The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has published a complete revision of the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual effective September 1, 2019. This manual replaces the previous issue of … [Read more...] about Virginia Work Area Protection Manual
Road Closure
Temporary Traffic Control and Enforcement of Traffic Laws in Closed Road Sections
Improvements, major repairs, and other events on transportation facilities often require temporary closure of the road or street to general public travel. However, locally originating traffic on these … [Read more...] about Temporary Traffic Control and Enforcement of Traffic Laws in Closed Road Sections
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Standard Drawings
The Standard Drawings are divided into four main sections: Bridges, Headwalls, Roadway, and Traffic. The Traffic section includes drawings for lane closures and mobile operations. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Standard Drawings
Public Information Activities to Mitigate the Impacts of Closing San Francisco’s Central Freeway
San Francisco’s Central Freeway, which carried 93,000 commuters a day over Market Street into the Hayes Valley/Western Addition neighborhood, was shut down on August 25, 1996, so the freeway’s upper … [Read more...] about Public Information Activities to Mitigate the Impacts of Closing San Francisco’s Central Freeway
Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study – Accelerating Construction and Reducing Crashes During the Rehabilitation of a Major Downtown Route
This case study is one in a series of documents that examine the use of Full Road Closure in work zones. More information on this methodology, and variations of full road closure, is available in the … [Read more...] about Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study – Accelerating Construction and Reducing Crashes During the Rehabilitation of a Major Downtown Route
Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study – Reducing the Impact of Construction During the Rehabilitation of a Major Interstate Highway
This case study is one in a series of documents that examine the use of Full Road Closure in work zones. More information on this methodology, and variations of full road closure, is available in the … [Read more...] about Full Road Closure for Work Zone Operations: A Case Study – Reducing the Impact of Construction During the Rehabilitation of a Major Interstate Highway