Every year more than 100 workers lose their lives in road construction work zones. U.S. DOT's top priority is to eliminate fatalities in construction work zones. At the University of Minnesota, … [Read more...] about You are Where?
Global Positioning System
Driving Simulator Validation of Driver Behavior with Limited Safe Vantage Points for Data Collection in Work Zones
This study is aimed at validating a driving simulator (DS) for the study of driver behavior in work zones. A validation study requires field data collection. For studies conducted in highway work … [Read more...] about Driving Simulator Validation of Driver Behavior with Limited Safe Vantage Points for Data Collection in Work Zones
New App Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has funded a University of Minnesota research to develop a smartphone application that will help the visually impaired pedestrians navigate through … [Read more...] about New App Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate Work Zones
Development of an Interactive GIS Based Work Zone Traffic Control Tool
The purpose of this study was to include consideration for intersections into the previously created GIS traffic control planning tool. Available data for making intersection control calculations were … [Read more...] about Development of an Interactive GIS Based Work Zone Traffic Control Tool
First Responders Face Work Zone Challenges: But New, Old Methods Help Them Cope
Construction projects often play a big role in the everyday decision making of first responders. Road construction zones can delay first responders and force them to take alternative routes in order … [Read more...] about First Responders Face Work Zone Challenges: But New, Old Methods Help Them Cope
GPS Problems in Construction Zones
In Washington, DC, GPS units have caused confusion, especially in construction zones. It could be due to the lag time between the road changes are made and the updates are released. Drivers are … [Read more...] about GPS Problems in Construction Zones