This article discusses the need for intrusion alarms to warn highway workers of moving vehicle intrusion into work zones. The original alarm system developed under the Strategic Highway Research … [Read more...] about Work Zone Intrusion Alarms: A Short Course on What They Are and Why They Are Needed
Intrusion Alarms
New York State Finds Intrusion Alarm a Potential Life-Saver
Highway work zones are dangerous places. Looking for a way to make work zones safer, the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) decided to test a new device-the intrusion alarm. Developed … [Read more...] about New York State Finds Intrusion Alarm a Potential Life-Saver
Work Zone Safety: Safer Highways for Workers and Motorists
To make work zones safer, the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) investigated dozens of suggestions for new safety devices. Taking the ideas that showed the most promise, researchers developed … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety: Safer Highways for Workers and Motorists
Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook
This guidebook is the first release of a resource designed to give state and local transportation agencies, construction contractors, transportation planners, trainers, and others with interest in … [Read more...] about Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook
A Work Zone Intrusion Initiative to Reduce Highway Construction Accidents
A worker was killed on a NYSDOT construction project in 1999 when a vehicle intruded into the work space, in spite of the presence of adequate temporary traffic controls. In response, agency … [Read more...] about A Work Zone Intrusion Initiative to Reduce Highway Construction Accidents