Traffic Control for Safe Work Zones is designed to keep the workers and public safe during road construction and maintenance, utility work, landscaping and railway maintenance work along roadways in … [Read more...] about Traffic Control for Safer Work Zones
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies
California MUTCD Update Workshop
This workshop emphasizes application areas of the new California MUTCD. Learn where prior California Supplement/Traffic Manual applications still apply or have become outdated to be sure that traffic … [Read more...] about California MUTCD Update Workshop
Evaluation of Work Crew and Highway Hazard Conspicuity
The report quantitatively addresses conspicuity of highway features, particulary in work zones, from the perspective of driver detection and driver decision making. The study focuses on evaluating the … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Work Crew and Highway Hazard Conspicuity
Roadway and Work Crew Conspicuity
The work reported here quantitatively addresses the measurement of conspicuity of highway features and Caltrans work zones -- from the perspective of driver detection. The method focused on acquiring … [Read more...] about Roadway and Work Crew Conspicuity
ITS at Work Zones
Work zones are an all too common cause of congestion, injury, and fatality. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), more than 800 fatalities and 37,000 injuries occur in the U.S. every … [Read more...] about ITS at Work Zones