The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has published a complete revision of the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual effective September 1, 2019. This manual replaces the previous issue of … [Read more...] about Virginia Work Area Protection Manual
Bicycle Safety
Louisiana DOTD Liable for Bicyclist’s Death in Work Zone
A Louisiana Court of Appeal recently affirmed a lower court decision which found the state negligent in failing to warn of a barricaded frontage road under construction. A driver, unaware that the … [Read more...] about Louisiana DOTD Liable for Bicyclist’s Death in Work Zone
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual
This Design Manual is the product of a four year effort, developed with the assistance of a project steering committee and involving extensive input from agency staff, the Federal Highway … [Read more...] about Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Planning and Design Manual
Highway Capacity Manual 2000
The Transportation Research Board's (TRB's) "Highway Capacity Manual" (HCM) provides a collection of state-of-the-art techniques for estimating the capacity and determining the level of service for … [Read more...] about Highway Capacity Manual 2000
Section Marked for Safety: Reauthorization of TEA-21 Contains Work-Zone Funding Package
At ATSSA the biggest effort has been to get Congress to focus on safety as a key element of reauthorization of TEA-21. In January, Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and others introduced H.R. 288, the … [Read more...] about Section Marked for Safety: Reauthorization of TEA-21 Contains Work-Zone Funding Package