In coordination with FHWA and CALTRANS, an engineer involved in the US - Mexico Border Technology Exchange Program has developed portable speed bumps that function much like rumble strips. It is … [Read more...] about Portable Speed Bumps in Work Zones
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Evaluation of Systems to Monitor Blind Areas Behind Trucks Used in Road Construction and Maintenance: Phase 1
The majority of fatalities that occur in road construction work zones in the United States involve a worker being struck by a piece of construction equipment or other vehicle. The Spokane Research … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Systems to Monitor Blind Areas Behind Trucks Used in Road Construction and Maintenance: Phase 1
An Intelligent Decision Support System for Work Zone Traffic Management and Planning
Periodic resurfacing, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction work is needed on the aging highway system in the state of Ohio to maintain a desired level of service for the traveling public. … [Read more...] about An Intelligent Decision Support System for Work Zone Traffic Management and Planning
MnDOT Says Work Zone Crashes Increased in 2002
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said highway construction zones got more dangerous last year, with a 22 percent increase in crashes from 2001. Nearly 2,800 crashes were reported in work … [Read more...] about MnDOT Says Work Zone Crashes Increased in 2002
Work Zone Speeding
Police officers delivered 88 speeding tickets in less than 4 hours along a stretch of Florida insterstate highway dressed as Work Zone crews as they initiated "Operation Hard Hat." The operation was … [Read more...] about Work Zone Speeding
Michigan Law Challenged in Construction Zone Death
An August 9, 2002 traffic accident killed Tanya Lowewen, who was an engineer with International Road Dynamics in Saskatoon, Sask. working on contract for the Michigan DOT. Stacey Bettcher was arrested … [Read more...] about Michigan Law Challenged in Construction Zone Death