This paper summarizes the findings of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC) study KTC-00-16, Night-Time Construction Issues. The current state of night-time construction is examined through a … [Read more...] about Night-Time Construction Issues
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Work Zone Accidents Rise: Hidden Dangers in Nighttime Construction
While most central Ohioans are fast asleep this summer, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and its contractors will be out in full force, reconstructing bridges and roadways around central … [Read more...] about Work Zone Accidents Rise: Hidden Dangers in Nighttime Construction
Safety Comes out at Night: ATSSA’s Newest Video, “Night Lights” Shows How It All Glows
Night Lights, an ATSSA-produced 10-minute video on retroflectivity, debuted at the ATSSA Traffic Expo on Feb. 18, 2001. Funded by the FHWA, "Night Lights" examines the very technical issue of … [Read more...] about Safety Comes out at Night: ATSSA’s Newest Video, “Night Lights” Shows How It All Glows
Safe at Night?
A decade ago, when nighttime construction on highways in places like New York and New Jersey was routine, nobody was doing it in Maine. It wasn't necessary. Now, with two construction projects on two … [Read more...] about Safe at Night?
Retroreflectivity and Nighttime Safety
With the chance of dying in a crash at night nearly three times the chance in daylight, it's understandable that Congress has asked the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to establish guidelines … [Read more...] about Retroreflectivity and Nighttime Safety
Under Construction: In the Darkest Hours of Night, Highway Construction Can Be a Thing of Beauty
Statistics show that highway night work is the most dangerous work you can have, but it's become safer since the advent in 1992 of the California Highway Patrol's COZEEP or Construction Zone Enhanced … [Read more...] about Under Construction: In the Darkest Hours of Night, Highway Construction Can Be a Thing of Beauty