During the 2011 construction season, the Virginia Department of Transportation completed an in-place pavement recycling project to rehabilitate a section of pavement on Interstate 81 southbound near … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of a Control Strategy for Forced-Detour Traffic in Continuous Lane Closure Within a Rural Work Zone
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Sequential Advanced Guide Signing for Work Zone Related Rerouting on Highways: The Effect of Longitudinal Location on the Driver’s Trajectory Control
This study examined the effects of a sequenced triple (i.e., announcement, instruction, marker) sign configuration for advanced guidance in a work zone related rerouting scenario on longitudinal and … [Read more...] about Sequential Advanced Guide Signing for Work Zone Related Rerouting on Highways: The Effect of Longitudinal Location on the Driver’s Trajectory Control
Optimization of Work Zone Schedule Considering Time-Varying Traffic Diversion
Highway maintenance may cause excessive delay on transportation corridors and networks. Diverting traffic from congested highway work zones and accelerating maintenance progress can mitigate the … [Read more...] about Optimization of Work Zone Schedule Considering Time-Varying Traffic Diversion
Interactive Process of Microsimulation and Logistic Regression for Short-Term Work Zone Traffic Diversion
The rapidly growing number of work zones on national highways is having significant operational impacts due to the temporary loss of capacity. Work zone impact on safety and mobility creates a strong … [Read more...] about Interactive Process of Microsimulation and Logistic Regression for Short-Term Work Zone Traffic Diversion
A New Era of Public Outreach, Incorporating Social Media
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has implemented social media outlets Twitter and Facebook on the $71.3 million US 93 Project between Hoover Dam and milepost 17. ADOT uses Twitter and … [Read more...] about A New Era of Public Outreach, Incorporating Social Media
Impact of Lane Closures on Roadway Capacity: Modeling Diversion Propensity at Work Zones (Part C)
Chapter 10 of the FDOT Plans Preparation Manual titled "Work Zone Traffic Control" contains a lane closure analysis procedure, in which a "Remaining Traffic Factor" (RTF) is used to account for … [Read more...] about Impact of Lane Closures on Roadway Capacity: Modeling Diversion Propensity at Work Zones (Part C)