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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

Extending the Wisconsin Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) to Local Roads Using Smart Work Zone ITS Devices

Improving overall work zone safety will require a comprehensive approach, improving access to work zone data that incorporates real-time, field verified information using smart work zone technology. … [Read more...] about Extending the Wisconsin Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) to Local Roads Using Smart Work Zone ITS Devices

Modern Solutions to Safe and Efficient Work Zone Travel

Eight-hundred fifty-seven fatalities occurred in work zones in the United States in 2020. One work zone fatality occurs for every 4 billion vehicle miles of travel and for every $112 million of … [Read more...] about Modern Solutions to Safe and Efficient Work Zone Travel