To improve employee safety, ITD has switched their old orange vests to new high-visibility yellow vests following employee recommendations. Links to videos that explain the switch and the new vests … [Read more...] about ITD Shifts to Yellow
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Looking Deep into the Eyes: Green Light on TMAs Could be Another Option for DOTs
Truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) has been used as a countermeasure to help improve safety in mobile work zones. However, 139 TMA crashes occurred in Missouri from 2012 to 2017 with distracted driving … [Read more...] about Looking Deep into the Eyes: Green Light on TMAs Could be Another Option for DOTs
Evaluation of Green Lights on TMAs
The use of green versus traditional amber lights on Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) was investigated to see if their use could help to improve safety in mobile work zones. Four light color … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Green Lights on TMAs
Orange Work Zone Pavement Marking Midwest Field Test
Roadway lanes are often repositioned to accommodate highway work operations, resulting in a need to alter pavement markings. Even the most effective methods for removing old pavement markings … [Read more...] about Orange Work Zone Pavement Marking Midwest Field Test
Special-Color Pavement Marking for Highway Work Zones: Literature Review of International Practices
Roadway lanes are often repositioned to accommodate highway work operations, resulting in a need to alter pavement markings. Although there are various methods for removing or obscuring existing … [Read more...] about Special-Color Pavement Marking for Highway Work Zones: Literature Review of International Practices
Orange Work Zone Pavement Markings: Experience Gained from Early Field Trials
Traffic lanes must often be repositioned or reallocated to accommodate highway construction. Various techniques for removing existing pavement markings are available, but “ghost marking” (visible … [Read more...] about Orange Work Zone Pavement Markings: Experience Gained from Early Field Trials