Improving the Process for Providing Mobility and Safety in Work Zones: 2014 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 pre-design (scoping), design, construction, and maintenance operations. The Feedback Discussions within the district are a major part of the process review. A Team was formed of representatives from the Office of Traffic, Safety and Technology, the Office of Maintenance, the Office of Construction and Innovative Contracting, and from the FHWA. The team visited three of the 8 MnDOT districts last year, the Metro District this year, and proposes to review four Districts during 2015. This report is a summary of the work zone mobility and/or safety issues and best practices discovered during the peer review visits.