To address the growing number of crashes caused by speeding and distracted drivers, the Michigan Department of Transportation is implementing additional safety measures along the I-75 Rouge River … [Read more...] about Continued Crashes, Injuries and a Fatality in I-75 Construction Zone Prompts Action
Countermeasures
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
ODOT Making Changes After Eighth Crashes off I-270
Eight trucks went off the highway since April. Those crashes have coincided with highway lanes narrowing and shifting caused by an I-270 widening project. To prevent such crashes in the future, Ohio … [Read more...] about ODOT Making Changes After Eighth Crashes off I-270
Estimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 869: Estimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook provides practitioners who … [Read more...] about Estimating the Safety Effects of Work Zone Characteristics and Countermeasures: A Guidebook
Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 240: Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures documents the research results of multiple analyses … [Read more...] about Analysis of Work Zone Crash Characteristics and Countermeasures
A Deep Learning Approach to Predict Severity Levels of Work Zone Crashes
The need for maintaining aging infrastructure and/or expanding road capacity leads to an increasing number of work zones presented on highways. Consequently, many crashes were observed in work zone … [Read more...] about A Deep Learning Approach to Predict Severity Levels of Work Zone Crashes