Studies have shown that rear-end crashes in the advance warning area for a work zone are the most common type of work zone crashes. Driver inattention (or distraction) is reported as the most common … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Maximizing Driver Attention to Work Zone Warning Signs
Data Management
Work Zone Performance Monitoring Application Development
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requires state transportation agencies to (a) collect and analyze safety and mobility data to manage the work zone impacts of individual projects during … [Read more...] about Work Zone Performance Monitoring Application Development
Impact of Connected Vehicle on Work Zone Network Safety through Dynamic Route Guidance
Despite enhanced safety strategies, in-vehicles technologies, and improvements in infrastructure, urban transportation networks are still accident-prone. Connected vehicle offers the possibility to … [Read more...] about Impact of Connected Vehicle on Work Zone Network Safety through Dynamic Route Guidance
Work Zone Intrusion Reporting: A Survey of State Practices
This report synthesizes practices of state DOTs for reporting and documenting vehicle intrusions into construction work zones. … [Read more...] about Work Zone Intrusion Reporting: A Survey of State Practices
Lane Bias Issues in Work Zone Travel Time Measurement and Reporting
Work zones are a major source of nonrecurrent congestion. Because travel time is harder to predict in nonrecurrent congestion, accurately measured real-time information on travel time in and around … [Read more...] about Lane Bias Issues in Work Zone Travel Time Measurement and Reporting
Best Practices for Road Condition Reporting Systems
Often, the center of an agency's traveler information system is a Road Condition Reporting System (RCRS). The RCRS is frequently the focal point, populated by manual and automated data and information … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Road Condition Reporting Systems