The goal of this project was to quantify the mobility and safety impacts of different combinations of lane width and shy distance to a barrier for a given paved width. The research team developed a … [Read more...] about Mobility and Safety Impacts of Work Zone Lane and Shoulder Widths
Road Shoulders
Mobility and Safety Impacts of Work Zone Lane and Shoulder Widths
The goal of this project was to quantify the mobility and safety impacts of different combinations of lane width and shy distance to a barrier for a given paved width. The research team developed a … [Read more...] about Mobility and Safety Impacts of Work Zone Lane and Shoulder Widths
Impact of Shoulder Use and Capacity Reduction Factors on Highway Work Zone Optimization
Highway maintenance, often requiring lane closure, is very expensive in terms of the costs associated with transportation agencies (i.e., work zone setups) and road users (i.e., delay). Longer work … [Read more...] about Impact of Shoulder Use and Capacity Reduction Factors on Highway Work Zone Optimization
Lifting HOV/HOT Lane Eligibility and Shoulder Use Restrictions for Traffic Incident Management
This report presents an investigation of the possibility of lifting HOV/HOT lane eligibility and shoulder use restrictions during major incidents on general-purpose (GP) lanes. Using traffic data from … [Read more...] about Lifting HOV/HOT Lane Eligibility and Shoulder Use Restrictions for Traffic Incident Management
Minnesota Temporary Traffic Control Field Manual 2018
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
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