This study presents the results and implementation strategies on the deployment of smart work zone equipment. A smart arrow board in combination with location beacons were tested … [Read more...] about Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility
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Modeling Drivers in Route Diversion Behavior During Congestion: A Pilot Study
This study investigates factors influencing drivers' decisions to divert their routes in response to congestion and delays on coastal road networks. Key variables examined include information-seeking … [Read more...] about Modeling Drivers in Route Diversion Behavior During Congestion: A Pilot Study
Digital Workzone Tracker Using GPS and Geofencing
The Digital Workzone Tracker minimizes unauthorized entries, ensures that safety operation information is constantly executed, and works to help unsafe conditioning and maintain secure operations in … [Read more...] about Digital Workzone Tracker Using GPS and Geofencing
Real-Time Driver Alerts to Improve CMV Safety in California Work Zones: A Naturalistic Study
Commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are disproportionately involved in crashes around work zones. We seek to reduce these crashes via location-based in-cab alerts ahead of work zone activity. It was … [Read more...] about Real-Time Driver Alerts to Improve CMV Safety in California Work Zones: A Naturalistic Study
Adaptive Hazard Zone Model for Improved Safety in Highway Work Zones
Highway work zones present hazardous conditions where worker safety is at constant risk due to interactions with construction equipment. In such environments, accurately defining hazard zones around … [Read more...] about Adaptive Hazard Zone Model for Improved Safety in Highway Work Zones
ALDOT to Use Message Signs More After Recent Traffic Slowdown
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is nearing completion of its $5.2 million advanced corridor management project along Interstate 565 in Huntsville, marked by the installation of a new … [Read more...] about ALDOT to Use Message Signs More After Recent Traffic Slowdown