Work activities at complex urban freeway interchanges often result in modified lane assignments and the temporary misalignment of existing overhead guide signs with the travel lanes. Thus, researchers … [Read more...] about Path Guidance Information in Advance of Work Zones at Urban Freeway Interchanges
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Evaluation of Work Zone Design Features to Aid Older Drivers
Work zones are estimated to account for 22 percent of roadway crashes and more than 1000 fatalities annually. Moreover, older road users have been overrepresented in work zone crashes. In an effort to … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Work Zone Design Features to Aid Older Drivers
Determining Motorists’ Response to Signage in Rural Highway Work Zones
For decades the importance of highway work zone safety has increased considerably with the continual increase in the number of work zones present on highways for repairs and expansion. Rural work … [Read more...] about Determining Motorists’ Response to Signage in Rural Highway Work Zones
Work Zone Speed Control
Traffic in the lanes next to work zones presents a continuous hazard to workers. By reducing the speed of the traffic through the work zone, the hazard can be mitigated somewhat. Accurate data on the … [Read more...] about Work Zone Speed Control
Traffic And Safety Manual
Originally published in 2001, many chapters have been updated since then. The Traffic and Safety Manual is intended to provide guidelines or information on how a certain activity related to traffic … [Read more...] about Traffic And Safety Manual
Evaluation of Early Merge Static Work Zone Signing in Oklahoma
This research examined the safety and operational benefits of having traffic merge early into the open lane prior to a work zone merge area. A 2007 law in Oklahoma adopted the use of additional “STATE … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Early Merge Static Work Zone Signing in Oklahoma