Read more...] about Move Over Law Expands to Include MoDOT Maintenance Vehicles