This report compares the use of pressure treated wood and cedar for signposts. Both materials are being used by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), however sign crews are now primarily … [Read more...] about A Comparison of Pressure Treated Wood and Cedar Signposts
Sign Supports
Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Volume 8: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Utility Poles
This eighth volume of "NCHRP Report 500: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan" provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions involving … [Read more...] about Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Volume 8: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Utility Poles
Crash Testing and Evaluation of Work Zone Traffic Control Devices
Safety of work zones is a major area of concern since it is not always possible to maintain a level of safety comparable to that of a normal highway not under construction. Proper traffic control is … [Read more...] about Crash Testing and Evaluation of Work Zone Traffic Control Devices
Single-post, temporary sign support with sandbag ballast
Mississippi uses single u-posts for warning signs up to 36-inch and double u-posts for 48-inch warning signs. For directional signs, the state uses u-posts (from two up to however many it takes). … [Read more...] about Single-post, temporary sign support with sandbag ballast
Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals
NCHRP Project 17-10 was conducted for the main purpose of revamping the 1994 edition of the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires and Traffic Signals … [Read more...] about Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals
Safety Performance Evaluation of Minnesota’s Low-Height, Temporary Rigid Panel Sign Stand
A wide variety of traffic controlling devices are used in work zones, some of which are not normally found on the roadside or in the traveled way outside of the work zones. These devices are used to … [Read more...] about Safety Performance Evaluation of Minnesota’s Low-Height, Temporary Rigid Panel Sign Stand