Highway maintenance work is one of the most hazardous occupations in the nation. The growing necessity to repair existing pavements and structures while maintaining traffic flow makes maintenance work … [Read more...] about Maintenance Work Zone Safety
National Research Council, Strategic Highway Research Program
Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Plans
This is volume 2 of the final report on project H-109, Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Development and Evaluation and contains plans and specifications of the 12 prototype safety devices that had … [Read more...] about Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Plans
Development of Maintenance-Free Highway Safety Appurtenances
This report describes a series of laboratory tests of high molecular weight/high density polyethylene (HMW HDPE) tubes for suitability in use as highway safety appurtenances, and concludes that they … [Read more...] about Development of Maintenance-Free Highway Safety Appurtenances
Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Development and Evaluation
This report presents the findings of tests and evaluations of several new work zone safety devices. The prototypes of the 25 devices were designed, developed, fabricated, tested, evaluated, and … [Read more...] about Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Development and Evaluation
Automated Vehicle for Enhanced Work Crew Safety
The automated vehicle conversion system presented in this report provides a low-cost method of reducing worker exposure to hazardous conditions. Automation of a traffic control vehicle not only … [Read more...] about Automated Vehicle for Enhanced Work Crew Safety