Effective signage that is easy to understand facilitates safe driving through a work zone. While the guidance for work zone signage in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is suitable … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Work Zone Split Traffic Symbol Sign
Missouri Department of Transportation
Work Zone Simulator Analysis: Driver Performance and Acceptance of Missouri Alternate Lane Shift Configurations
The objective of this project is to evaluate MoDOT’s alternate lane shift sign configuration for work zones. The single sign proposed by MoDOT provides the traveler with enough information to let them … [Read more...] about Work Zone Simulator Analysis: Driver Performance and Acceptance of Missouri Alternate Lane Shift Configurations
Work Zone Simulator Analysis: Driver Performance and Acceptance of Alternate Merge Sign Configurations
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
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