A cardboard cutout police car is slowing traffic at Nelson roadworks sites in an initiative that roading contractor Fulton Hogan hopes to push nationwide. … [Read more...] about Cardboard Cop Car Gets Results
Safety and Security
Traffic Enforcement Strategies in Work Zones
This report presents the summary of work conducted during Phase I of NCHRP Project 3-80, Traffic Enforcement Strategies for Work Zones. The objective of this project is to develop guidelines for safe … [Read more...] about Traffic Enforcement Strategies in Work Zones
Nighttime work restrictions and conditions
Some states have found an increase in the amount of work that must be done at night. Minnesota DOT made a commitment to improve the safety of construction work zones by implementing a team to make … [Read more...] about Nighttime work restrictions and conditions
Advanced Technologies: Arrow Panel Visibility
The speaker discusses problems associated with arrow panel brightness and alternative ways in which these problems may be addressed. … [Read more...] about Advanced Technologies: Arrow Panel Visibility
Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 498: Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work provides guidelines for illumination for nighttime highway work, work zone … [Read more...] about Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work