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
Missouri Department of Transportation
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
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
Highway Workers Now Protected Under ‘Move Over’ Law
Governor Jay Nixon signed Senate Bill 611 into law on July 9. The new law expands the 2002 "Slow Down and Move Over" law, which protects law enforcement and emergency response vehicles parked on the … [Read more...] about Highway Workers Now Protected Under ‘Move Over’ Law
MoDOT Asks Motorists to “Rate Our Work Zones” New Signs Help Solicit Feedback
Motorists may see new signs asking them to "Rate Our Work Zones" as the construction and maintenance season picks up. The Missouri Department of Transportation has placed those signs near work zones … [Read more...] about MoDOT Asks Motorists to “Rate Our Work Zones” New Signs Help Solicit Feedback
Intelligent Work Zones
Work Zones can be a complicated and dangerous area, but much planning goes into them before a single orange barrel even gets placed. When the Missouri Department of Transportation planned two busy … [Read more...] about Intelligent Work Zones