This online training allows for re-qualification of those who train flaggers to direct traffic in work zones. It is designed to familiarize you with updates and changes to MnDOT flagging operations … [Read more...] about Flagger – Train the Trainer (Requalification)
Flaggers
Flagger – Train the Trainer
This course is used to qualify contractor's personnel to train employees to act as flaggers on MnDOT construction projects. Attendees will meet requirements of the new MnDOT flagger training language … [Read more...] about Flagger – Train the Trainer
Automated Flaggers to be Tested This Upcoming Summer
Mark Storey, Whitman County public works director, brought before the commissioners the idea of purchasing an automated flagger for this summer’s road construction season. Automated flaggers will … [Read more...] about Automated Flaggers to be Tested This Upcoming Summer
Body Cameras Introduced: ‘We’re not Here to be Abused’
Fulton Hogan traffic management department had bought two body cameras for the staff to wear to deter harassment and abuse from the minority of drivers and pedestrians frustrated with roadworks. They … [Read more...] about Body Cameras Introduced: ‘We’re not Here to be Abused’
Field Evaluation of Pilot Vehicles and Portable Traffic Control Signals With and Without a Flagger
The national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) does not prohibit the use of a pilot vehicle in conjunction with portable traffic control signals (PTCSs), but it does require that a … [Read more...] about Field Evaluation of Pilot Vehicles and Portable Traffic Control Signals With and Without a Flagger
Construction Flagger Struck and Killed in Two-Lane Highway Work Zone
On a clear, cold, Monday, January 20, 2014, a 36-year-old married flagger entered a two-lane highway with his back toward oncoming traffic and was struck by a 2010 red Toyota Corolla, driven by a 53 … [Read more...] about Construction Flagger Struck and Killed in Two-Lane Highway Work Zone