Managing Work Zones for Improved Vulnerable Road User 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 (VRUs). 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—as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s support for Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting. This information brief focuses on work zone impacts on VRUs and contains a checklist that agencies can use to help mitigate these concerns near voting locations.