In order to increase safety and mobility in highway work zones, the Arizona Department of Transportation is studying a dynamic merge system, a specific type of smart work zone, at an existing I-40 … [Read more...] about ADOT Testing Smart Work Zone Along I-40 to Make Work Zones Safer for Everyone: Agency looking to get real-time info to drivers, smooth merging
Merging Control
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
Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans
One of the ways a state department of transportation or other transportation agency can address work zone safety and other impacts is to develop and implement a transportation management plan (TMP). … [Read more...] about Strategies for Work Zone Transportation Management Plans
Cooperative Highway Work Zone Merge Control Based on Reinforcement Learning in a Connected and Automated Environment
Given the aging infrastructure and the anticipated growing number of highway work zones in the United States, it is important to investigate work zone merge control, which is critical for improving … [Read more...] about Cooperative Highway Work Zone Merge Control Based on Reinforcement Learning in a Connected and Automated Environment
What is the Zipper Merge? Illinois Law Brings Technique to Highways, Rulebook
With construction season approaching, the Illinois Department of Transportation wants drivers to use the zipper merge technique when approaching lane closures. Experts believe that is the quickest way … [Read more...] about What is the Zipper Merge? Illinois Law Brings Technique to Highways, Rulebook
The Dynamic Merge: Using Traffic Volume Based Signing to Improve Workzone Throughput
Roadwork that results in a lane closure can reduce both the safety and efficiency of a roadway. The dynamic merge is a form of merge control designed to mitigate the potential hazards of lane closures … [Read more...] about The Dynamic Merge: Using Traffic Volume Based Signing to Improve Workzone Throughput