For years, the $56.7 million project on a 5-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield and Westport has caused lane closures and traffic delays. As the project enters its next phase, commuters … [Read more...] about Live Cams, Speed Sensors Track Traffic in Merritt Parkway Work Zone
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Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice
The uses and levels of maturity of five advanced technology areas (visualization and modeling, interconnected technologies, safety technologies, instrumentation and sensors, and unmanned aircraft … [Read more...] about Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery: A synthesis of Highway Practice
Technologies Currently Available to Obtain the Occupancy Rate of Resources on a Construction Site
The construction industry is utilizing new emerging technologies that have the potential to help managers and contractors to track the work progress on construction sites. Combined with scheduling … [Read more...] about Technologies Currently Available to Obtain the Occupancy Rate of Resources on a Construction Site
Active Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies
Highway construction work zones are hazardous environments characterized by a dynamic and limited workspace. A host of interactions between workers, passing commuter vehicles, and moving construction … [Read more...] about Active Work Zone Safety: Preventing Accidents Using Intrusion Sensing Technologies
Systems Analysis and Design of a Smart Traffic Service System for Predictive and Smarter Mobility and Safety in Roadway Work Zones
Smart traffic service systems entail intelligent traffic analysis applications that enable highly functioning relationships between a range of users, including service consumers and service producers. … [Read more...] about Systems Analysis and Design of a Smart Traffic Service System for Predictive and Smarter Mobility and Safety in Roadway Work Zones
Safety Helmet Wearing Management System for Construction Workers Using Three-Axis Accelerometer Sensor
In the Korean construction industry, legal and institutional safety management improvements are continually being pursued. However, there was a 4.5% increase in the number of workers’ deaths at … [Read more...] about Safety Helmet Wearing Management System for Construction Workers Using Three-Axis Accelerometer Sensor