Highway work zones often have major safety and mobility impacts, which are made worse when travelers are unaware that they are approaching a work zone. To monitor and mitigate the mobility and safety … [Read more...] about Work Zone Data Management Applications and Opportunities
Lane Closure
Development and Application of Work Zone Crash Modification Factors (2nd Ed.)
This report introduces practitioners to the procedure for evaluating work zone countermeasures using existing Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) and the procedures for developing new work zone CMFs. … [Read more...] about Development and Application of Work Zone Crash Modification Factors (2nd Ed.)
NJDOT Annual Statewide Pothole Repair Campaign Begins This Week: Moving Operations and Daytime Lane Closures can be Expected
The Winter weather this year has been extremely harsh on state highways, resulting in a large number of potholes that pose a risk for motorists. New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner … [Read more...] about NJDOT Annual Statewide Pothole Repair Campaign Begins This Week: Moving Operations and Daytime Lane Closures can be Expected
Development of Breakdown Probability Models and Heavy Vehicle Passenger Car Equivalents for Rural Freeway Work Zones
With nearly nine million lane-miles of public roadway and an economy driven by the automobile, interruptions to normal traffic operations for construction and maintenance are inevitable in the U.S.A., … [Read more...] about Development of Breakdown Probability Models and Heavy Vehicle Passenger Car Equivalents for Rural Freeway Work Zones
New England Merge: A Novel Cooperative Merge Control Method for Improving Highway Work Zone Mobility and Safety
Given the aging infrastructure and the anticipated growing number of highway work zones in the United States, it is important to investigate methods to improve work zone mobility and safety. Data … [Read more...] about New England Merge: A Novel Cooperative Merge Control Method for Improving Highway Work Zone Mobility and Safety
Comparison of Three Traffic Management Plans Showing Shadow and Police Vehicle Effects on Driver Behavior at Highway Single Lane Closures
Lane closures on multi-lane roads require drivers to transition safely to an open lane before passing the worksite. To reduce worker and driver injury risk, truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) are often … [Read more...] about Comparison of Three Traffic Management Plans Showing Shadow and Police Vehicle Effects on Driver Behavior at Highway Single Lane Closures