The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is partnering with 3M to utilize connected vehicle technologies along the current I-75 modernization project and technologically enhanced orange … [Read more...] about How Connected Vehicles Make Work Zones Safer
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MDOT to Pay More for Brighter Orange Barrels
Despite concerns among suppliers of orange construction barrels, the Michigan Department of Transportation has decided to join about 20 other states in switching to the new and more costly reflective … [Read more...] about MDOT to Pay More for Brighter Orange Barrels
Improved Business Driveway Delineation in Urban Work Zones
This report documents the efforts and results of a two-year research project aimed at improving driveway delineation in work zones. The first year of the project included a closed-course study to … [Read more...] about Improved Business Driveway Delineation in Urban Work Zones
Photometric Evaluation of Steady-Burn Warning Lights in Work Zones
This report documents the efforts and results of several photometric evaluations performed by researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to assess the performance of steady-burn warning … [Read more...] about Photometric Evaluation of Steady-Burn Warning Lights in Work Zones
Improving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 1: Evaluation of Lights on Nighttime Work Zone Channelization Devices
Currently, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is one of the few state transportation agencies that require warning lights on nighttime work zone channelization devices, such as drums and … [Read more...] about Improving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 1: Evaluation of Lights on Nighttime Work Zone Channelization Devices
Bureau of Highway Instructional Memorandum 2012-07: Type D Lights on Plastic Drum Channelizing Devices
The memo provides guidelines for usage of Type D lights on plastic drums in Michigan Department of Transportation construction work zones. … [Read more...] about Bureau of Highway Instructional Memorandum 2012-07: Type D Lights on Plastic Drum Channelizing Devices