The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is testing whether installing orange pavement markings to delineate a highway construction zone will improve safety for roadway workers and motorists alike. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Testing Orange Striping to Improve Work Zone Safety
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Kentucky Tests Orange Striping for Work Zones
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received the approval from the Federal Highway Administration to test the orange markings to determine how effective they are in terms of reducing accidents. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Tests Orange Striping for Work Zones
Use of Blue Lights on Paving Equipment in Work Zones
Vehicle speed in work zones is a significant concern to ODOT and construction partners. Prior national research shows that law enforcement vehicles located within a work zone with active flashing blue … [Read more...] about Use of Blue Lights on Paving Equipment in Work Zones
Simulator and Field Study of Green Lights on Truck-Mounted Attenuators in Missouri During Mobile Operations
Mobile work zones for various types of moving operations (e.g., striping, pothole patching, sweeping) are an important component in highway maintenance activities which have particular safety issues. … [Read more...] about Simulator and Field Study of Green Lights on Truck-Mounted Attenuators in Missouri During Mobile Operations
Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Service Equipment Warning Lights and Pavement Data Collection System Safety
This report presents the results of research to develop recommendations to (1) improve the vehicle and equipment warning light policy for the Texas Department of Transportation, and (2) improve the … [Read more...] about Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Service Equipment Warning Lights and Pavement Data Collection System Safety
A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Classification for Color-Based Safety Vest Detection on Construction-Site Images
Detecting the safety vests is an important foundation for various applications in safety management and productivity measurement. The fluorescent yellow-green color and fluorescent orange-red color of … [Read more...] about A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Classification for Color-Based Safety Vest Detection on Construction-Site Images