Modified work zone traffic control devices at business accesses were evaluated on two Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) projects in 1999 and 2000. In Sweet Home, Oregon, on the Sweet-Home WCL … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Modified Work Zone Traffic Control Devices at Business Accesses
Oregon Department of Transportation
Selection Criteria for Using Nighttime Construction and Maintenance Operations: Final Report
Like other state departments of transportation, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has emphasized preservation of existing highways and bridges. Thus, ODOT has done construction and … [Read more...] about Selection Criteria for Using Nighttime Construction and Maintenance Operations: Final Report
Effectiveness of Double Fines as a Speed Control Measure in Safety Corridors
The use of elevated traffic fines, and specifically doubling of applicable traffic fines under certain conditions, is widely used in Oregon as a speed control measure. Double fines have applied to … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of Double Fines as a Speed Control Measure in Safety Corridors
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 6-12: Four out of Five People Killed in Work Zones Are Drivers and Passengers
Across the nation, April 6-12 is being observed as National Work Zone Awareness Week. Officials stress the stark but little-known fact that more than 80 percent of fatalities in highway work zones are … [Read more...] about National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 6-12: Four out of Five People Killed in Work Zones Are Drivers and Passengers
Minimizing the Impacts of Highway Construction and Maintenance on the Traveling Public
The Oregon Department of Transportation is working on mitigating congestion caused by highway work zones, such as shifting a significant portion of its urban construction and maintenance work to … [Read more...] about Minimizing the Impacts of Highway Construction and Maintenance on the Traveling Public
Factors Affecting Sign Retroreflectivity
This study was undertaken to better understand the factors that may affect road sign retroreflectivity, specifically age and physical orientation. A better understanding of these factors could provide … [Read more...] about Factors Affecting Sign Retroreflectivity