The ability for agencies to notify vehicles that they are approaching a work zone has the potential to reduce crashes by increasing motorists’ awareness of the conditions. A critical element of this … [Read more...] about Guidance for Incorporating Work Zone Data Within Traffic Management Operations
Channelizing Devices
A Study on the Characteristics of Vehicle Tracks in the Nighttime Construction Zone of Freeway Expansions
In order to study the influences of trajectory characteristics of vehicles at night in freeway expansion construction areas, day and night observation experiments are conducted to obtain the … [Read more...] about A Study on the Characteristics of Vehicle Tracks in the Nighttime Construction Zone of Freeway Expansions
Spain’s DGT Presents Its New Smart-Cone Devices Designed to Prevent Traffic Accidents
Pere Navarro, the General Director of Traffic (DGT) in Spain, and Gloria Ramos, the Head of the State Road Demarcation in Madrid presented new smart-cone devices designed to prevent traffic accidents. … [Read more...] about Spain’s DGT Presents Its New Smart-Cone Devices Designed to Prevent Traffic Accidents
Safety Performance Evaluation of a Non-Proprietary Type III Barricade for Use in Work Zones
Work-zone traffic control devices, such as Type III barricades, must satisfy impact safety standards to improve safety and minimize risk for the motoring public traveling within work zones and on our … [Read more...] about Safety Performance Evaluation of a Non-Proprietary Type III Barricade for Use in Work Zones
Temporary Traffic Control Design Guidelines
This document is intended to provide guidelines relating to the design of temporary traffic control for state highway construction, maintenance related operations, utility operations, and incident … [Read more...] about Temporary Traffic Control Design Guidelines
Tesla Updates Driving Visualization to Detect Traffic Cones
Tesla has improved its driving visualizations powered by Autopilot over the years. Now Tesla has started pushing a new software update that includes the detection and visualization of construction … [Read more...] about Tesla Updates Driving Visualization to Detect Traffic Cones