Current work zone design and traffic control guidance is based on desirable speed outcomes; knowledge related to actual speed outcomes of design and traffic control decisions is limited. The objective … [Read more...] about Modeling Speed Behavior of Passenger Cars and Trucks in Freeway Construction Work Zones: Implications on Work Zone Design and Traffic Control Decision Processes
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I-10 Hotline Offers Answers to Frustrated Drivers
With the closure of the westbound on and off ramps on I-10 in Tucson, Arizona, commuters are adjusting to the interruptions. Drivers on I-10 can do more than just honk their horns at construction. … [Read more...] about I-10 Hotline Offers Answers to Frustrated Drivers
In Work Zones, Safety Remains a Concern
Although the number of crashes in Pennsylvania state highway work zones decreased last year, the number of fatalities has remained high. Six years since the state passed legislation increasing … [Read more...] about In Work Zones, Safety Remains a Concern
Multivariate Analysis of Truck Drivers’ Assessment of Work Zone Safety
This paper presents multivariate correlation analyses of truck drivers' opinions on speed, hazards, roadway features, and traffic control devices in work zones (WZ). About 90% of truck drivers … [Read more...] about Multivariate Analysis of Truck Drivers’ Assessment of Work Zone Safety
Review of Behavioural Studies, Accident Studies and Research Methods
The present Deliverable 2 reports on the work carried out for Workpackage 2 of the ARROWS Project, titled Review of Behavioural Studies, Accident Studies and Research Methods. The main objectives of … [Read more...] about Review of Behavioural Studies, Accident Studies and Research Methods
Capacity for North Carolina Freeway Work Zones
Work zone capacity values for rural and urban freeways without continuous frontage roads were defined and determined. Data were collected using Nu-Metrics counters and classifiers at 24 work zones in … [Read more...] about Capacity for North Carolina Freeway Work Zones