The Iowa Department of Transportation is employing a number of safety practices including the use of audible attenuators on short-term, stationary, or slow-moving maintenance operations. The … [Read more...] about Iowa DOT Using Audible Attenuators to Increase Short-Term Work Zone Awareness
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Basic Work Zone Installer
This workshop teaches the basics of work zone traffic control. The course covers short-term operations (no longer than one work shift) and focuses on daytime activities. This course must be completed … [Read more...] about Basic Work Zone Installer
Safely Implementing Rolling Roadblocks for Short-term Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Work Zones
This Fact Sheet summarizes best practices related to rolling roadblocks for short-term road work activities requiring a short-term full closure of the roadway. … [Read more...] about Safely Implementing Rolling Roadblocks for Short-term Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Work Zones
Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course
This one-day course provides personnel responsible for planning the operations of their workers in flagged, mobile, short duration, short term and incident response operations, tools and strategies to … [Read more...] about Implementing Safe Work Zone Operations Strategies Training Course
Modeling Highway Performance Under Various Short-Term Work Zone Configurations
Federal rules mandate state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure and report on the performance of highways within their jurisdictions. Those rules support … [Read more...] about Modeling Highway Performance Under Various Short-Term Work Zone Configurations
Capacity Models for Long-Term and Short-Term Freeway Work Zones in Germany
The paper presents results from a comprehensive study of work zone capacity on German freeways. A large number of long-time work zones with and without a reduction of the number of lanes as well as … [Read more...] about Capacity Models for Long-Term and Short-Term Freeway Work Zones in Germany