This report presents the findings of tests and evaluations of several new work zone safety devices. The prototypes of the 25 devices were designed, developed, fabricated, tested, evaluated, and … [Read more...] about Maintenance Work Zone Safety Devices Development and Evaluation
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Direction indicator barricade
Illinois DOT workers at the I-55 bridge project set up approximately 24 direction indicator barricades in the left lane on the approach to the bridge. The barricades were positioned to indicate that … [Read more...] about Direction indicator barricade
Direction indicator barricade
Maintenance crews in east-central Alabama tested the direction indicator barricade device for nearly two months on two-lane and undivided four-lane rural highways that carried traffic traveling at a … [Read more...] about Direction indicator barricade
Direction indicator barricade
Georgia DOT began evaluating the direction indicator barricade in spring 1994 at several maintenance projects in District 7 in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Several of the projects were on heavily … [Read more...] about Direction indicator barricade
Direction indicator barricade
The Watertown City Street Department in South Dakota tried a flexible and lightweight direction indicator barricade designed by the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). … [Read more...] about Direction indicator barricade
Direction indicator barricade
After one year of use, the Russellville maintenance crew in Arkansas reported tremendous satisfaction with the direction indicator barricade device. Crews found handling and setting up the signs very … [Read more...] about Direction indicator barricade