Improving the Process for Providing Mobility and Safety in Work Zones: 2008 Summary Report

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) conducted a review of their “Process for Providing Mobility and Safety in Work Zones.” The review meetings provided an opportunity for districts to feed back issues to a Team which was there to discuss the various processes the districts utilize to deliver an efficient ground transportation system through the pre-design (scoping), design, construction and maintenance operations.   This report is a summary of the work zone mobility and/or safety issues and best practices discovered during the Feedback Discussions held in four districts during the summer of 2008. The four districts visited were Rochester, Duluth, Baxter and Detroit Lakes.