In this article the state department of transportation engineers share their best safety practices. It offers some of the best, and often the simplest and least-costly safety ideas. … [Read more...] about In-the-Field Safety Ideas
What is Retroreflectivity?
Signs and markings are effective at night because they have been designed to reflect light from a vehicle's headlamps back to the driver. The technical term for this characteristic is … [Read more...] about What is Retroreflectivity?
Signs of the Times
Driving down the highway, it's easy to take the scenery-the cornfields, the trees, even the road signs-for granted. Often we only notice the center stripe when deciding whether it's safe to pass the … [Read more...] about Signs of the Times
Research Improves Highway Work Zone “Sights”
Texas leads the nation in the number of fatalities and injuries in highway construction work zones. However, the construction sites themselves aren't necessarily the cause. In Texas, contributing … [Read more...] about Research Improves Highway Work Zone “Sights”
Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study – Using Weekend Closures to Expedite Road Rehabilitation and Minimize the Impacts on Motorists and Road Builders
Use of the full closure method on I-84 was an innovative idea that was deemed to be a success. With the availability of many alternate routes, signal timing changes on the alternate routes, a … [Read more...] about Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study – Using Weekend Closures to Expedite Road Rehabilitation and Minimize the Impacts on Motorists and Road Builders
South Carolina Wave of Enforcement Nets 6,000 Work-Zone Violators in 20 Days
South Carolina police organizations joined the state Department of Transportation in stepping up work-zone enforcement recently - and the "blitz wave," as it became known, spurred nearly 6,000 tickets … [Read more...] about South Carolina Wave of Enforcement Nets 6,000 Work-Zone Violators in 20 Days