The maintenance is essential to keep good roadway conditions. Nevertheless, it is inevitable that crash risks increase in work zones. There have been many efforts to minimize crash risks in the work … [Read more...] about Safety Effects of Work Zone Advisory Systems Under the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Environment: A Microsimulation Approach
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Drivers’ Reaction to Connected and Automated Vehicle Safety Applications in the Vicinity of a Work Zone: A Driving Simulator Study
Highway safety is still a concerning issue despite different safety strategies, improvements in infrastructure, and in-vehicle technologies. Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technology offers the … [Read more...] about Drivers’ Reaction to Connected and Automated Vehicle Safety Applications in the Vicinity of a Work Zone: A Driving Simulator Study
Identification and Characterization of Mobile Work Zones Using Floating Car Data
This paper describes a methodology for the identifying active mobile roadworks zones based on detecting the forward forming shockwave associated with the congestion front with the use of vehicle probe … [Read more...] about Identification and Characterization of Mobile Work Zones Using Floating Car Data
Development of a Virtual-Reality Based Immersive and Integrated Traffic Simulation Platform for Studying Traffic Work Zone Safety Problems
Although there have been efforts to achieve the zero deaths on horizontal construction projects, undesired crashes within work zones continue to happen, highlighting the need for continuous studies on … [Read more...] about Development of a Virtual-Reality Based Immersive and Integrated Traffic Simulation Platform for Studying Traffic Work Zone Safety Problems
Agile Work Zone Management Based on Probe Traffic Data
Peak period lane closures can result in significant queueing on major interstates. As a result, many state agencies have a lane closure policy in place based upon historical time of day and day of … [Read more...] about Agile Work Zone Management Based on Probe Traffic Data
Enhancing Construction Truck Safety at Work Zones: A Microscopic Traffic Simulation Study
Highway work zones are generally considered dangerous, causing hundreds of fatalities every year. One significant task of work zone safety issue is how to manage construction trucks egress from work … [Read more...] about Enhancing Construction Truck Safety at Work Zones: A Microscopic Traffic Simulation Study