Explore the latest technologies and best practices helping transportation agencies improve safety during overnight highway construction and maintenance operations. Developed by the American Traffic … [Read more...] about Innovations to Improve Nighttime Work Zone Safety
Construction and Maintenance
Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel
In 2023, fatalities that involved workers on foot being struck by a vehicle accounted for 60% of all fatal highway worker injuries (National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, n.d.). … [Read more...] about Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel
New York Begins Statewide Pothole, Road Paving Effort
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide initiative to repair potholes and improve road conditions following a severe winter. The New York State Department of Transportation will deploy … [Read more...] about New York Begins Statewide Pothole, Road Paving Effort
Can Waymo and Waze Fix Cities’ Potholes?
Waymo and Waze have launched a pilot program to help cities identify and repair potholes using data collected by Waymo's autonomous vehicles. The system detects pothole locations and road conditions, … [Read more...] about Can Waymo and Waze Fix Cities’ Potholes?
Smoother, Safer Roads: Following Historic Winter, Governor Hochul Announces Launch of Unprecedented Effort to Fill Potholes and Repave Roads Across New York State
The article reports that Governor Kathy Hochul announced a major statewide effort to repair and repave roads across New York following severe winter conditions that led to widespread pothole damage. … [Read more...] about Smoother, Safer Roads: Following Historic Winter, Governor Hochul Announces Launch of Unprecedented Effort to Fill Potholes and Repave Roads Across New York State
Safety Analysis of Construction Work Zone Activities Using Convolutional Neural Network and BiLSTM
This study thoroughly explores the safety implications of construction activities on road safety, utilizing a robust data set of 1,500 daily progress reports from 2018 to 2020. We systematically … [Read more...] about Safety Analysis of Construction Work Zone Activities Using Convolutional Neural Network and BiLSTM