This Field Manual is a section of the Part 6 of the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MN MUTCD). This Field Manual contains typical traffic control layouts that all state, county … [Read more...] about Minnesota Temporary Traffic Control Field Manual 2018
Pavement Dropoffs
Vanguard Technologies on the Move: Delivering Innovations Into the Mainstream of Practice
Through the Vanguard Technologies initiative, the Federal Highway Administration is promoting proven, high-payoff innovations that save time, boost safety and quality, and decrease congestion during … [Read more...] about Vanguard Technologies on the Move: Delivering Innovations Into the Mainstream of Practice
Efforts Lag to Improve Safety at Work Zones
The past five years on American roadways have proven to be deadly, especially in work zones. Pavement-edge drop-offs have been considered a deadly road construction hazard. In addition to pavement … [Read more...] about Efforts Lag to Improve Safety at Work Zones
Traffic Control Plans: Safely Handling Dropoffs
One of the most effective ways to reduce the hazards of edge dropoffs to road users and workers that can occur in construction and maintenance zones is the careful planning and implementation of a … [Read more...] about Traffic Control Plans: Safely Handling Dropoffs
Texas DOT Failed to Provide Adequate Warning of Edge Dropoff to Driver Killed in Work Zone
This is a decision made in the Texas Court of Appeals on June 10, 1999 over a premises liability case arising out of a fatal automobile accident. The Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) was held … [Read more...] about Texas DOT Failed to Provide Adequate Warning of Edge Dropoff to Driver Killed in Work Zone
Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms State’s Negligence Where Edge Dropoff in Work Zone Resulted in Fatal Crash
Primary issues involved in this case include: - Four-inch to five-inch edge dropoff - No edgeline striping - Failure to use barricades or drums - Location of edge dropoff markers misleading to … [Read more...] about Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms State’s Negligence Where Edge Dropoff in Work Zone Resulted in Fatal Crash