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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

Efforts Lag to Improve Safety at Work Zones

The past five years on American roadways have proven to be deadly, especially in work zones. Pavement-edge drop-offs have been considered a deadly road construction hazard. In addition to pavement … [Read more...] about Efforts Lag to Improve Safety at Work Zones

Judgment Affirmed Against Louisiana DOT and Contractor in Work Zone Drop-Off Fatality

A Louisiana motorist died of injuries received in a crash where a pavement refinishing project ended in an unmarked drop-off across the travel lane. Although construction zone signs were posted, there … [Read more...] about Judgment Affirmed Against Louisiana DOT and Contractor in Work Zone Drop-Off Fatality

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