This final report is the first volume of the two-volume series. Research was performed to determine total costs (construction and road user costs) and safety impacts associated with traffic control … [Read more...] about Construction Costs and Safety Impacts of Work Zone Traffic Control Strategies, Volume I: Final Report
Lane Closure
Model to Calculate the Road User Costs at Work Zones
This report presents a model, QUEWZ, which can be used to calculate the user costs resulting from lane closures through a work zone. QUEWZ calculates the delay costs and speed-change cycling costs of … [Read more...] about Model to Calculate the Road User Costs at Work Zones
Effects of Work Zone Detours on Rural Highway Traffic Operations
The study examines tow US 59 work zone sites and their impact on rural highway traffic. After first recording typical traffic under free-flow conditions (using infrared sensors and reflectors mounted … [Read more...] about Effects of Work Zone Detours on Rural Highway Traffic Operations
Construction Work Zone Safety
The need of maintaining safety of motorists and workers during periods of construction activities on interstates has prompted the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to initiate a study aimed … [Read more...] about Construction Work Zone Safety
Walter Workzone Speaks up About Lane Closures
To prepare a traffic control plan for a short-term lane closure using flaggers on a two-lane, two-way rural road, follow these 9 steps: 1. Select the appropriate Typical Application from the Texas … [Read more...] about Walter Workzone Speaks up About Lane Closures
Evaluation of Construction Work Zone Operational Issues: Capacity, Queue, and Delay
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) requires queuing analysis to determine traffic backups on interstate work zones. The monetary gains/losses in contractual procedures such as lane … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Construction Work Zone Operational Issues: Capacity, Queue, and Delay