The Minnesota Department of Transportation said highway construction zones got more dangerous last year, with a 22 percent increase in crashes from 2001. Nearly 2,800 crashes were reported in work … [Read more...] about MnDOT Says Work Zone Crashes Increased in 2002
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Work Zone Speeding
Police officers delivered 88 speeding tickets in less than 4 hours along a stretch of Florida insterstate highway dressed as Work Zone crews as they initiated "Operation Hard Hat." The operation was … [Read more...] about Work Zone Speeding
Michigan Law Challenged in Construction Zone Death
An August 9, 2002 traffic accident killed Tanya Lowewen, who was an engineer with International Road Dynamics in Saskatoon, Sask. working on contract for the Michigan DOT. Stacey Bettcher was arrested … [Read more...] about Michigan Law Challenged in Construction Zone Death
Guidelines for Estimating Capacity at Freeway Reconstruction Zones
This paper reports findings from recent investigations into freeway capacity at several reconstruction zones in Ontario, Canada. The aim is to provide guidelines for estimating freeway capacity at … [Read more...] about Guidelines for Estimating Capacity at Freeway Reconstruction Zones
Radial Basis Function Neural Network for Work Zone Capacity and Queue Estimation
An adaptive computational model is presented for estimating the work zone capacity and queue length and delay, taking into account the following factors: number of lanes, number of open lanes, work … [Read more...] about Radial Basis Function Neural Network for Work Zone Capacity and Queue Estimation
Accommodating Law Enforcement in Work Zones
This presentation tackles the problem of eliminated enforcement areas in work zones. It offers several solutions to the problem that range from better planning to automated speed enforcement. … [Read more...] about Accommodating Law Enforcement in Work Zones