For years, the $56.7 million project on a 5-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield and Westport has caused lane closures and traffic delays. As the project enters its next phase, commuters … [Read more...] about Live Cams, Speed Sensors Track Traffic in Merritt Parkway Work Zone
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Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice
The uses and levels of maturity of five advanced technology areas (visualization and modeling, interconnected technologies, safety technologies, instrumentation and sensors, and unmanned aircraft … [Read more...] about Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice
Technologies Currently Available to Obtain the Occupancy Rate of Resources on a Construction Site
The construction industry is utilizing new emerging technologies that have the potential to help managers and contractors to track the work progress on construction sites. Combined with scheduling … [Read more...] about Technologies Currently Available to Obtain the Occupancy Rate of Resources on a Construction Site
Evaluating the Impact of Mental Fatigue on Construction Equipment Operators’ Ability to Detect Hazards Using Wearable Eye-Tracking Technology
Construction equipment related accidents, such as collisions between equipment and pedestrian workers, pose a major challenge to occupational safety at construction sites. Decrement of operators' … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Impact of Mental Fatigue on Construction Equipment Operators’ Ability to Detect Hazards Using Wearable Eye-Tracking Technology
A Method for Expressing and Displaying the Vehicle Behavior Distribution in Maintenance Work Zones
Maintenance work zones on the road network have impacts on the normal travelling of vehicles, which increase the risk of traffic accidents. The traffic characteristic analysis in maintenance work … [Read more...] about A Method for Expressing and Displaying the Vehicle Behavior Distribution in Maintenance Work Zones
Active Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies
Highway construction work zones are hazardous environments characterized by a dynamic and limited workspace. A host of interactions between workers, passing commuter vehicles, and moving construction … [Read more...] about Active Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies