This research evaluated the effectiveness of nighttime construction lighting systems in improving worker visibility and safety while minimizing glare impacts on motorists in Nebraska work zones. The … [Read more...] about The Effect of Nighttime Lighting on Construction Workers’ Safety
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INDOT’s ‘Project Greenlight’ Beefs Up Worker Safety
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has launched Project Greenlight, an initiative providing highway workers with wearable Guardian Angel safety lights that flash bright green to improve … [Read more...] about INDOT’s ‘Project Greenlight’ Beefs Up Worker Safety
INDOT Implements New Roadway Worker Safety Initiative: Project Greenlight
INDOT’s new Project Greenlight initiative is equipping highway workers with Guardian Angel wearable safety lights to improve visibility and worker safety in low-visibility conditions. Following a … [Read more...] about INDOT Implements New Roadway Worker Safety Initiative: Project Greenlight
Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Safety
This fact sheet presents the Federal Highway Administration’s Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Safety initiative, which promotes safer and more efficient nighttime construction, maintenance, and utility … [Read more...] about Advancing Nighttime Work Zone Safety
Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel
In 2023, fatalities that involved workers on foot being struck by a vehicle accounted for 60% of all fatal highway worker injuries (National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, n.d.). … [Read more...] about Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Speed Limit Signs and Work Zone Presence Lighting on Speed Compliance During Lane Closure Operations
The NCDOT Work Zone Traffic Control Section is collecting speed data on 6 random Interstate/Freeway projects across the state that are using both Digital Speed Limit Signs and Work Zone Presence … [Read more...] about An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Digital Speed Limit Signs and Work Zone Presence Lighting on Speed Compliance During Lane Closure Operations