Most State and many other transportation departments in the U.S. maintain roadway and/or work zone design manuals containing State specific regulations, policies, and design guidance for their … [Read more...] about Guidelines for Work Zone Designers – Designing for Incident Management
Incident Management
Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course
This one-day course provides personnel responsible for planning the operations of their workers in flagged, mobile, short duration, short term and incident response operations, tools and strategies to … [Read more...] about Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course
A Short Course on Police Officer Traffic Control for Incident Management
The primary purpose of this course is to introduce the police officer to engineering concepts associated with traffic operations and management; and provide technical information concerning traffic … [Read more...] about A Short Course on Police Officer Traffic Control for Incident Management
Predicting Work Zone Collision Probabilities via Clustering: Application in Optimal Deployment of Highway Response Teams
This paper proposes a clustering approach to predict the probability of a collision occurring in the proximity of planned road maintenance operations (i.e., work zones). The proposed method is applied … [Read more...] about Predicting Work Zone Collision Probabilities via Clustering: Application in Optimal Deployment of Highway Response Teams
Oklahoma DOT Pilot Tests Dedicated Work Zone ‘Rescue Trucks’
To reduce crashes and congestion in the work zone, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation launches “GO-DOT,” a pilot program which dedicates two rescue trucks to remove stranded or wrecked vehicles … [Read more...] about Oklahoma DOT Pilot Tests Dedicated Work Zone ‘Rescue Trucks’
ODOT to Keep Traffic on the ‘GO’ in I-235 Work Zone with New Program
Stranded vehicles inside a highway work zone can cause significant delays for motorists. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has launched GO-DOT, a new pilot program designed to quickly move … [Read more...] about ODOT to Keep Traffic on the ‘GO’ in I-235 Work Zone with New Program