The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was contracted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to collaborate with the Waco District in developing and implementing the construction … [Read more...] about Asking Drivers What Information They Need: Radical but Effective
Methodology
Improving Safety in the Work Zone
This presentation shares the results of an AASHTO survey to state DOTs concerning positive protection and how states are doing to improve work zone safety. Best practices are identified. … [Read more...] about Improving Safety in the Work Zone
Assessment of Need and Feasibility of Truck-Mounted Changeable Message Signs (CMS) for Scheduled and Unscheduled Operations: Technical Report
The goal of this project was to develop implementation guidance that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) can use to make better decisions regarding the use of truck mounted changeable … [Read more...] about Assessment of Need and Feasibility of Truck-Mounted Changeable Message Signs (CMS) for Scheduled and Unscheduled Operations: Technical Report
Determining the Drivers’ Acceptance of EFTCD in Highway Work Zones
Traffic safety is a major concern in the temporary one-lane, two-way highway work zones due to the increasing of construction and maintenance operations. To prevent rear-end crashes and to mitigate … [Read more...] about Determining the Drivers’ Acceptance of EFTCD in Highway Work Zones
Commuter Impacts and Behavior Changes during a Temporary Freeway Closure: The Fix I-5 Project in Sacramento, California
In the nine weeks between May 30 and July 31, 2008, a one-mile stretch of Interstate 5 (I-5) in downtown Sacramento, California was intermittently closed for a reconstruction (“the Fix I-5 project”, … [Read more...] about Commuter Impacts and Behavior Changes during a Temporary Freeway Closure: The Fix I-5 Project in Sacramento, California
Highway Work Zone Safety Audits for Safety Improvements
Purpose — The paper aims to review current practices of road safety audits worldwide, investigate the perceptions of experts on highway work zone safety in the USA and issues of adopting work zone … [Read more...] about Highway Work Zone Safety Audits for Safety Improvements