Highway construction work has caused the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 west of State Route 267, just outside of Indianapolis, to be closed to traffic this summer. Traffic now travels in both … [Read more...] about Sign Improves Motorists’ Safety in Highway Work Zones
Communication and Control
New Device Helps Motorists Keep Safely to the Right
Seeking a way to inform motorists how to proceed through the two-way section, the DOT turned to the opposing traffic lane divider. Developed under the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP), the … [Read more...] about New Device Helps Motorists Keep Safely to the Right
Opposing Traffic Lane Dividers Show the Way During Georgia Floods
In July 1994, heavy flooding forced the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) to close some roads and modify traffic patterns, converting roads from one-way to two-way use. Changes in traffic … [Read more...] about Opposing Traffic Lane Dividers Show the Way During Georgia Floods
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