The document describes the role of traveler information strategies in improving work zone safety. Effective traveler information systems can increase driver awareness, reduce public frustration with … [Read more...] about Guidelines on Improving Work Zone Safety Through Public Information and Traveler Information
Advanced Traveler Information Systems
Modeling the Role of Transportation Information in Mitigating Major Capacity Reductions in a Regional Network
A practical method is presented for systematically evaluating the network impacts of advanced traveler information systems (ATISs) to support well-informed project decisions and well-founded funding … [Read more...] about Modeling the Role of Transportation Information in Mitigating Major Capacity Reductions in a Regional Network
Benefits of Using Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones – A Summary Report
This study quantifies benefits of ITS deployments for work zone applications and also documents key lessons learned from previous experience. Agencies interested in deploying similar systems can … [Read more...] about Benefits of Using Intelligent Transportation Systems in Work Zones – A Summary Report
Implementation and Testing of the Travel Time Prediction System (TIPS)
The Travel Time Prediction System (TIPS) is a portable automated system for predicting and displaying travel time for motorists in advance of and through freeway construction work zones, on a … [Read more...] about Implementation and Testing of the Travel Time Prediction System (TIPS)
Automated Work-Zone Information System on Urban Freeway Rehabilitation: California Implementation
In October 2004, about 9 lane km of deteriorated truck lanes on Interstate 15 at Devore in Southern California was rebuilt during 18 days with extended one roadbed full-closures with the counterflow … [Read more...] about Automated Work-Zone Information System on Urban Freeway Rehabilitation: California Implementation
Phoenix’s Roadway Closure and Restriction System: Lessons Learned From the Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative: Providing Enhanced Information to the Public
The Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Model Deployment was one of four cities included in the Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative (MMDI). The initiative was set forth in 1996 to serve as model … [Read more...] about Phoenix’s Roadway Closure and Restriction System: Lessons Learned From the Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative: Providing Enhanced Information to the Public