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WYDOT Updates Road Closure Definitions

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) expanded and clarified previous definitions of closures posted on WYDOT’s 511 website to help the traveling public better understand the different … [Read more...] about WYDOT Updates Road Closure Definitions

The Legal Definitions of “First Responder”

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 385: The Legal Definitions of “First Responder” explores the definition of “first responders.” The report also … [Read more...] about The Legal Definitions of “First Responder”

What’s a Work Zone?

It may surprise some to hear that there are currently no nationally recognized definitions of work zones or work-zone accidents. Almost every state has their own unique definitions of these items. In … [Read more...] about What’s a Work Zone?

Work-Zone Traffic Control Concepts and Terminology

An annotated glossary of the concepts, definitions, and standard terminology currently used and advocated in traffic control for highway construction, maintenance, and related activities is presented. … [Read more...] about Work-Zone Traffic Control Concepts and Terminology

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