Engineering practitioners must balance safety and mobility when evaluating different construction phasing alternatives for highway work zones. There is a need for practitioner guidance and practical … [Read more...] about Extension of Safety Assessment Tool for Construction Work Zone Phasing Plans
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Developing a Pre-Task Safety Briefing Tool for Kentucky Maintenance Personnel
The dangerous work environment in the construction industry and the inherent high risks associated with its work make it the focus of safety training and regulations. Highway construction and … [Read more...] about Developing a Pre-Task Safety Briefing Tool for Kentucky Maintenance Personnel
Validating the Performance of the FHWA Work Zone Model Version 1.0: A Case Study Along I-91 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Central to the effective design of work zones is being able to understand how drivers behave as they approach and enter a work zone area. States use simulation tools in modeling freeway work zones to … [Read more...] about Validating the Performance of the FHWA Work Zone Model Version 1.0: A Case Study Along I-91 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Feasibility of Lane Closures Using Probe Data
To develop an adequate traffic operations management and congestion mitigation plan for every roadway maintenance and construction project requiring lane closures, transportation agencies need … [Read more...] about Feasibility of Lane Closures Using Probe Data
Free Apps to Help Improve Worker Safety and Health
This article introduces two free apps, Harness Hero and NIOSH Sound Level Meter, for improving worker safety and health. The Harness Hero app shows that effective fall protection requires a series of … [Read more...] about Free Apps to Help Improve Worker Safety and Health
Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones
This report documents a research effort tasked with identifying cost effective and safer alternatives to the current procedures used by Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) maintenance crews … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones