In 2006, the Illinois Center for Transportation, a research partnership between the Illinois DOT and the University of Illinois, sponsored a research project to develop an easy way to measure glare … [Read more...] about Safer Nighttime Construction Zones Through Better Lighting: Illinois Develops and Applies Practical Guidelines
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Shedding Danger: Today’s Light Towers Provide Technology to Make Jobsites Safer and More Productive
The presence of light source is crucial to environments, applications and sites where nighttime work takes place. This article discusses how manufacturers have made great strides to introduce new … [Read more...] about Shedding Danger: Today’s Light Towers Provide Technology to Make Jobsites Safer and More Productive
Lighting Up the Night
Increased traffic volume translates to more nighttime roadwork in an effort to improve safety and facilitate faster work. Whether roads are shut down or night traffic is lighter, proper lighting is a … [Read more...] about Lighting Up the Night
Performance Evaluation of Semipermanent High-Mast Lighting for Highway Construction Projects
In 2005, the New York State Department of Transportation authorized the first-time use of semipermanent, high-mast, pole-mounted luminaires to illuminate nighttime road work construction and … [Read more...] about Performance Evaluation of Semipermanent High-Mast Lighting for Highway Construction Projects
Traffic And Safety Manual
Originally published in 2001, many chapters have been updated since then. The Traffic and Safety Manual is intended to provide guidelines or information on how a certain activity related to traffic … [Read more...] about Traffic And Safety Manual
Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction
This report presents guidelines to assist highway agencies in developing and implementing a plan for night work that will provide for public and worker safety and satisfy the community while … [Read more...] about Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction