This report reviews previous studies of work zone capacity, summarizes the analysis of new capacity data collected as part of Study 1108, and presents recommendations for estimating the capacity of … [Read more...] about Updated Short-Term Freeway Work Zone Lane Closure Capacity Values
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Use of Innovative Traffic Control Devices to Improve Safety at Short-Term Rural Work Zones
This is the summary report for Project 0-1879: Investigation and Evaluation of Newly Developed and Innovative Traffic Control Devices for Application at Construction Work Zones to Alert Drivers and/or … [Read more...] about Use of Innovative Traffic Control Devices to Improve Safety at Short-Term Rural Work Zones
Safety in Mobile and Short-Term Stationary Work Zones
Mobile and short term stationary road maintenance operations produce some of the biggest headaches for work zone safety. You want to protect crews and the traveling public and stay efficient too. A … [Read more...] about Safety in Mobile and Short-Term Stationary Work Zones
Updated Capacity Values for Short-Term Freeway Work Zone Lane Closures
Recommendations on estimating the capacities of short-term freeway work zone lane closures are presented. The recommendations are based on 45 hr of capacity counts at 33 work zones in Texas between … [Read more...] about Updated Capacity Values for Short-Term Freeway Work Zone Lane Closures
Queuing and Natural Diversion at Short-Term Freeway Work Zone Lane Closures
Research conducted to explore the effects of natural diversion on traffic conditions and travel patterns upstream of temporary work zone lane closures on high-volume urban freeways in Texas is … [Read more...] about Queuing and Natural Diversion at Short-Term Freeway Work Zone Lane Closures
Service Vehicle Lighting and Traffic Control Systems for Short-Term and Moving Operations
This project applied laboratory, test track, and highway field study to develop traffic control systems for short-term and moving maintenance operations. While the emphasis of this study was to test … [Read more...] about Service Vehicle Lighting and Traffic Control Systems for Short-Term and Moving Operations