Managing Work Zones for Improved Vehicle Access to Voting Day: Information Brief

Work zones can have a significant impact on travel to and from polling places by all types of travelers, including motorists, transit riders, and vulnerable road users. As part of the US Department of Transportation’s support for Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting, the Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations encourages the use of traffic analysis and enhanced work zone management principles to improve access to voting days. This information brief contains a checklist that agencies can use to help mitigate vehicular-access-related work zone impacts near voting locations.